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So I finally found someone to do our groom’s cake at a price that didn’t include an arm, leg, soul, or firstborn child! I’m working with Sonja of Art Cake Company in Savannah and can’t wait to show you the finished cake! But since I can’t share the cake with you quite yet, I figured I’d at least share a couple details about it not mentioned in previous episodes of my cake saga.
Mr. Lab: With only single digits left until the big day, I think you’re more than capable of refraining from clicking on the link below! 
First off, the cake flavor! How does bourbon chocolate with a Kahlua filling sound? Delish? Yeah, I thought so! 
Okay, here’s the part I REALLY wanted to share! Remember the cake topper I wanted?
Well, I loved it, but it was obviously missing something. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed it or not, but I don’t exactly have the same skin complexion as that cookie cutter cake topper. I searched high and low for something similar to it but featuring an interracial couple, and came up empty handed. The closest I got were some custom toppers that cost a fortune. So I decided to take matters into my own hands. I bought the cake topper and painted it!
I grabbed some leftover paint from other projects and started with the shoes. I figured they would be the easiest fix if something went wrong.
It didn’t take long for me to get the hang of it and learn the best techniques. But as I was taking photos for this post, I realized something was still missing:
It was the red sole on my shoes!
But I didn’t have any red paint laying around the house and I really didn’t want to go out and buy a whole tube just for those tiny, Barbie-sized heels. *cue light bulb over head* RED NAIL POLISH! If nail polish good enough for Mr. Louboutin’s first red-soled shoes, it’s good enough for my cake topper!
This wedding planning business has really helped me become more creative AND resourceful!
And here’s the finished topper! It’s not perfect, but the flaws won’t be noticeable in the dim reception lights. Not to mention, it looks a LOT more like us now! 
Have you had to customize any “cookie cutter” pre-made wedding items to better reflect you and your fiance?
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heheh i love it…we’ve done this many times in our family for all kinds of stuff (ie. angel tree toppers, etc.)
What a great job! I had toyed with painting the shoes on mine green, but totally chickened out. It looks amazing!
Hooray for resourcefulness! When I was about 6, my mom & I wanted to make these handmade ornaments we saw at the fabric store. There were Santas along with little boys and little girls; but all of them were blonde with blue eyes! My mom grabbed a brown & black permanent marker and we fixed that! We kept those ornaments for many years.
i really really like this. especially down to the soles!
brilliant! love how it turned out. can’t see any of the so-called flaws you mentioned.
That’s awesome! I painted the groom’s hair from brunette to blonde, and put a sash from the same ribbon that I wore on my dress on our topper. I love how you painted the red sole!
Very creative! And I loveee the cake topper! Adorable and much more personal now that you’ve painted it & the story behind it
adorable! the red nail polish shoe soles are truly the piece de resistance!
Wow what an ingenious solution. But I think it also demonstrates that is some things we still lag behind in depicting all people in various mediums. Not everyone fits the cookie cutter couple.
love it!! way to make something your own and the red sole solution… so smart.
Nice job lady! Funnily enough, I used the pic of that cake topper as my fantasy football avatar
How much do I love that you just up and painted her the right color?
That is so fantastic, and the red sole is genius. I don’t think I’ll have much luck finding a bride with short hair.
from one not-so-white girl to another, i have to say this little project is quite fab. a very resourceful way to personalize!
OMG, that’s amazing! I love it! You did such a good job. I was considering customizing a store-bought one as well, except I would have to make myself paler with darker hair. :p
Awesome! : D You were really resourceful, AND you have mad painting skillz!
OMG I love it! Especially the red sole Nice paint job.
well done! what type of material was it? you must have steady hands to have painted so well!!
what a creative way to change something! so cute too! good job
Awesome job!!! I love that you used red nail polish….so resourceful.
You are so resourceful, I love it!! Great job.
I have been searching high and low for the perfect cake topper, with absolutely no luck. We want rustic Adirondack style bears…but everything is either too cartoony or teddy bears! It’s very frustrating!
Painting the bottom of the shoes red = BRILLIANT!
Hysterical!
Love that! Great job at being so resourceful. Love the shoe detail, too!
What a great idea! My fiance wants to do something like this with our cake topper that were going to get! He wants to change the hair color because his hair is a little bit lighter and mine is darker than the cake topper…but hair and shoes are very different and I dont want it to be messed up!
So glad you ladies love it! I was afraid it might look like a preschooler painted it!
If you’re thinking of customizing your cake topper yourself, DO IT!
@jmc: Haha, you crack me up!
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Mrs. Labrador Retriever, Athens/Savannah
Age and Occupation: 24, Student/Sports Reporter
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Physical Therapy Assistant Student/Future Dr. of PT
Engagement Date: December 31, 2008
Wedding Date: November 2009
Venue: Whitfield Square/Savannah Station
About Me: I'm working on my second degree from UGA (Go Dawgs!). I'm a self-proclaimed attention-w****. If it involves a camera, I'm in front of it! You'll never meet a girlier tomboy than me. I can go toe to toe with any guy on the subject of college football, and lift more than any girl in my gym, all without chipping a nail. I hope to someday be the only person you want delivering your sports news. My FI and I are the loving parents of three Labrador Retrievers (one of each color) and are planning a "Southern Romantic Charm" wedding in the beautiful, historic city of Savannah. I'm not extreme in anything except moderation... and wedding planning.
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