Perhaps knowing that a Death Star wedding cake was starting marriage asking for trouble, reader and chef Charlene made an R2-D2 one, bringing balance back to the Force, and restoring dorkiness throughout the Galaxy. There have been others, but her nine-layer version of everyone’s favorite astromech is far more realistic and complex, thanks to some DIY tech hacks.
https://gizmodo.com/death-star-wedding-cake-wins-fanboy-of-the-year-award-382455
While the R2-D2 wedding cake is not as advanced as the stunningly-accurate Maker Faire R2-D2, Charlene told us that she “bastardized an old camera for the lenses, with blue Halloween lights flashing behind throughout the whole wedding” for added realism.
https://gizmodo.com/diy-r2-d2-is-even-better-than-the-real-thing-387947
The cake was the centerpiece in the wedding of two members of a Star Wars fan group in Alabama, which had all the guests dressed up as Star Wars characters, included the minister, who probably was wearing an R2-D2 beanie like mine. I’ve got to admit that it looks yummy, but seeing people eating R2’s dome disturbs the Force out of me. [Thanks Charlene]
https://gizmodo.com/r2-d2-beanie-gives-us-a-warm-fuzzy-feeling-358939
