Inga's Cakeology-Wedding cakes-5 Top Tips Choosing Your Wedding cake

One of most exciting part of planning your wedding is the designing your own wedding cake. Your dress, venue and cake is most important points of your day. I doesn't matter are you getting married in luxurious castle or having outdoor rustic style wedding. The cake will be pictured and remembered with joy and warmth by you and your guests years to come. I would like to guide you and advise you simple steps that will help you choose right cake maker and best cake for your Big day Here is 5 Top Tips:

• You Have to have cake tasting

At tastings you are invited into kitchen/salon/bakery to sample exemplary cakes. With nice cup of tea or even complimentary glass of bubbles you can have nice chat with cake maker, ask all questions you have. It is an excellent opportunity to meet cake maker, see environment where your cake might be made. You can work out design on the day and get advice from cake maker regards to sizes, prices and so on. You’ll want to get to know their personality and make sure they’re genuinely as excited as you are about your wedding day. With current Covid restrictions unfortunately it is not possible to visit cake maker, but you still have to get samples and chat whether is it over the Zoom or WhatsApp platform • Picking style of the cake You may love a rustic semi-naked cake, but it completely might not suit the style of ballroom and your wedding dress. Deal with the cake after all decisions about dress style and reception décor have been made. These elements can serve as a blueprint for the design and structure of your wedding cake. Choose a cake that's compatible with the style of the venue, the season, your dress, the flower arrangements. If you want colourful accents (such as sugar flowers or icing ribbons), give your baker fabric swatches. The cake should be part of the wedding, not a glaring sideshow. • Finalize your guest list When deciding what size cake to order, first look to your guest count. Generally, three tiers will serve 70 to 100 guests; four tiers 120 and five tiers 200 guests. Usually cake will feed 75-to 80 %of your guests as it is last thing that will get eaten. This also will give your cake designer an idea for pricing. If you don't have huge number of guests but you still would like to have a grand cake, you can substitute tiers with fake iced cake dummy's to save your money. Always consider the weather and the venue. We all know that the Irish weather isn’t reliable in the summer months. Its important to have air conditioning. If you have chocolate covered cake the high temperature can make serious damage. Even naked or semi-naked cake can became dry. Most wedding cakes are let out for several hours before being cut If you're having an outdoor wedding In a hot climate, stay away from whipped cream, meringue and buttercream: They melt. Ask your baker about summer icing options; you might want to go for a fondant-covered cake—it doesn't even need to be refrigerated. • The Price It depends on design, size and finish. It also depends on who you ask. Extra tall one tier fondant covered cake( feeds 40 guests) can start from 270 euros and 4 tier cake up to 900 euros. That's why I strongly believe you have to meet your cake maker and discuss all possible options letting know your budget. You might ask-why are they so expensive? Because you are paying for their expertise, time, love, creativity. Often delivery, set up of the cake. So you are leaving your worries behind and allowing expert to take all responsibility for cake of your life. I hope you found this post helpful:)

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