Wedding Cakes

Here are a few quick points to help you out when your thoughts turn to wedding cakes.

• Set your budget first - once you have an idea of how much you can spend, you can start talking to wedding cake designers about what you want.
  

• Think about the type of filling you want for your wedding cake. Fruitcake is more traditional, but slightly heavier. Chocolate cake is a lighter option, but isn't particularly traditional. Sponge cakes are an even lighter option, easier on the tummy and quite a safe bet. While other options such as carrot cakes offer something a little different.
  

• Decide whether you will let people take the slices away with them or serve it as dessert. Make sure you get a tasting of potential wedding cakes.
  

• Bear in mind that, with enough imagination, you can get beautiful wedding cakes on smaller budgets. It is possible to cut corners and save money. Designers can improvise - you don't have to have all the cake as part of the tiers. You can even have a small cake to cut in front of everyone, with caterers cutting up a main cake to serve to guests.
  

• Book your cake plenty of time in advance of the wedding - the designers can get completely booked up very easily, so the sooner you can book, the better.
  

• When you are booking your cake, you will need to have as good an idea as possible of the number of people you will be catering for.
  

• Above all else - make sure you choose what you want - it's your wedding day remember! Wedding cakes are the perfect way of indulging on your guests whatever you go for.
  

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