[.ca] Romantic Wedding Cakes (ISBN 1853918598)

Great! But not for beginners~:
I bought this book when I was only a beginner in cake decorating. I remember how disappointed I was when I received this book --- it was beautiful, but not practical at all to me at the time. All the gum paste and fondant work were just too difficult and new to me (and the whole book IS about gum paste and fondant, no buttercream and royal icing whatsoever). Now that I have completed my gum paste classes and am doing my fondant course, this book became a great reference book! There are indeed some tools that can't be found in any store where I live, but the ideas and designs are amazing! If you are looking for a book in fondant and sugar art, this book is highly recommaded. But if you are looking for a beginner's tool book or something more practical, I will say Wilton's tool books are a lot better.

disappointed:
I was really looking forward to this book, but was very disappointed. Although some of the work is outstanding, the cake colors are pretty much the same throughout the book. The flowers do not look natural and flat leaves are far from normal! With all the effort that was put into this book, I was expecting ideas that would be useful. Many of the tools that she uses are NOT widely available, therefore making it difficult to even attempt to do any of the cakes. In most parts of the country, it is very difficult to get anyone to pay what it would take to do any of these cakes. For the most part, Kerry's work is beautiful, but I would like to see less lustre dust (gold or pearl) and more natural looking flowers and greenery. ... The cakes by the other artists were for the most part, the best part of the book.

definitely a class act:
It may be biased of me to review this book since I was one of the fortunate "guest artists" to be featured, but I knew from the beginning that Kerry would pull this off with flying colors. I have known Kerry for years, and she personally sparked my resurgance into the world of quality sugar craft. I know Kerry fought hard to have other sugar artists included in her book, and we all had to submit proposals and show previous works to the publisher before the approval was granted. Thank you Kerry for going to bat for us. I know the selection of only four of us was a difficult task. The execution of only one project in this book was a great deal of work, but a labor of love. My project was very involved and used a lot of techniques relatively new to the sugar art community. Editing the text to fit into the book was quite a challenge, but every effort was made in all projects to list specific equipment and show step- by-step proceedures. I have received numerous corresponcance from others trying to duplicate my project. What an honor! I was so delighted to see the final book in print and was not the least bit dissapointed. Kerry has a definite style to her work that is so injoyable. Her attention to detail, no matter how simple the project, is a trait I so admire. This book appeals to many levels of readers- I know from personal contacts with them. This was definitely not a beginner's book, nor was it intended to be. It is full of exquisite workmanship we can all only strive to achieve. I am so proud to have been part of this publication.

A little over the top:
This book tries too hard to come up with new ideas. Some of the cakes in this book have so much stuff on them that they dont even look like food. There are a few new and interesting techniques, but over all I think they are all over done.

A First Class Book:
It was a pleasant surprise to be asked to be one of the 'guest decorators' in Kerry Vincent's book, "Romantic Wedding Cakes". Until I saw the book in print, I didn't fully realize what an honor it was for my work to be included with Kerry's innovative sugar art that was planned and decorated with such precision. While at the photographers studio during the shooting of some of the works, I was impressed with the attention given to every aspect of the display and it's presentation. The exactness demanded by Kerry was maintained throughout the entire project resulting in a truly first class book. This book has certainly opened my mind to look beyond the traditional techniques of decorating. Thank you Kerry for including me in this circle of sugar artists.