A woman shares her traumatic experience with her wedding cake, which did not turn out as she had envisioned. She wanted a rainbow-colored cake with pastel-colored bridesmaids, but the cake she received was not what she expected. She decided to recreate her dream wedding cake with the help of Aurora. The new cake features a heart-shaped hole, rainbow-colored layers, and fondant decorations. She also adds two little monkeys that were used in her original wedding. In the end, she gets to experience the reaction she had hoped for on her wedding day by cutting the cake and feeling the emotions she had missed out on.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker has been married for 7 years to her husband Charlie.
2. The speaker's wedding dress still fits her 7 years after the wedding.
3. The speaker's wedding cake was a traumatic experience for her.
4. The speaker ordered a wedding cake from a place she thought was good, but the cake did not turn out as expected.
5. The speaker's wedding cake was supposed to be simple with a few flowers, but it ended up being very different from what she wanted.
6. The speaker's bridesmaids wore pastel-colored dresses.
7. The speaker wanted a rainbow-colored wedding cake, but it didn't turn out that way.
8. The speaker is recreating her wedding cake with the help of someone named Aurora.
9. The speaker is using Styrofoam circles to create a heart-shaped hole in the cake.
10. The speaker is using a portable electric cutter to cut out the heart shape.
11. The speaker is using butter frosting to make the entire hole look straight.
12. The speaker is decorating the cake with fondant, flowers, and small monkeys that were used in her wedding.
13. The speaker's recreated wedding cake has a rainbow color scheme and a heart-shaped hole.
14. The speaker's original wedding cake was not what she expected, and she was traumatized by the experience.
15. The speaker is trying to heal from the trauma by recreating her wedding cake.