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Cakes glorious cakes!
By nealejames | August 10, 2008
You know that phrase; ‘Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink?’ Last year just prior to Christmas I was photographing a wedding near Windsor whilst suffering a mild to exceptionally head lifting, toothache. Without investing in too much grisly detail, a chipped tooth had exposed a nerve and and and. (You know what us fellas are like ladies, when it comes to pain!) To be fair though, isn’t modern pain relief wonderful? I doubt our bride even knew of my discomfort. So about my work I went, and through the day we went. Evening arrived and I took a few moments out to photograph the wedding breakfast room, all laid, prepped and ready for a hundred guests. As I entered the Tithe Barn where the breakfast was to be, there it was. It pretty much sang to me with a tuneful hypnotic mantra; “Eat me, eat me, eat me!” A tree of cup cakes. Probably one of the finest examples I have ever seen! If Carlsberg made cup cakes… etc. Later on that evening, when all had been captured photographically and I was about to take my leave, I was presented with an interesting dilemma. The catering staff had been dutifully replenishing ‘that’ tree with cakes and someone offered me a couple or three to devour on the way home. My heart sang, I was salivating with all the desire of a dog given free reign of a butcher’s window. But then, as if by karma powered by a gym personal trainer, the tooth fought back, the pain relief subsided and the brain said; “No way thank you.” See? Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. It’s been a while since I have written a recommended supplier post, but having just been asked by a forthcoming bride for a good cake company, I can recommend Crumbs and Doilies. You’ll find a direct link on the ‘Breathe Recommends’ list. As for whether my heart listened to my brain that night? I’m a photographer, and coming from the arty trade, since when did brains rule over hearts? Of course I munched a cake or three. Boy was the pain worth it.
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