Cake Stand...

hopeless_romantic_luv

Where did you find your cake stand?  I need a square one and I am looking online, but didn't know if anyone knew of an inexpensive website or location in dallas to find one.  I thought maybe to look for something unique and go to Home Goods or may also go with the silver look as wel.  TIA!

shortgirltx

We ended up having to make ours.  The sizes we needed weren't "normal" apparently.  Places we checked were: Hobby Lobby, World Market, Pier 1, Michaels, Target and online.  It took more time looking for one in the store than just making it.  Etsy has them as well.  Think outside the box.  I found so many great ones that would be cool but they were too small and/or square.

Tiffany618

I am wondering this too, and was consider making them.  I have this strange vision of using a wood glass bottle type crate (because we need square) and wrapping fabric around it that coordinates with our colors.. Idk though.

shortgirl - how did you guys make yours?

danielle16_17

I found mine at hobby lobby but I was just at home goods and they have some amazing ones right now

Tiffany618

Danielle - which Home Goods store did you go to?   I was in the one in Las Colinas last week and I didn't see anything really.

cherrrylll

You can rent them from here
http://www.simplyelegantwed.com/Cake_Stands.html
or http://www.cakecarousel.com/rentals.htm

or from a bakery.

shortgirltx

It's similar to this: http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/06/17/mr-taffys-diy-cake-stand/

but we cushioned it with some kind of filling because some screws didn't go in straight and then covered it in silver fabric. 

danielle16_17

I went to the one off 75 and stacy- near the new allen event center - they have gold and silver ones with hanging crystals for like 35 bucks. they also have the matching  candelabras with hanging crystals

you can also go to cakes amor in plano off 75 and spring creek and buy or rent some

fallbride1109

Whoever you use as your cake provider should have one you can rent from them, or possibly your caterer would have one also.  My venue provided mine, otherwise I would have just rented it from The Cake Guys.

Tiffany618

shortgirl- thanks for the link, those are so cute!!

I don't really want to get one of the regular silver cake plateaus... I just don't really like them.   However, if that is what we end up going with, I have seen them on Ebay selling for about the price of a rental, so I'd be more inclined to buy one and re-sell it than rent it.  You guys might wanna take a look there!

nae82

we made ours too.. well, my step dad made them.

hopeless_romantic_luv

thanks girls!  great ideas and I see the one I LOVE on simply elegantwed.com, which is the wrought iron cake stand 24".  I think I would definitely prefer to buy and then resell b/c the rental cost is just as much if not more than purchasing one.  I know I've got plenty of time, but I just wanted to get some ideas.  Thanks for all the info ladies!!!

Donnaaries

Ours is a vintage milk glass cake stand from FI's grandmother. 

http://dandm.yolasite.com/resources/fentoncakestand.jpg


If you're just looking for a plain modern square cake stand, Martha Stewart has some pretty ones at Macy's: http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=247563&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results

kimandwillie

I really like this one that I found on the Marths Stewart Website. They just filled a vase with flowers, and put a piece of glass on top of it. Easy DIY!