How much did everyone set aside and/or pay for their wedding cake & groom's cake? I'm thinking around $700-$1000 for the fact that I'm not sure which baker I'm using. Also, what is an average price to pay for a cake topper? I've seen some as little as $15 but some are $100+.
Re: Cake and Cake Toppers
As for toppers, we ordered ours custom off Etsy, so it was only about $20.
I ordered a custom one from Etsy too and I paid $30 with shipping and everything.
ETA: We are just doing a wedding cake, no grooms cake.
Our cake topper was actually a toy given to us by my MIL (she didn't know we'd use them as cake toppers when she gave them to us!). So it was $0 out of my pocket!
If we hadn't have recieved those, I would have purchased a cake topper from Etsy for around $120.
ETA: I asked DH, and our cake (two layers), was about $400. We only had 7 people, and the cake probably could have fed 15-20.
Budgeting - figure in the $5-7 range per guest to give you something to work with depending on where you are in the countryside... Remember to budget an extra $50 for delivery/setup...
As for the topper - if you hit the clearance aisle, you can sometimes get them for $5... Really though - decide on a design first and go from there. Ebay! is usually the cheapest route...