Cake decor?

I wish I could just have people vote for silly wedding questions like how our wedding cake should be decorated. Basically our cake has to be circular and I have the florist bringing dark dark purple orchids to be placed on the cake. The Clifton Inn which is making the cake can also add ribbon and easy small details. 

What do you think I should do? 

Options/Ideas:

Option 1- Use a champagne colored ribbon but only at the bottom (no criss crossing like above) and have the orchids grouped like this with more fuller orchids on top.

Ignore the cake topper 

Option 2: Orchids climbing up (but no ribbon). 

Option 3: Imagine the square part is chopped off and its just orchids at the bottom and the top.

NEW OPTION- I like! 

Minus the scary people on top I really like the swirls on the corner. However, not sure how that would work with a round cake. But I really like the placement of the orchids. 

ITS ON!!!

This weekend we booked Clifton Inn!!! I was so worried when we went to go visit Rocco would not like it but to my surprise HE LOVESSS IT with a capital L. 

We - well I should say I spent $73 to try two cakes. Since it is cheaper to just have Clifton Inn bake my cake, I wanted to at least try the cake flavor out. They are not a bakery so someone special had to make a 6 inch cake. Because Rocco and I couldn't agree on a flavor I figured what the hell buy two cakes to try out the flavors. He wasn't psyched I spent the money to do this but I said I would pay for it.... 


My choice was Southern Belle which was red velvet cake with a cream cheese whipped icing. Rocco's choice was Play which was a "Moist, Dark Chocolate Cake, a Layer of White Chocolate-Peanut Crunch, and Dark Chocolate Mousse." Needless to say he won because it was delicious. I don't normally go for dark chocolate but with the mousse and the nuts it won me over.

We have leftovers in the freezer if you want !!!

DECEMBER 19th, 2011- ITS ON