If you’ve attended many weddings in your lifetime, I’m sure that you’ve seen seen that wedding cakes come in all kinds of shapes sizes, and of course, designs. While you can find your dream wedding cake while browsing through numerous photo galleries (I did), that won’t help you a bit in determining how much that wedding cake will cost. So how much does a wedding cake cost anyway? Well, that actually depends on several different variables that go into creating a wedding cake. While the costs of creating a wedding cake will vary from bakery to bakery, it’s best to know what an average cost for wedding cakes are, as well as some definite factors that can raise the cost.
How Wedding Cakes are Priced
Wedding cake prices are not typically given out as a total cost per cake. Now I did look at some brochures for wedding cakes from some local grocery stores, and they did show a picture of a wedding cake and give a price for that cake as seen in the picture. That however, is not your average case. Most bakeries will charge you a “per slice” fee.
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There are lots of people out there, in my family especially, who will swear up and down that cupcakes actually taste better than regular larger sized cakes. Personally, I don’t know if they taste better or not, or if it’s just a mental thing about having your own little cake - but I guess it doesn’t matter too much. When my cousin got married a few years ago and wanted a cupcake wedding cake for his groom’s cake, our family wasn’t really surprised at all. It had been my first time seeing a cupcake wedding cake, and it actually went over pretty well. Turns out, that a few years ago, you really didn’t see bakeries offering cupcake wedding cakes as part of their portfolio. That’s because brides just weren’t interested in having cupcake wedding cakes, else they didn’t know that they could be done in the place of regular wedding cakes. But wouldn’t you know it, give it some time and now it seems that cupcake wedding cakes are really where it’s at right now. Here are frequently asked questions about cupcake wedding cakes to help you decide if they are right for you or not.
It’s always hard to tell just how much everything should cost when you’re working on your wedding planning. I know that before our wedding I had never had to host a party where I was serving food to 150 people, and I really wanted to make sure that I was getting a good deal for the amount of money that I was spending. Like most young couples, we were on a fixed budget, and wanted the most wedding that we could get for our money. One problem that I really had to deal with when I was doing my wedding planning was to figure out what good wedding cake prices were, and how to tell if some of the bakeries I was visiting were wanting to overcharge me on their cakes or not. So if you are going through what seems like endless brochures and pricing sheets on wedding cake prices, and still feel like you don’t know anything about them, I’m here to help you out. Here are some average wedding cake prices, and some different things that can rack up your wedding cake prices.
You’ve got to admit it, cake designers are getting pretty creative these days. Wedding cake designs are not just limited to plain white wedding cakes with white icing flowers and a plain old wedding cake topper on top anymore. No way, wedding cake designs you’ll notice now are showing wedding cakes in all sorts of shapes, designs, colors, and accessories. If you can dream up your ideal wedding cake design, then chances are that some bakery or baker will be able to make it up to your specifications. But, there can be a downside. With so many choices in wedding cake designs, what happens when you just can’t choose the one you want for your wedding, or find that perfect wedding cake design picture that goes along with your dream wedding cake? Here are some basics of wedding cake designs that you’ll need to decide, and other accessories you can use.
Remember the old fashioned wedding cake topper that consisted of a little plastic miniature of a bride and groom on top of an all white cake? The little bride and groom may have been under a little arch or just standing by themselves. Personally, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this kind of wedding cake topper actually used in a wedding, but then again, that could just be me. Brides today are going for different, unique and something different than what their parents and grandparents have done for years. Wedding cake toppers are a great way to add some extra style and grace to your wedding cake. There are many different kinds of wedding cake toppers you can choose from, and here are some great ideas of some popular choices today.
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