What is a wedding without a wedding cake? This is one of the major highlights of the wedding as the wedding dress. Therefore, the wedding cake has to not just look fabulous but taste awesome. Here are some tips to help you get the best cake for your wedding day:
Don’t wait until the last minute
Do not leave choosing a cake to be the last thing you attend to. You should start with the planning of your cake, six or five months before your wedding. Taking your time to plan this ensures that you get the best cake.
Choose a trusted baker
Do your research on the baker. Ask friends and family for referrals. Ask married friends and relatives who you loved their wedding cake for assistance. You can consult wedding specialists’ reviews online for ideas. Also, check wedding websites or blogs that have customer feedback. Make sure the reviews you read are up to date, as their website and online photos should also be. Once you have a potential prospect in mind, visit the bakery in person. Make sure you feel comfortable with the team that would be working on your cake, after all, it is for your wedding day. You want to be working with a team that truly listens to your requests and questions.
Meet with the baker
After deciding on some of the favourite bakeries you might likely use, go in person and fix interviews. Talk about your wedding, your preference, the number of guests, anything to make your vendor get an idea of what you want. Then you can make a choice if you finally decide that you have found what you want.
Decide on the wedding cake pattern and flavour
Everybody has their preferences when it comes to cake. Do you love chocolate or vanilla and would probably have that for your wedding? Then it is important to find a style and flavour that works for you. Discuss what you want with your baker and see if your needs would be met.
Consider your budget
Your budget is equally important as it determines the success or failure of your wedding. If your wedding is a small-budget wedding, this means that you would have to have a smaller cake.
The style, size and flavor of your cake could also affect the price of the cake, so you might not be able to make different choices. However, with a dependable baker, you could still have the cake of your dreams, although in smaller quantity. Also, consider your number of guests. You do not want to make too large a cake for just under a hundred guests.