Tips on Choosing the Perfect Wedding cake for your Wedding.
How do I choose my wedding cake?
Your wedding cake is one of the most important parts of your wedding day. It provides a beautiful photo opportunity so it is important that your wedding cake is perfect.
Cake makers can get booked up to 12 months in advance so it is important to start looking around for your cake maker sooner rather than later to ensure you get the cake you truly want.
Choosing your wedding cake design.
Some brides find one wedding cake design will jump out and hit tem and that will be the cake of their dreams but any good cake maker will be able to design a cake or adapt a design (or designs) to meet your requirements and your budget.
When choosing your cake there are a number of factors you will need to take into consideration.
The style of your wedding will play a large part of your decision of the style of your wedding cake. Are you traditional or contemporary? Would something classic suit your style or are you more of an outrageous bride? If possible, take along samples of invitations, materials, flowers etc. when you visit your wedding cake maker. The more information you can provide the easier it is for them to design a cake which is individual to you.
Location
The location and season of your wedding play an important part in the style of cake you have. If you are getting married in the middle of summer, hopefully the weather will be hot but whilst this is great for you it would not be so great for the cake decorated with chocolate. Marquees can also pose problems, with cakes separated with pillars not being suitable for this venue. Your cake maker will be able to advise you of your options.
Size
The size of your wedding cake will be determined by the number of portions you need it to provide. If you are having a small wedding than a 4 or 5 tier cake will not be necessary. For a larger wedding many cake makers can offer a cutting cake to provide additional portions.
Flavour
Nowadays anything is possible with many brides shunning the traditional wedding fruit cake. Chocolate, Lemon, Carrot, Coffee, Madeira, the list is endless. It is even possible to have a cake made entirely of cheese.
Many cake makers offer the opportunity to sample the cakes they offer. Always try and take up this offer as it is important for your cake to taste as good as it looks.
Delivery
Once you have decided on the style and flavour of your cake you need to get it will get to the venue on the day. Many cake makers offer a delivery service for a small charge. This would be the recommended option and will avoid any mishaps and unnecessary worry so that all that is left for you to do is cut the cake and enjoy!
About The Author
‘Cakes by Shelly’ is run by Shelly Shulman, a wedding cake makerand designer based in Bedfordshire. Whatever your inspiration Shelly will work with you to create a cake you love as much as your spouse to be. Choose from one of the wedding cake designs in her collection or have your wedding cake designed especially for you taking into consideration elements such as colour schemes, season, styles of dresses, the wedding venue and the number of guests. From a traditional wedding cake, to a more contemporary wedding cake design Shelly will create a wedding cake perfect for you.
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