 Planning
and Ordering Your Wedding Cake
When
to Order Your Wedding Cake
Your
wedding cake should be ordered
at least 4 to 6 months before your wedding, if
possible. Wedding cakes have so
many possibilities and are a beautiful feature of your wedding.
Looking at pictures of wedding cakes
can really give you an idea of the styles of cakes
you prefer. Books and the internet are great sources for this. Long
gone are the days of fruitcake with royal sweet icing. Bakers
have many flavours of wedding cakes
available with numerous types of fillings and icings.
Top
Section of the Wedding Cake
Fruitcake wedding cakes allowed
couples traditionally to keep the top section of their wedding
cake in the freezer until their fist anniversary, where
they would pull it out and reminisce about their wedding
day. Today couples are choosing to keep the top section of their
wedding cakes for a much shorter time. Usually until they
return home from their honeymoon. They may even choose to have a
small gathering of close family and friends so they can share their
wedding cake with those people that are an important
part of their lives and their wedding. This can be a great opportunity
to share and reminisce with a viewing of the video and photos of
the wedding and honeymoon.
Wedding Cake Style
Many bakers will have samples available
for you to taste and will have pictures of wedding cakes
they have made in the past. Your wedding cake
should reflect the style of your wedding including
the wedding colours, themes and the level of formality
of the wedding. Wedding cakes come in many different shapes also.
Square, heart, hexagon, but round seems to stay the most popular.
Probably because it, like the wedding rings is a symbol of everlasting
love. Also, knowing approximately how many wedding
guests you are expecting to your wedding and when
you will be serving the cake at the wedding
will help you choose the appropriate size of the wedding cake. Call
and make an appointment to meet with your cake
baker to discuss all your wedding cake
options. Another option is hand painted cakes. These are unique
and quite beautiful. Bakers use editable paint to paint everything
from flowers to scenery on your wedding cake.
Wedding Cake Tips:
Wedding Cake Setup
Setup your cake table
in a corner away from the activities of your wedding
so it doesn't get bumped or knocked over. Also, make sure the cake
table is very sturdy and large enough. Some cakes
are very heavy so you need a good table to support it. Make sure
the area around your wedding cake
is photo friendly. Take down any pictures on the walls so they don't
stand out in your cake cutting photos. Have good lighting available
at the table and don't forget to decorate the table itself, but
not too much decorative embellishment that might take away the focus
from the wedding cake. You just
want enough to feature the main attraction, the wedding
cake. The trend today is to place the wedding cake table
in front of the head table, decorated to compliment the head table
decor.
Wedding Cake Toppers
Wedding cake
top options have really expanded in the past few years. People have
moved away from the traditional Bride and Groom toppers and now
put all sorts of items on the top of their wedding cakes.
Everything from fresh flowers, monograms, lights, ribbons, photos,
jewels, sea shells, silk flowers, to nothing at all. There are even
personalized Bride and Groom figurines, made from a photo of the
Bride and Groom so they look just like the couple. Some bakers use
a substance called gum paste to design flowers that look very real.
These flowers can be put on your wedding cake and
then be kept as a keepsake after they harden. The top of your wedding
cake is a great place to get inventive and incorporate
the theme and/or the colours of your wedding. Talk
to your cake decorator about the options available to you.
Wedding Cake Substitute
In recent years some couples are opting
for mini cakes or cupcakes in place of their traditional wedding
cake. This is a great option if you want to a a wide variety of
cake flavours available for your wedding guests. The cup cakes or
mini cakes can be teired into the shape of the traditional wedding
cake or sometimes they are decoratively placed as centerpieces in
the wedding guests' tables. Generally this options is a little less
formal than the traditional wedding cake.
Groom's Cake
A Groom's Cake is a tradition that
is more popular in the United States, but some couples may want
to incorporate it into their wedding. The groom's cake is a cake
that is served late in the evening, usually at a late night dance
buffet. It is decorate in a fun reflection of one of the Groom's
hobbies or interest. Or if a couple shares a certain hobby or interest
together it's a fun way of integrating it into the wedding to make
it a little more personal and whimsical.
Wedding Cake Budget Tip
If your wedding cake
budget is really tight, you may be able to save some money by having
your baker make a smaller wedding cake
and then have extra slab cakes in the kitchen that
can be cut and served to your wedding guests. If
you plan on using your entire cake as your only dessert, you will
have to do the cake cutting early enough in the evening that there
is time for the caterers to cut and serve the cake to all your wedding
guests. If you really need to save money on your wedding cake, consider
buying a plain wedding cake with little decorating
on it. Then use silk flowers, or other embellishments to decorate
your cake on your own.
Questions
for the Bakery or Wedding Cake Decorator
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Can we see pictures of wedding
cakes that you have made?
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How long have you been doing wedding cakes
professionally?
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What designs and flavours are available?
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Can we taste some flavours of wedding cakes
that you offer?
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What size of cake will I need for the number of wedding
guests we are having?
- Do
you charge by the piece or by the cake?
What will the total cost be?
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What is your cancellation policy?
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When will the wedding cake be made?
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Is there a setup charge or delivery charge?
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Do we have to pay a deposit for wedding
cake boards?
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Do cake boards have to be returned or are
they disposable? If they need to be returned, when are they
due back?
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Do you have cake stands for rent or use and what is the
cost?
- Do
you have any other suggestions for our wedding? (It doesn't
hurt to have the ideas of an expert.)
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