For the
luxury brands bridal show this weekend at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Mimi So Jewelers teamed up with cake designer Nahid La Patisserie Artistique to create what might be the
most expensive wedding cake ever made. With a price tag of $20 million, the cake is covered in diamonds and will be surrounded by a team of security guards throughout the event. It won't get eaten even after the event is over, as the beweled frosting is not exactly tooth-friendly, but the cake is certainly eye candy!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 13)
car specifications Oct 18th 2006 4:18PM
expensive, but it looks so delicious !!!
baffled Oct 24th 2006 2:06PM
there are familys in new orleans still looking for homes and loved 1's and we have $20 million dollar cakes. go figure.
Marsha Oct 24th 2006 2:22PM
You know some rich spoiled daddy's girl is eyeing this cake right now. Some people have more money then sense. I think you are right, buy a regular cake for the wedding and give the rest of the money to people who will use it for more then just one day.
Get a grip people it's not always about you.
jax Oct 24th 2006 2:24PM
I guess you have to have $20 million to waste to appreciate the beauty of it. I don't.
billy Oct 24th 2006 2:24PM
That doesn't seem right to you, that some people have money and can live let most people can only dream. Why would they care if people in new orleans have a home or not, is it up to them to help them. Those people were told for years that was going to happen one day, and all the people on the coast know it as well, thats the risk they take to live there. I live in a rain forest, in the center of a old volcano, if it one day blows up are you going to take things away from your family to give to mine? does the world owe me anything? I think not. people who have nothing in this world is because they don't go out and work to get it. I was raised in the slums of new york, no father, mother a crackhead turning tricks for her dope money until she died, at age 14 I lived outside our old apt. in the streets, sometimes sleeping inside an old apt. that was empty. I went to school like everyone and learned all I could, No one knew that I had no parents. I got a job at 16, bought a car at 17, and am retired in the garden of eden a 43. I have no pity on people who sit around waiting to have baby number 5 and the mailman to come with the check. These people choose to live the life they live, anyone of them can get out of that lifestyle and do something with their lives, instead of that.
Jess Oct 24th 2006 2:29PM
I'm glad someone has finally said that! Thanks Billy
jax Oct 24th 2006 2:32PM
Why on earth would anyone do such a stupid thing? I guess you have to have $20 million to waste to appreciate the beauty of it. I don't.
Lori Oct 24th 2006 2:32PM
A 20 milliion dollar cake? Have we gotten to the point that we will spend money on just wasteful BS as a wedding cake? I can think of 20 million other things the money could be spent on.... like medication for Cancer patients that can't afford it? Or help the hungry people in the United States of America?
Sooz Oct 24th 2006 2:35PM
Yo, Billy...
Get a grip...They didn't even HAVE crack in '77....
And you really WISH for other people & kids to go through what you went through? You didn't get strong, you got bitter...
It is a crime that people can ( and will) buy a 20 million dollar wedding cake, while babies are starving....
Dianne Oct 24th 2006 2:38PM
If there is someone out there with enough money to have that wedding cake, so be it. I am all for it. I agree with O-Stars regarding how people live. My Mom used to say," God Helps those that help themselves". and helping themselves doesnt mean the government. I would love to have had that cake at my wedding. But I settled on one for $220. and no one in the world starved because of it.
Vicky Oct 24th 2006 2:40PM
While I feel that we have a reasonable responibility to help our neighbors, I have to agree with Billy. My upbriging was not optimal either, but, I choose not to live that lifestyle, or sit around blameing someone else for my misfortunes. I am sure that the cake is a novelty, and although I personally believe spending a bundle on a wedding is a waste, it should be up to the idividuals what they spend. And too, how many people keep a roof over their heads by providing these services? It would be sad to see all the businesses that do weddings go out of business, and put a lot of people out of work. Enterprize in America, isn't t great!!!!
Lauren Oct 24th 2006 2:42PM
Billy God Bless you. You should be the example to others that is for sure. I am glad that you ave a wonderful life now. What an inspiration! As for the cake.... Well it is beautiful and If I was rich rich it would be nice but the meaning of a marriage is not the price tag on the cake or reception it is the love for one another. People tend to forget the reason for the Wedding........
Jill Oct 24th 2006 2:43PM
I think we are missing the point that this is a marketing tactic to get peoples attention. Is anyone really going to spend $20,000,000 on a cake? I think not. It just draws attention for the jeweler and the cake designer. And it's got everyone talking.... AH, success!!!
steve Oct 24th 2006 2:43PM
Right on Billy. As far as the $20 MIllion cake. what is the big deal. The cake is perhaps $500 to $1000 for a fancy wedding cake. The diamonds will be salvaged and used in other jewelry, it is not that they will disappear, unless stolen. They are "forever" remember. It is a smart business move and is getting lots of FREE publicity, just look at the name of the Jeweler and the cake maker. It was a smart business decision by whomever dreamed it up.
cathy Oct 24th 2006 2:45PM
Oh for Pete's sake, people. This was a promotion - not a real cake that someone ordered. A jeweler paired up with a baker. Sheesh. Does everything have to rile your indignation? It's called "promotion", dummies. Do you think Geiko hires real cavemen? Oh my Gawd! We should go do something about those poor cavemen being so exploited!
Christina Oct 24th 2006 2:45PM
Sooz is right! By the way Billy, what in the world did your blog have to do with cake?? I don't agree with this cake thing at all!! 20 million for a wedding cake?!? This is ludicrous! Insane! It's wasteful. End of story.
c.parker Oct 24th 2006 2:45PM
I'm guessing that anyone remotely interested in a cake like this are the same type of crass, low-class people who "invite" prospective wedding "guests" to donate money towards 1)their honeymoon; 2)their new house or car; 3)their (or their kids') education; or 4)retirement (temporarily, I'm sure!) of their credit-card debt.
Lori Oct 24th 2006 2:48PM
What good is a cake if you can't eat it? Put the diamonds on a necklace and buy a cake at the grocery store! Besides, someone will sneak up on the cake, take a lick and then sue the bride, groom, baker, hotel and minister for damages to their teeth and trauma because they will never again be able to attend a wedding!
Diane Oct 24th 2006 2:50PM
Gee, Billy. I hope you're still reading these. I wonder how many people you stepped on to get to where you can retire at 43, because you certainly seem to be a self-involved individual. I also wonder if you have a soul. Have you ever given one second or one cent to another? The Bible says we are to help widows and orphans. Yeah, the cake is a travesty of waste. I would be embarrassed to show it. Diane
drey Oct 24th 2006 2:51PM
Am I the only one who noticed the bit about it not being eatable? If it's not eatable, what's to debate...it's simply a big waste of money dressed up like a cake. Or as others call it "art". @@