Wedding Planning 101 – Choosing your wedding cake

It’s time to choose your wedding cake – the flavor, the design, the size and, of course, the budget!  How do you go about doing this, and what are some smart tips to remember?

Read below for some helpful tips to get you started.  There are more points to ponder, of course, but these are some of the ones that come immediately to mind as being at the top of your list.

• Budget – this should be one of your first decisions, as it will dictate the size and design options of your wedding cake.
• Ask your baker to show you the size of their slices of cake.  Sometimes you can save money by adjusting the size of the cake slice, thereby more accurately projecting how many people you can serve within your budget.
• When ordering a wedding cake, you, the bride should keep in mind that you are responsible for reviewing your contract thoroughly and making sure every last detail you and the designer agreed upon is in writing months (or at least weeks) prior to the event (this protects both the bride as well as the designer). Last-minute changes and add-ons can get costly!
• Often cakes come as part of a package offered by the venue.  If you’re not totally in love with what is available to you and would like to go to an outside designer whose work you just love, discuss your options with the venue and event director.
• Be realistic about the temperature on the day of your wedding. Butter cream and chocolate icings tend to melt in high temperatures, while a fondant coating will stay resilient no matter how hot it gets. The fondant coating can be peeled off to reveal the cake and interior icing and filling for those who don’t like fondant.
• Ask for a detailed sketch of the cake you design with your baker. Make notes of colors (providing color swatches is really helpful) and important details ensuring that the baker will know exactly what they are making for you months after your tasting. A nice sketch is also a wonderful keepsake after the big day.

As a Castleton Farms Bride, you will have the most elite vendors available to you for planning these important details.  Trust your instincts, insist on the details that will create your ideal vision and then relax, assured that our vendors will produce your dream wedding cake.

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