Wedding Forum - How much are you paying for your cake.........

Hi girls,

well, we have put the deposit down on our cake this week, but am starting to think that its too much money. The cake is costing us £390, it is three separate cakes, all different flavours. I thought this was a good price but everyone ive told say its too much money... what do you think?

ours is a 4 tier of all different flavour sponges, with pattern on 2 of the tiers, and sating burgundy ribbon and diamante broachs on the other 2, plus a plain white iced fruit cake for in the kitchen for cutting up and putting out for the guests that like it, dont know exact price as MIL2B is sorting it,but its about £200 xx

nothing wrong with that hun, at least u know what u getting is going to taste good, whch is the most important thing after all xx

I was buying one from M&S but now my MOH is making it for me

I didnt even think about going and getting a cake of the shelf, very good money saving option isnt it!! a bit late now for me though!! yes the four flavours im having are chocolate fudge, lemon madeira with lemon cream and jam filling, carrot cake and a fruit cake... my mouth is watering just thinking about them ummmmmm ummmmmm.... cake :) xxx

We were going to get one from either m&s or waitrose as ive tried both at two of my friends wedding and they were such a bargain and you can decorate them yourself or have them decorated. Id deffo recommend them as you'll get a tasty cake that wont cost the earth for it :D

My lovely auntie because we love cheesecake and are on a tight budget has offered to do a three tier various flavours cheesecakes so were happy with that :D xx

nowt lol, h2b uncle is making it as a wedding present, lucky us. his cakes are fab xx

Heya lysblanc yeah i understand hun. Well i personally preferred the m&s cake and my friends dad whos a chef in the catering business highly recommended to us the cake too as it was affordable and lovely tasting.

Pricier ones-The waitrose cakes are around £95-£100 for a soft iced wedding cake two tier (sponges you can have fruit or sponge or both) it served about 60 ppl at my friends wedding. They go up in price the more fancier u want it. You can see the list of wedding cakes on their website.

Cheaper ones-The m&s cake my best friend had that was a bargain was the 3 tier wedding cake which was £55 and she mix and matched the flavour sponges and it was lovely! But if you want something more fancy then they have the range and i think the most expensive is £200 they also do cupcakes : )

Hope that helps! xxx

I would have got mine from m&s but the bishop who is marrying me and h2b also owns bakeries so is offering me a wedding cake as a gift.

Me and H2B are going to make ours. I am looking forward to it, so will just be the cost of the ingredience

Gosh some really good prices!! i think i may have paid a bit over the odds but the way im looking at it is, it tastes gorgeous and weve saved in other areas.... that makes me feel better!! haha x

Mine is made out of cheese so very different and costing £150 for 4 tiers ( we had a wedding cake included in the package in america i am having an evening reception here for those that are confused lol )

Im getting mine for FREE yay my friend is making it as a wedding present having a four or 5 tier x

think that is average price! ours is 3 tiers, top sponge, middle chocolate and bottom fruit and it is costing £275. the first place that we quoted was just under £500. xx

Ours is 4 tiers for £400 x

we thought about the m&s ones janet there lovely arent they but your caterer one is cheaper result!! xx

ours is £450 for a three tier fruit cake. x

m&s ones are really lovely jen much nicer than a lot of the wedding cakes ive tasted that cost so much more but for us it came down to hassle free and letting the caterer do it was a relief to be honest im so clumsy i wouldnt want to have to deal with stacking it and moving it on a day when i will be a nervous wreck anyway lol xx

we are getting ours for free mil2b is making it :) xx

my mums buying ours its gonna cost £280 have pics on profile xxx

I'm not paying for mine but if I was it would cost over £400. I've been told that for a 3 tiered cake to charge people £300 basic, then depending on the decorations add more. I've just made a wedding cake for someone (photo is in my album) and what people don't always realise is that I've just spent the best part of 2 days decorating it alone, plus baking time. Add together the ingredients cost and an hourly wage for the decorating and you've got yourself an expensive cake!!! It's not just the physical item you pay for it's the skill that also goes into it.

Our's is going to be free as MIL2B is a fantastic baker and has offered to make our cake for us :) x

870 mine is 7 tiers and cutting slabs too.. all decorated with perals and diamonds