there was a massive island on which were big bowls of chips , smaller bowls of dips , platters of fried chicken , bowls of coleslaw , mountains of mashed potatoes , gravy boats of gravy , stacks of baby blue paper plates decorated in white doves like on the banner , the wedding rings on the plates silver , matching napkins , cups filled with blue plastic cutlery , several small vases filled with flowers here and there and in the middle was a delicious-looking homemade cake that had a plastic , traditional wedding top bride and groom stuck in the middle of it .