A perfect wedding cake is probably the most important part of your wedding next to the wedding dress. You can easily expect to pay anywhere from $3 to $9 per person for your cake if you hire a professional cake decorator. If you have 150 people on your wedding list, you kind of figure out how much that will cost you. You can try to save by going for the simplest and least expensive cake. But do you really want to do that?
Many brides have come up with creative ideas that help they trim the budget and yet still have this beautifully designed cake. Number one, you don’t need to hire a professional cake decorator. At least not the ones that have a shop or store. Because they have markups. Find a freelancer who doesn’t own a shop will cost you much less. Number two, does anyone in your family decorate cakes? What about your friends? People in your church or other communities that you belong to? Let the word out and people will help.
Number three, get a quote from your grocery store. Now the bigger grocery stores all offer bakery services. Their prices are usually reasonable. You can also go for a non wedding cake and finish the touch up yourself. There are many ways to save on the wedding cake, don’t limit yourself to the most convenient places.