How much are you willing to pay for your wedding cake?

dst10spr97

Okay, as yall can see by my pics I aint afraid of no good cake. LOL And as I mentioned before I love butterflies as well. So when I saw the cake afdallas posted I fell in love. So I contacted a couple of vendors for some quotes of that cake with some minor twists on the butterflies, and the swirl design. Plus I am getting a Miami Hurricanes groom's cake, delivery, etc. I'm having a pretty big reception so I wanted to make sure I had the proper number of servings. My wedding cake is the one dream item out of my whole wedding that I really want to splurge on. Most of the quotes I've gotten for that cake and the grooms cake and any associated fees is 700-1000 roughly. One baker said she gives a discount if you come pick up the cake, but I don't know if I want to risk that. But it would save me about 400 dollars.

MrClintonsFirstLady09

I was dead and I mean DEAD SET against paying any more than $350. A lot of people don't even bother to eat the cake. It was just for show. FI said no more than $300 but he settled for $350. Delivery charges are sometimes over the top for a couple miles down the road and to save that they do recommend that you come get your cake if you don't want to pay but who in their right mind would chance picking up their own cake? Honestly? We were blessed and fortunate for the baker we have and her delivery charge was reasonable.

alfdallas21

1st off - I totally understand what you are saying about the cake being priority to you cuz you know how I feel about cake...LOL!...but 700 to 1000 for this piece of ish that will turn into ish is unacceptable!...have you checked out your local board for bakery recs??...I think you still need to shop it around alittle more cuz that his highway robbery, IMHO...

aquarius125

From my exprience as a planner, i have seen clients pickup cakes and it all too risky for me. Unless you have somebody who you know is meticulous and will obsess over getting it there in tip-top shape. For a savings of $400 I would consider it that's one helluva delivery fee. At this point in our planning I'm leaning toward cupcakes with 2 tiers of cake. My budget is no more than $500 including grooms cake!

dst10spr97

Unfortunately there aren't too many choices in Flint, Michigan. I actually started looking on the Detroit boards. But I do know I want that cake! smile

adgenya

Wow! $400 dollars for a delivery fee? That seems a bit extreme. I gave FI a budget of $550 (with delivery) for our cake (175-200 ppl). Personally, I wouldn't risk it and would find another baker. But then again, the cake isn't that important to me.

Nikki103

Have you tried Sweetheart Bakery? I didnt know you were from Flint!

trlee26

I wouldn't pay more than $500 for both cakes and that is including delivery fee and set up. I wanted cupcakes but when I was quoted $750 for 100 cupcakes I said $%^# NO!! I contacted another bakery and they quoted me $650 for some cupcakes. Needless to say I went with a grocery store cake. It tastes good, will look cute, and will save some $$$.

dst10spr97

I misquoted as the lady emailed me some pics. She has a specific line of cakes that she has that brides can pick up and easily assemble the tiers themselves to save money for those that don't want to spend a lot on a cake. I thought she was referring to the cake I wanted.  Of course I want a specific cake and I'm already traveling from down south, I don't want to have to do anything when I get there, so that pick up thing is out. One lady said she can do another similar cake I wanted plus the grooms cake for about $600.

MrsJJohnson2B

700-1000 is a bit much for me! May I sugguest you get a smaller verison of the cake you like. Ask them to make yu an additional cake called a kitchen cake. Its only a sheet cake but no one knows thatthe cake their eatting isnt cut from the original cake. HTH I had a bride do that before.. keep me posted

Mrs.JKforever

I paid $1200 and it was so very well worth it.

OFF

Like a pp said maybe you should look into a smaller cake for show and have sheet cake to cut and serve. No one will realize the difference and you still get your pretty cake. Although for 2 cakes with that much design that's a good price. But I live in DC where bakers are insane this one place I wanted to look at had a $1000 minimum!

miss2mrscj

$600 for both cakes isn't bad. For my cake I'm spending about $600 not including the Miami Hurricane's grooms cake for my FI. Thank God my Godparents are purchasing my cake. I'm also having a sheet cake just in case. Good Luck!

alfdallas21

hey, bottomline is you pay for what you truly want...if you really want and can afford it, then go for it but I just feel as though you could find a bakery that can do both of your cakes for under $1000 w/delivery & set up...it's just a matter of finding that special bakery...GL! 

dst10spr97

Ms2Mrs you getting one of those Miami Hurricane Grooms cakes too huh. My fiance is a die hard Canes fan. Okay so I can get this cake....but I made some changes like the swirls would be different shades of blue and the butterflies would be different shades of blue and white...http://tinypic.com/r/jzwlyo/3 or I can get this cake. It would be cheaper, and the butteflies would be different shades of blue. This one would also be a little bit cheaper because I actually have the butteflies, they would just have to put them on. When I saw it on the Martha Stewart Magazine I looked up the info in the magazine and it told you where the butteflies were purchased.http://tinypic.com/r/v80ys6/3 Then there's the grooms cake here...although I'm trying to see what other Canes cakes are out there before I decide. http://tinypic.com/r/2h7f6fs/3

BlutifulScorpion

I say if you have your heart set on it, and you want to use that particular bakery...splurge, girl! SPLURGE!We know who we're using and we already know it's going to run us upwards of 600-1000 for the bride's cake and 200 for the groom's cake. Fortunately for me, I have a little wiggle room with the cake and catering since I received a "gift" that was TOTALLY unexpected!I say go for it!

withmike

WOW those prices are crazy.  I paid 250 and got a free grooms cake.  I went to www.yourweddingcakestore.com. They have local offices.

HisWifey82

I am getting one cake that will feed 100 people for $365 plus $50 delivery fee. No grooms cake as fiance does not want one, which I am happy about cause we can save money that way

the cat

i think that's a bit much. I only paid around $450 for both cakes...delivered. I live in south Louisiana though.

proverbs31bride09

  For anyone living on either coast (West or East) I think East coast like NY, DC, parts of FL is going to be the worse though. It's going to be more expensive compared to those who live more in the midwest with the exception of major cities like Chicago. I'm in the midwest and I'm truly grateful because granted things seem expensive to me when FI and I are on a very, very tight budget because our job situations, we still are truly lucky. Our cake is $2.00 per serving. The cake lady and I figured we need a 136 people. So, she is doing a 3 tiered cake enough for 136 people for $272 plus. We will get some kind of discount though because my fiance is a designer an he is designing her flyers for her. We just don't know how much yet because fiance is finishing them up. My fiance said he doesn't want a grooms cake. He personally thinks it's a waste. (He's been married once before though, so it's easy for him to know/say that).If the cake is the item you want to splurge on then go for it. Everyone has different items they want to splurge on. Do what you feel your heart is telling you to do!!