Plan For Picking Out a Wedding Cake

Let's be honest. Wedding cakes can be really expensive. Heck, weddings in general are really expensive. The moment you hear the word "wedding" the next word you think of is probably expenses. Well, the good news is there are ways to save money on a wedding cake.

To give you some perspective, take a trip to your local bakery. You'll probably see the most mouthwatering and delicious cakes you'll ever see. The prices for regular, ordinary cakes are probably somewhat reasonable. Now, take a look at their wedding cakes. The prices suddenly seem steep. Interesting, how that happens, isn't it? What's even more interesting is that the same kind of structure was used for the non-wedding cake was used for the wedding cake. The only difference is that the wedding cake is double the price.

Don't ask for a tasting. All that's going to do is give the baker a chance to act like a salesman. He is going to try to sell you something that is way out of your budget. After you add up all the bells and whistles he is going to offer you, you are probably going to end up with something that you wouldn't have wanted in the first place. When a baker hears customer asking for a tasting, it's like the equivalent of a shark seeing blood. He's going to go after it. This is because no one ever asks for a tasting when it comes to birthday party cake.

Get yourself a price list and study it over when you are at home. Make sure you don't discuss anything when you are in the bakery.

If you are on a budget, understand that you are going to have to make some concessions. That's just part of a wedding. For instance, is it absolutely mandatory that a wedding cake has to be tiered? You can go for a very well decorated sheet cake. This can save you a lot of money. It's a lot easier for the baker and his staff to make the cake. You can always give it a little more color and design on the day of your wedding by putting some fresh flowers.

Also, if the delivery fee that the bakery charges is too high (and in most cases, it is), why not just get somebody to pick it up for you. Obviously assign this task to someone who is not accident prone. The last thing you want is a mashed wedding cake.

Let's use an example. Let's say you need a wedding cake to feed 100 people. A tiered wedding cake costs $395. There are also extras you can pay for like $15 for columns, $35 for a wooden base, etc which add to the cost. So at the end of the day, you may be paying $5 per serving. With the tips I just gave you, there is absolutely no reason why your wedding cake can't cost you just $2 per serving. You don't have to take my work for it. Try it for yourself. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.