Lillies and Roses Wedding Cake

December 2008, my brother got married. They decided they wanted cheesecake for their Washington reception and their wedding planner asked if I would make flowers to decorate the cake.
The blue roses are made from royal icing and the lillies are made out of fondant.

The night before we got the cake all decorated. The next day however, we noticed that the roses had gotten too warm and slid down the side of the cake. To hide the discoloration, we did two rows of buttercream shells.