Wedding Wednesday: Wedding Cake

It's been a couple of weeks again since I've done a Wedding Wednesday post but to be honest, I haven't been doing too much that's wedding related lately.  I guess I take that back, I'm starting to put together a reception decorating game-plan and we took our relationship "inventory" that we need to do for the church.  

Lately I've been thinking about wedding cake and what I want to do.  Fortunately, Adam's cousin makes wedding cakes and when it comes to wedding related "stuff" that I need, I love being able to go directly to people I know to help me make my wedding wishes come true.

Here is my vision for a wedding cake - simple and beautiful.  I am trying to decide between one tier and two tiers but I know that I love how this cake is decorated!  The frosting is gorgeous so I really hope that make cake-maker can make this happen.

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Here are a few things to think about when deciding on a wedding cake.

Budget. I guess this is something you've always got to think about during the wedding planning process! :)

Tiers. You can have as many or as few tiers as you want. I assume that more tiers = more $$ so something to consider if you are working on a budget. And, are you going to save a tier for your 1 year anniversary?

What we're doing: I'm going with either one or two tiers.  Less is definitely more to us.  Since Adam and I aren't cake people we don't plan to save the top-tier for our one-year anniversary.  We've heard too many horror stories of the cake not making it to the freezer, tipping of before the reception starts, or completely forgetting about it. We are just going to avoid the whole potential situation from the start.

How many people you want it to feed. This completely depends on how many people come to your wedding. 

What we're doing: With our cake we are going to make it just big enough to feed our whole wedding party and maybe our parents so we need a cake big enough to feed 28-24 people.  

Alternative options: If you have a lot of people coming to your wedding or if you are working on a budget. Sheet cakes are always an option - check out your local grocery store's bakery department or you local WalMart.  Depending on where you look you can get a large sheet cake from $40-$60. Cupcakes are another option. They can double as a table decoration and even give people a flavor option!

Speaking of flavor... That's a decision you will also need to make. You might want to consult the groom on this one or even schedule a cake tasting. (I love deserts so this would be right up my alley!) It seems that the options are endless for cake flavors.  

What we're doing: I'm not completely sure yet. I like white cakes better than chocolate so I'm thinking along the lines of a mock angel food cake or Adam's cousin suggested a champagne cake which will give the actual cake a light pink color, ultimately matching our color scheme.

Cake Decorations. There are so many beautifully decorated cakes lately - oh my goodness!! And cakes are a part of your reception decor plus everyone ever woman in attendance is probably going to go check out your cake. Things to consider are; type of frosting, cake toppers, flowers, design, shape.

What we're doing: I love peony's but since they are out of season for our wedding (which makes them spendy) I've asked my florist to find a large pink peony to put on the top of our cake, similar to the one below. I'm also considering a letter "K" for the top of the cake.  How I would like the cake to look is just like the first picture in this post (I'm hoping). Although, I think this cake is beautiful too!

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Any other suggestions for deciding on your wedding cake?!  If so, leave a comment - I would love to know.  I'm sure I'll share more details on the cake as we get a little closer to our wedding date and hear from my cake-maker!

Happy Planning!

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