Tell them you’re too booked for the date or on vacation. Nothing wrong in giving the cake decorator the day off.
‘Busy, have you tried Ahmed and Mohammed yet?’
Yes. These business owners are being held hostage by their honesty. They could have a host of ways to exit a contract. I don’t think that things will ever change unless business owners are helped to stand up by legal societies. One should not have to lie to avoid being forced out of business.
If same sex couple want to marry then they should seek vendors that are comfortable with the concept rather than trying to ram their historically unpopular choices down the throats of vendors chosen because they are going to have moral conflicts. The whole practice is based on shaming and sidelining Christians.