RESERVE YOUR DATE WITH A DECORATOR OR BAKERY
Call the bakery and check for the date you need. If the date is open, then you can set up an
appointment to meet with the decorator to discuss your cake. Depending on the decorator you may need to call as far
as 6 months to a year ahead to reserve your date. Many specialty cake decorators limit the nuumber of wedding cakes
they do each week. Thursday thru Saturday's are very hectic for baking, decorating, and delivering wedding cakes.
Most weddings are on the weekends and therefore the bakers deadlines also coincide with that timetable. A phone call to make
an appointment to visit the bakery about your cake will be appreciated. Just walking in and expecting undivided attention
might lead to disappointment if they simply do not have time to visit with you on that day.
DEPOSITS
Be prepareed to leave
a deposit to insure that the bakery reserves the date.
TASTE
IS IMPORTANT
The outside beauty of you wedding cake will
be important for your pictures and your personal statement. The taste, flavor, and texture of your cake is very important.The
inside of your cake is what you will be serving to you guest. I will do my very best to make your cake flavorful, moist annd
yummy to eat.
COST
Be prepared to pay for the cake decorators time. Simple cake designs are the least expensive. The
more time and complicated the design the more you should be prepared to pay the decorator. know ahead of time what amount
of money you can budget toward your cake and that will help the decorator help you choose wisely from their designs.
OUTDOOR PITFALLS
If you are
planning an outdoor wedding in the summer heat remember flies love sweets, heat melts most icings and fresh flowers will wilt
in prolonged exposure to heat. Rain and wind can cause havoc such as blowing table cloths right off tables. you need to have
a backup site just in case of unforeseen extreme weather conditions. Outdoor weddings can be beautiful, just be prepared in
case mother nature turns on you.
FRESH FLOWERS
Some fresh flowers and greenery might be harmful if ingested so please select carefully, consult
with your florist and choose wisely
COLOR
If you expect a cake decorator to come close to the colors you are using in the wedding you should
take a swatch of fabric in each color to the baker. Dark colors are difficult to achieve the right shade and color in icing.
CAKE PLACEMENT AT THE RECEPTION
Consult
with the reception site as well as your cake person, look at the walls and consider the background for your wedding pictures
when planning where the cake will be placed. are there fire extinguishers, plugs, restroom signs, etc. in the background
of your cake placement. Other things you might want to consider at the reception site are how the traffic flow will be handled,
a cake placed near the dance floor can be hazardous. Make sure the tables are sturdy enough to hold your cake, a wedding
cake can be very heavy. Also check to see that the reception site has table covering's for the cake table.
CAKE TOPPERS
When choosing a
cake topper for your cake consider the weight. Icing and cake are soft so very heavy ornaments may not be very well supported.
If you do select a heavy cake topper and it shall fall from the cake it can do damage to the tiers as it fall downward.
All cake toppers are not center balanced, so please choose carefully when choosing your cake topper.
FINAL CAKE PAYMENT
Final payment
will vary with each decorator. Three weeks in advance of your wedding is reasonable for most bakers.
DELIVERY
The delivery fee for
your cake will vary depending on the distance of your reception from the bakery, most local weddings will not have
a delivery charge.
