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To bake or not to bake

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My wonderfully sweet sister has offered to make my wedding cake.  She wouldn't do anything fancy,  probably a deconstructed cake with three seperate "tiers" on stands of different heights.  She also wouldn't do the fondant, but would rather frost it and roll the sides in nuts to cover up the lack of smoothness.  My fiance has said that he would rather see her lopsided cake than pay $500+ on a professional cake.

Should I let her?
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    doeie04doeie04 member
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    edited December 2011
    I am having a friend do mine, I am pretty sure. She offered and I haven't accepted yet. We would rather not spend tons of money on cake if we don't have to! The cake isn't one of the important parts of our wedding, so I think I will have her make it. It just comes down to what your priorities are. :)
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    SpecialEyesSpecialEyes member
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    edited December 2011
    Maybe you can have her do a mini version for your bridal shower or something so that you can get an idea of what it will turn out like before you fully commit. Just a suggestion.
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    HaylaCHaylaC member
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    i think you should.  I personally would rather have things llike that in my wedding that hold personal meaning than something that is 'perfect' and holds no connection to me and my FI. Your guests really aren't going to notice that much about the cake IMO, and it might mean a lot to your sister to be able to do this for you.
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    AbbeyS2011AbbeyS2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    I think it is sweet that your sister offered to make your cake.  Ask her to make you a "demo" cake for you to taste and view.  Also, if you are going to have nuts on the cake, you will need to have a cake without nuts available.  Some people do not like nuts while others have nut allergies.  Both my FSIL and my MOH have nut allergies so I have to keep that in mind when we are choosing the food. 
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    DanielleZZDanielleZZ member
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    edited December 2011
    I think it sounds like a great idea!
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    SSaltzman87SSaltzman87 member
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    Some venues don't let you bring in homemade stuff, so keep that in mind unless your sister is a licensed caterer. Some venues here in MN don't even let you bring in homemade food-based favors.

    I think it'd be a nice thing for say, a Bridal Shower. An actual wedding cake might be a LOT more pressure for her than she thinks. 
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    Juliet212Juliet212 member
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    edited December 2011
    I would. It's nice to have a cake that is also special to you. I'm sure it's gongt o turn out great and save you $$. Good Luck!
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    frogurt814frogurt814
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_food-cakes_bake-not-bake?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:23Discussion:677e1cdb-d043-414a-8f64-aa4627e1f989Post:70b30c8b-cf36-4eac-86cd-1879a1a6250f">Re: To bake or not to bake</a>:
    [QUOTE]i think you should.  I personally would rather have things llike that in my wedding that hold personal meaning than something that is 'perfect' and holds no connection to me and my FI. <strong>Your guests really aren't going to notice that much about the cake</strong> IMO, and it might mean a lot to your sister to be able to do this for you.
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    It really depends on your guests.  Some people could care less about cake but then there are people like me who are really into cake.  One of the weddings we went to last year had cupcakes instead of cake, and I could tell that they were homemade from a box mix and canned frosting.  Nothing against box mixes and canned frosting...when I make cupcakes as treats for work or something I use a mix and canned frosting, but at a wedding, I was really disappointed. 
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    jroark8jroark8
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    edited December 2011

    You have more options available as well if you are trying to stay cheap. If you are ok with just untiered cakes, check out how much bakeries would charge for individual cakes. You could then get multiple flavors and types. One of the weddings that I baked for just wanted basic chocolate cakes and we charged $25 per 10" cake. Another option is to ask about dummy cakes and then do sheet cakes for serving that are kept in the back. This is what I am going to be doing for my own wedding. A single cupcake can be placed in the back of the cake to simulate the cake cutting ceremony. It just depends on how much the cake means to you but there are options to the basic tiered cakes.

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    amanda_robinson0717amanda_robinson0717
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    edited December 2011

    maybe a better option could be cupcakes! they can be easier to pull off then a wedding cake.

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    amanda_robinson0717amanda_robinson0717
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    edited December 2011
    maybe with a top layer cake she can make for you, also you could always cover the sides of the cake with chocolate shavings instead of nuts too
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