MY BROTHER & HIS FIANCÉE HIRED ME TO MAKE THEIR WEDDING CAKE—THEN REFUSED TO PAY, SO OUR GRANDMA CAME UP WITH THE PERFECT PAYBACK. Baking’s my passion. I run a small Instagram account and often make cakes for family – never for money, but they always give a little something in return. Then my brother Adam and his fiancée, Chelsea, asked me to make their wedding cake – a three-tier strawberry for 75 guests. I told them from the start: this isn’t like a birthday cake. This is time, labor, supplies – and I’ll need to be compensated. I gave them a fair price: $400. They agreed. I did sketches, a tasting, and they loved it. On the big day, I delivered the cake. They smiled, took it – and then dropped the bomb. “No way in hell we’re paying you! You don’t charge family. You’re really gonna chase us down for money at our wedding? Just let it go – consider it our wedding gift from you.” I was speechless. They took the cake and gave me nothing. Turned out, our Grandma Margaret overheard. Later at the reception, she took the mic. ⬇️ See less

When Emily bakes her heart into her brother’s wedding cake, she expects gratitude, not betrayal. But when payment turns into a family scandal, it’s Grandma Margaret who serves the real …

MY BROTHER & HIS FIANCÉE HIRED ME TO MAKE THEIR WEDDING CAKE—THEN REFUSED TO PAY, SO OUR GRANDMA CAME UP WITH THE PERFECT PAYBACK. Baking’s my passion. I run a small Instagram account and often make cakes for family – never for money, but they always give a little something in return. Then my brother Adam and his fiancée, Chelsea, asked me to make their wedding cake – a three-tier strawberry for 75 guests. I told them from the start: this isn’t like a birthday cake. This is time, labor, supplies – and I’ll need to be compensated. I gave them a fair price: $400. They agreed. I did sketches, a tasting, and they loved it. On the big day, I delivered the cake. They smiled, took it – and then dropped the bomb. “No way in hell we’re paying you! You don’t charge family. You’re really gonna chase us down for money at our wedding? Just let it go – consider it our wedding gift from you.” I was speechless. They took the cake and gave me nothing. Turned out, our Grandma Margaret overheard. Later at the reception, she took the mic. ⬇️ See less Read More