How Much will my Wedding Cake Cost?

"How Much will my Wedding Cake Cost?" is a very valid question for anyone planning a wedding. It is one of the commonly asked questions that a Cake Maker hears and although it is not an easy question to answer I have written an article covering how to find an answer.

The article entitled "How Much will my Wedding Cake Cost?" that I wrote a couple of weeks ago has finally been approved and uploaded to the Ezine Articles website. So if you're interested head over for a look.

Ezine Wedding Cake Articles

 I have recently started a new endevour of writing Wedding Cake Articles for EzineArticles in the hope of getting some of my writings out to a wider community base. Obviously I'll keep anyone following this blog appraised of their status so that you can nip over there for a quick read. Currently as I'm a new Ezine Author I have to wait for my articles to be reviewed and approved - once this has happened I'll post a link from this blog for everyone's convienience. So...watch this space.

Contemporary Twist on Traditional Wedding Cakes

This is an example of a contemporary twist on a traditional wedding cake for a Derbyshire Wedding. Displayed at the wedding reception as three tiers on a cake stand, a further larger kitchen cake kept behind the scenes by the catering staff of the reception venue to ensure that there was sufficient cake to serve the guests whilst enabling the top tier to be kept for a later date (perhaps a subsequent party or do we hear the pitter patter of little feet).


Each tier was made in a different flavour (moist fruit cake, carrot cake and plain sponge) thus providing the guests with a selection - although fruit cake is a firm traditional favourite for wedding cakes (perhaps because it keeps so well and enables a tier to be kept for a subsequent Christening) it is suprising that in today's trends we find that some guests do not like the flavour (the same seems to go for mince pies and christmas puddings - although that's a different celebration altogether).

The cake was personalised by implementing a bespoke design on each tier, the couples initials were integrated into the decoration of the top tier.

Wedding Cake Consultations

Choosing a Wedding Cake can be one of the most exciting (yet at the same time daunting) tasks facing a couple when planning their wedding day. Some couples have a clear idea as to what they are after and just want someone to reaffirm that their isn't an alternative that they might have overlooked, whereas others find the multitude of styles, sizes, flavours and options understandably overwhelming and are looking for guidance. The process can be made a lot smoother and easier by enlisting the aid and wealth of knowledge possessed by an experienced Wedding Cake Maker.

Wedding Cake Consultations are usually made:

• over the phone,
• via email,
• in person,
• or a combination of the above.
  

How to Prepare for a Wedding Cake Consulation

Although not essential it will make the consultation process easier if you are able to do some preparation and give thought to the following:

• What style cake do I want? Traditional, Contemporary, Tiered Cakes, Stacker Cakes, Cupcake Wedding Cakes, Chocolate cakes, mini cakes (where each guest has their own cake). Often the easiest way to decide is to look through examples in Wedding Magazines and in galleries on Wedding Cake Maker's websites. If you have found some photos that appeal to you then take copies along to your consultion or else email a copy
• What decoration do I want? A cakes decoration is an important way of making the cake personal to you, thought often needs to be given to try and integrate a wedding's partcular colour scheme so it is useful if you are able to provide the cake maker with a sample of the colour scheme that they will be able to keep.
  
• How many guests do I have? In order to establish the physical size of the cake(s) it is necessary to know how many people it is going to be served to and whether the cake is going to be served as a finger (either by iteself or with a cup of coffee) or as the dessert (in which case a larger slice would be required).
• Do I want to keep the Top Tier? If you want to keep one of the tiers for a subsequent party or Christening then this will need to be taken into consideration as it means that an additional cake will need to be made.
• Flavour: Do you want a fruit cake, sponge cake (plain or flavoured), chocolate cake or cake with fresh fruit or berries? Some Wedding Cake Makers will offer to make your cake with a range of flavours (each tier could be a different flavour or individal cupcakes cakes coul dbe made as different flavours) or in a custom flavour (anything that you or they can imagine).
  
• Do you want the cake to be delivered? If so then is the venue within commutable distance of your chosen cake maker?
• Date of the Wedding. Obviously the Cake Maker will need to check their availability. Cake Makers can only produce a certain number of cakes in a week and popular times of the year such as August (especially weekends) often get booked up early in the year.
• Budget. Have a clear idea in your own mind as to what your budget is and whether there is a degree of flexibility. Often it is possible to discuss with your cake maker ways of making a wedding cake cheaper.

...and above all else, don't forget to:

• Discuss all the above with your fiancee. Your wedding day is a special day for the two of you as a couple but its planning can be a stressful process, one way to eliminate a source of stress is to ensure that both you and your fiancee have the same expectations as to what is important in a wedding cake (be it a particular style, flavour or budget).

How Much Will My Wedding Cake Cost?

The most often asked question during a consultation is "how much will my wedding cake cost", however in order to provide an accurate quote many of the above questions will need to be answered. So the more information that you are able to provide the more accurate the Cake Makers quote will be.