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LETS TALK WEDDING CAKES

HOW MUCH SHOULD I BUDGET FOR A 3 TIER WEDDING CAKE?

Re: LETS TALK WEDDING CAKES

  • edited December 2011
    Depends on how big the tiers are...  most go by number of servings for pricing.  It also depends on how elborate you want it decorated with some bakeries.


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  • alschmidalschmid member
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    edited December 2011
    We went with a cake that was $4.25 a serving..that was a pretty usual design...prices just go up from there :)
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  • azdancer8azdancer8 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah, I'd budget $4.25 per serving. It's pretty much the average that we found when we went visiting. They adjust the tier sizes to get you the number of servings you need. 
  • edited December 2011
    I wish ours was $4.25 per serving...   LOL

    We got a pretty crazy design going for our cake though, you don't even want to know what ours is going to cost us.  *I* don't even want to think about it.
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  • djshumwaydjshumway member
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    edited December 2011
    I am a bit of a cake snob.... as I decorate cakes myself so I am fairly picky when it comes to quality. I made my fiance (Ok well very soon to be fiance) promise that I was not allowed to do my own cake-- too much stress on my wedding day.

    I have browsed around and found sites that are $2-3 per serving... but you can tell by the pictures that their quality is no where near as good as some of the more expensive $4-5 a serving cakes. If you want a really professional looking cake you're probably looking at the $4.25 a serving mark... but then again like Syndelin said... it really depends on your design, cause things can end up getting expensive if you don't want fairly simple.
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  • divine_chaosdivine_chaos member
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    edited December 2011
    Mine is hitting about $7 a serving for a 4 tier, custom design cake. The price point of 4.25 is really a good one for a quality decorated cake. You can tell the difference but it also depends on what you are looking for. I am also a cake snob and wanted what I wanted, it is one of the priority points for our wedding. I look at it as art and decor....our cake is a deep red, 4 tier hexagon..

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