WEDDING CAKE/FLOWERS? WHERE TO GET THEM?

cassiecasey2012

Hello again all. I am having a very small wedding (about 30-50 people), and I am looking for a place to get a wedding cake. I've asked a few places, but they've all quoted me prices of $200+. I'm not looking for anything extravagant (white, chocolate and red velvet), so I was really hoping not to spend an arm and a leg. I was sort of hoping to stay away from places like Wal-Mart as well. Does anybody have any ideas? Would it be cheaper to do a small cake (just for cutting), and then cupcakes for everybody? I'm also looking for a place to order my flowers from. Some places have quoted me $200+ just for my bouquet alone. Is this average? I'm not looking for anything huge. Any ideas on this? Should I just do my own bouquet? Ahh. Help please?!

heatherrenee527

I would suggest looking at small towns that are about 30-45 minutes away from Columbus.  People in these areas will have much lower costs.  I have contacts for a florist and fantastic baker but they are 1.5 hours away so I'm not sure that would help you unless someone can pick them up for you.

Also, this may sound silly but could you make your own?  There are lots of DIY tutorials for flower arrangements.  You can also have a close friend or family member make cupcakes, they are easy to decorate with a swirl top.

cassiecasey2012

I appreciate it, but I've already found my venue, and reception site. I'm really trying to stay local, and I don't think I have anybody that can drive 1.5 hours for the cake or flowers. Thank you though!

mgoeser

I would recommend Anita Kline (abcj@gmail.com).  She is doing our cake (5 tiers for about 180 people) for less than $600 so I imagine it would be doable for your budget.  She is located in Dublin and her cakes are fantastic!

We are using Flowers on Springtree Lane (Westerville).  Robin and Anne are awesome and I think they are very reasonably priced for what we are asking for.  I'd at least give them a call/email requesting an estimate.  info@flowersonspringtreelane.com

cassiecasey2012

Thank you so much! I tried e-mailing Anita, but the e-mail bounced right back to me. Do you maybe have another e-mail address, or way to get in contact with her?

Carly245

I am using Alice's piece of cake in powell she delivers... four 155 guest we are a little over 500 with fillings and three different flavors. 

My florist is Kelly Karsten and she is very reasonable!

You could also look into Flowerman and DIY it 

cassiecasey2012

I looked into Alice's Piece Of Cake, and she wanted $300 for a cake that serves 78 people. Does anybody have any recommendations for places to get cupcakes? Would they be cheaper?

peachykeen26

I would look into Enticing Icings. She is super cheap. Basic buttercream is $2.95 a slice. We are just doing plain buttercream iced in a pretty way for 100 people or so. It's about $320 after the $25 delivery fee.

I would contact her.
cindy@enticingicings.com

Also, contact Flowers on High for flowers. For my bouquets and bout's its like $299 and that's with a 25 stem rose bouquet for me.

scuster09

We used Anita Kline for our wedding and it cost us abou5 $350 to serve 125 people and her cake is delicious! We did white, chocolate, and red velvet also. For cake flowers, I recommend the Flowerman. You literally pick out the flowers you want, you pick them up and drop them off for Anita to work her magic with. 

scuster09

Oh and her email is abcj22@gmail.com. I have her business card if you need her phone number because you can't get her email to work. 

Kawwray

We are looking at using cupcake too. The suisse shop in polaris quoted us $3/piece, which I think is too expensive. Try cupcake yumyum their price is reasonable, i think it's $1.75 for minimum purchase of 200, they have mini cupcake too.

saacjw

Have you checked out Giant Eagle? My mom got her cake there and it was fantastic, and cheaper than your average. They make them in the shop and can be really pretty. 

Another option- would you be opposed to making cupcakes yourself and getting a small cake for cutting from one of the bakeries you've looked at? It's not very hard to make a large number of cupcakes, my grandmother made about 200 in one evening for my gradution party and my brother and his friends decorated them. (I was at a function and I got home- Bam! Cupcakes!). 

If you want to do flowers yourself, I've heard great things around here about Costco flowers. They're cheap and really nice aparently. I've gotten flowers from Flowerama on Morse Road and been very happy with them but don't remember the cost, it might be worth checking out. Also, if it's not too out of the way, my best friend did her flowers at Buehler's Grocery in Delaware. They were incredibly nice and again, not very expensive. 

If flower costs are getting out of control, you might be able to do really pretty arrangements with cheaper flowers. I've been seeing georgous all carnation or all baby's breath arrangements that have a really full and romantic feeling, so it's an option to look into. 

cassiecasey2012

Thank you guys for the suggestions! I think I am just going to do the flowers by myself, and order them in bulk through Sam's Club. ($125 for everything!) As far as the cake goes, I guess since I'm doing a smaller wedding, I could make the cupcakes, and get a smaller cake for cutting. Thanks for everything!

heatherrenee527

If you need help with decorating the cupcakes, they are easy to do with a piping bag and a decorative tip from any of the local craft stores.

karibrick

I'm considering using The Cake Lady in Circleville. She starts at $2.25 a serving, with the option to use sheet cakes at around $0.50 a serving.
I have my tasting with her on Sunday (the only down side to going with someone outside of Columbus is having to drive 40 minutes one way for a tasting), but she has really good reviews and she's been very responsive and good at communicating with me. She also offers free delivery within 25 miles of Circleville with $1 per mile past that- according to google maps we're at about 29 miles, so I'll gladly pay the extra $4 for delivery and setup!

MrsColeman2012

We are using Bess' Cakery in Westerville. She works from home and we already had our tasting and signed the contract. It is an all inclusive flat rate of $3.25/person and this includes delivery within franklin county and setup. You can choose a different flavor and filling for every tier at no extra charge and the only thing she may charge extra for are cakes with an overwhelming amount of scroll design on them. We liked her. We are also renting a silver cake stand from her for $25 so its going to be about $315 with everything. We only had to put down a $50 deposit and that goes toward our final bill. Good luck!