Choosing Wedding Cakes

How To Select Beautiful Wedding Cakes?

No wedding receptions will be complete without the wedding cakes.

Nowadays there are so many styles, themes, size, colors and type to choose from. Apart from the traditional three-tiers, you now can have the sporty, funniest to the wackiest, the eleglant to the sophisticated designs.

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Yes, you can customise any cake you want although the complicated designs will need skillful and innovative bakers and the price don't come cheap. Traditional whole cakes have been replaced by colors, chocolate, coffee, fresh fruits and flowers and many more new exotic flavors and designs are coming into the market. So while you are busy doing your wedding planning, don't forget to write down this item in your wedding planning checklist and spend some time shopping around and tasting delicious wedding cakes and decide which bakery is the best in town.

Ask questions

Please do ask your bakers many questions, it will help to know what kind of ingredients goes into the cake, icing, decorations etc. Ensure that they give you a breakdown of all the items the decorations including delivery charges. Ask how the cakes can match the theme, co-ordinate with your wedding flowers, tuxedo, gowns, bridesmaids' dresses and work with the wedding florist on your wedding day.

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Choosing the baker

Most bakeries allow you to sample their cakes and show you a large portfolio for your selection. Do take note of interesting pictures taken at the various wedding receptions and how different couples decorate their wedding receptions according to the different themes. You can get some inspiration and come up with your very own idea and theme for your wedding. Don't forget to incorporate these ideas in your selected wedding cakes!

Ordering

Once you have decided on the bakery, reserve a date and place deposit for your cake to be delivered on your wedding day. Most bakery will need about one-and-half to two months' notice.

Delivery

Get your maid-of-honour or your mum to call the bakery two days before your wedding day to ensure that the baker is right on track on their delivery. Just in case.

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