wandering stars

In the office area, a young bride-to-be and her mother are poring over books of photographs: cakes in blue and pink, covered in edible lace; Art Deco cakes in black and silver; cakes with roses and lilies and golden orchids; cakes with seven tiers, or floating tiers, the flowers tumbling out with an impossible disregard for gravity.

For these days, the cake’s the thing. After the dress, the cake is central to the current ubiquitous obsession with weddings, with brides and grooms ready to drop 10, 15, even 17 grand ($17,000) on a Ben-Israel design.