Competing for attention with Jennifer Lopez is no easy task. But at a recent wedding in India where the American star performed in a barely-there sparkly leotard, it was arguably the cake that stole the show.
The towering multi-tier construction, several metres high and inspired by Rajasthani architecture, became a talking point among guests and featured prominently in media coverage of the 500-guest extravaganza in November 2025.
Its designer was French celebrity pastry chef Bastien Blanc-Tailleur, whose creations are to cakes what haute couture is to fashion: one-off, handmade and requiring extraordinary investments in time and money.
“We rarely work on a wedding that has a budget of less than €1 million,” says the 34-year-old in his studio outside Paris, surrounded by five of his latest edible sculptures.
Bastien Blanc-Tailleur made five cakes for the marriage ceremony of Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju. Photo: Instagram/thejoee
The marriage ceremony of US-based billionaire heiress Netra Mantena and tech entrepreneur Vamsi Gadiraju in Udaipur, India, cost a reported US$6.7 million, with J.Lo said to have pocketed US$2 million for her appearance.