Wedding Cake Designers
It's true; your best friend did offer to make your wedding cake. And her brownies really are to die for. But if you want to both keep your friend, and to have the perfect cake at your wedding, you owe it to yourself to find the best wedding cake designer you can.
Some local bakeries make wedding cakes as well as their regular baked goods, and the wedding cake designs may be of very high quality. Better yet, you're probably already tried their cakes and are familiar with their quality and selection.
Alternatively, there are cake designers who specialize solely in wedding
cakes. It's a reasonable assumption that if someone can make a living
by making wedding cakes they must be pretty good at it. Of course, their
expertise will come at a premium price -- wedding cake designers usually
price their cakes by the piece, with prices
starting at around three dollars and rising to fifteen dollars or more
for cakes from the top designers.
Choosing your wedding cake designer is a combination of instinct and research ... and the research is delicious! Some designers schedule occasional tastings that are open to prospective customers; others will invite you for a private session to try various flavors of cake and to browse through pictures of their wedding cake designs. It's important to prepare a list of questions for these tastings in order to compare different wedding cake designers and their approach to your special day. At the very least, you'll want to know about pricing; deposits; the designer's availability for your date; when you need to order the cake; delivery and setup; and references.
If you have definite ideas about how your cake should look, be sure to come prepared to the meeting with your wedding cake designer. If you've saved magazine pictures of wedding cakes, be sure to bring them. If you have already chosen your dress, bridesmaid's outfits and flowers, your wedding cake designer can integrate those colors and styles into the design of the cake if you provide swatches, color choices or photos.
You'll have many difficult choices to make as you plan your wedding, but choosing a wedding cake designer can be great fun. A good designer will be able to produce a beautiful wedding cake that reflects your personalities in a delicious form.