Choosing a wedding cake design can be one of the most exciting tasks that you are faced with during your engagement.  Made from scratch with quality, fresh ingredients and decorated by a skilled cake designer, wedding cakes are remembered for years to come.

Choosing a Decorator/Baker:  When choosing a baker, at least 4-6 months ahead of time, you want to ensure that your choice is someone who comes with a portfolio, reference and one who can provide you with testimonials.  Make sure that your cake decorator.baker is using a health inspected kitchen, and is currently practising food safety!  A quality cake decorator will want to meet with you to discuss our cake design.

Personalizing Your Cake:  Your wedding cake should match the overall look and feel of your wedding, menu and the decor of your reception.  Do you like simple or unique?  Classic or personalized?  Shaped?  Stacked?  Fresh flowers or sugar flowers?

Choosing a Flavour: When choosing a flavour, you may want to consider what season you are having you wedding in  Summer offers up lighter lemon and berry flavours, while the fall leads more to flavours like pumpkin, or spice cake.  When it comes to frosting your cake, you can choose from buttercream frosting, fondant, gum paste and royal icing.

Pricing:  The most important thing to remember when you are pricing out a cake is your budget.  Wedding cakes are often priced on a per serving basis, and can vary anywhere from $2.00 per serving to $15.00!

Delivery:  When discussing details with your cake decorator, figure out who is responsible for delivery.  Having your cake delivered by the professional is your best bet. 

For more detailed information, head on over to JJ’s Custom Cakery Weddings section!

This editorial (written by me) was originally published in the East Kootenay Weddings book, January 2011.