Choosing a wedding cake is one of the most enjoyable and exciting parts of the planning process. Not only will it be a sweet treat for you and your guests, it will provide yet another chance for you to add a personal touch to your special day.
Unlike the wedding cakes of yesteryear, wedding cakes these days can come in a variety of flavours, shapes and designs in order to meet your every desire. With this in mind, choosing a wedding cake designer who can cater for you down to the very last detail is of the utmost importance to make the fantastic wedding cake in the back of your mind into reality.
As a general rule, a wedding cake designer who is willing to work together with you and provide a personal, professional service throughout is invaluable. The majority of wedding cake designers today do offer a bespoke wedding cake service and will design a wedding cake which is unique to you and your special day.
You need to think about how many guests will be attending the wedding, and whether or not the wedding cake will be served as desert, or simply for cutting and offering to your guests later on after the meal. If you choose to have miniature wedding cakes or cupcakes, are you going to serve your guests one each or share them between two?
Knowing your budget and having a basic idea of what you are after is also a good start. Begin by flicking through bridal magazines and cutting out pictures of wedding cakes and other inspirational material that you like. Gather together swatches of your wedding dress fabric, colours and style of flowers and the reception theme and take all these along with you when you visit your wedding cake designer.
Start making an appointment about 6 months prior to your wedding. Wedding cakes should be ordered anywhere between 3 and 6 months before the day to avoid any disappointment. During your consultation, make sure you sample a few of the flavours on offer. It is just as important that your wedding cake tastes as good as it looks!
Finally, once you have decided on the design make sure all the information clearly written up to avoid any potential misunderstandings or mix-ups. Check all the details are correct once you have received confirmation and re-confirm everything if necessary perhaps a month before the wedding.
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