Wedding Cake Tips for the Budgeting Bride

With the beginning of every New Year comes a new crop of brides. A joyous time for all involved as dreams of the beautiful life you will create with your fiancé and especially your upcoming fairytale wedding float in your head. But, with the current economic situation, many a bride is scaling back on their wedding budgets while still attempting to ensure they get to live out their ideal wedding day. For many, the cake is a large part of that grand vision, but sometimes the cost can be prohibitive. Below, I’ve given some tips as to how to save on costs, while having the wedding cake of your dreams.

*Instead of ordering a large 3 or 4 tiered cake, consider getting a smaller cake and some undecorated sheet cakes. You still get to cut your pretty cake for the photos and your guests will never know they’re eating sheet cake.


*Consider bartering for a lower cost on your cake, by including the company name of your cake designer included in your wedding program. It will be a great advertising opportunity for the cake designer and will help lower your costs.

*Get in on the cupcake trend! Serving your guests individual cupcakes decorated in your wedding colors is a fun and whimsical way to feed your guests cake while helping your budget. Typically cupcakes are cheaper than ordering a 3 or 4 tier cake and each guest gets the joy of having their own individual cake.


*Choose buttercream over fondant. The look and versatility of fondant to cover wedding cakes is fantastic and growing in popularity every day, due to shows like Cakes Boss and Ace of Cakes. However, buttercream with its sweet, lovely goodness shouldn’t be discounted. Not only is it fantastic at covering a cake, but it can also be used to create fantastic designs on your cake. Additionally, it evokes wonderful memories of the cakes you made as a child in the kitchen with your mom and grandma.


These are just a few things you can do when trying to live within your wedding cake budget, but the most important thing to remember when it comes to wedding cake is get what you desire and have the best time eating it! :)

Sweet Cake wishes,
Ritzy Cakes