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How much did your cake cost?

nhelenenhelene
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My reception venue includes the cake in their price per head.  If I don't use their baker, I will get $4 taken off of the PPH, so If I have 100 guests, spending $300 or less on the cake, delivery, and associated fees is $100 more for the wedding budget, and so on.

I just wanted to see what a 'normal' price was for a cake in the Northern VA area.  How much did yours cost and how many did it feed?

Can I get a reasonably nice cake for a lot less than they are charging?  Or should I just save myself the hassle and go in-house?

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Re: How much did your cake cost?

  • SwizzleStiXSwizzleStiX member
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    edited December 2011
    I agree. We went with Cakes by Linda, and she starts cheaper, but the design we wanted is $7.50/pp - although she currently has a 30% off discount coupon on her site and we also got another 10% off for my dad being military.

    Our site includes the cake also, but if we don't use them we only get $200 off, so we're adding cupcakes and a groom's cake instead - which are worth more than the kickback.
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  • nhelenenhelene
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    edited December 2011
    [QUOTE] I think the deal you're getting with your venue is pretty good as I wasn't able to find anything cheaper.
    Posted by MSSJF[/QUOTE]

    That's what I assumed.  I feel like the contracted baker has less options than I want, but I think finding a baker with more options is going to cost more.

    Thanks for the input, guys!
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  • nooniesinlovenooniesinlove
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    edited December 2011
    My cake fed 150 and cost $500, which included delivery and everything.  I used Sweet Thing Black Orchid.
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  • psmith1216psmith1216 member
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    edited December 2011
    Can you ask your venue if they will allow you to work with another bakery if the cost is relatively the same? 
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  • PressMePressMe member
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    edited December 2011
    Although the contracted baker has less options, have to thought about personalizing the cake more with a cake topper or flowers of your choice?  
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  • lat1019lat1019
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    edited December 2011
    We are using Fluffy Though Cakes its $5.00 a person. It is seriously the best cake I have ever tasted and Lara is great to work with. She makes you a top layer of your cake for free on your one year because she said it taste terrible if you freeze it! She is in McLean! 
    Happy... that is all!
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  • thepipsthepips
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    edited December 2011
    we are using Kirstens Cakery - For 175 people and delivery it's costing us under $400. I think we got a pretty sweet deal!
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