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CAKE A PIECE OF
Arguably the most exciting part about planning a wedding. There are many different options for your wedding cake to suit a variety of budgets, styles, themes and of course, tastes...
A couple’s budget for a wedding cake varies drastically. You may feel like the cake is a very temporary wedding item, used for photos, eaten then gone. However, you may feel the wedding cake plays an important part in your wedding day celebrations.
If you’re more a fan of savoury foods, make your very own cheese cake! This is super easy to construct yourselves, doesn’t cost too much and tastes great with crackers!
Another alternative for a more affordable cake is a naked cake decorated with fruits. As there is no icing and therefore no timeconsuming detail work, most cake makers charge considerably less for them.
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However you feel about the cake, you can make it look stunning on any budget. If you want a smaller cake and you have a small budget for this part of the wedding, go for just one tier. It is becoming increasingly popular to have just one long tier. Make sure you introduce your florist to your cake maker too! They can make your cake look bigger and more beautiful through the power of flowers.
On the other hand, if you’re going for grand and making your wedding cake your centrepiece, we have inspiration over this page to show your cake maker whatever luxe style you’re opting for.
If you really are going all out, have a sweet table too. Make your cake the centrepiece and add biscuits, cookies, cake pops and macarons to the table for people to help themselves too. This way you can cater for all tastes. Making a sweet table helps for a smaller budget too. If you’ve friends or family who are a whizz in the kitchen and can cook up a cake or two, get them to contribute two or three little cakes of varying flavours and a few sweet things for the table. It will look impressive and it’s much more affordable than one grand cake. 92
Some cake makers can go into serious detail like Rosalind Miller (lollipop cake to the right, flower cake and royal cake far right). This obviously costs more but can make a lasting impression on your guests. Top right is Fiona Cairns’s naked cake. Another great way to make a naked cake look special is with your florist adding her own touch to it.
