Wedding Cakes Expert Advice
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Your Questions
79 questions / 660 answers
Do cake makers provide toppers or do we source them ourselves?
If not, where is the best place to buy? (Can we hire any?)
Updated : 20/02/2023
10 answersHow far will a cake company deliver?
Hi there. We want to have an out-of-town wedding but are curious, if we find the cake we love, how far they can travel without getting wrecked, or how far cake companies are willing to deliver. Are there any extra costs? Thanks.
Updated : 3/02/2023
7 answersPopular vs surprising wedding cake flavours
Hi there - starting to think about wedding cake flavours. Curious to know what are the most popular and what guests love the most vs unique/surprising flavours they might not have tried before? What should we request at a cake tasting?
Updated : 5/12/2022
8 answersWhat wedding cake styles will be popular in 2024?
Hi there, what do you predict will be in/popular for wedding cakes in 2024/25? Are there any unique trends on the horizon?
Updated : 29/09/2022
6 answersCan any wedding cake be adapted to gluten free or vegan?
I'd like to have vegan and gluten-free options for my wedding cake. Is that doable? Can most types of cakes be made gluten-free or vegan? Would there be an extra charge for that? Thank you.
Updated : 20/06/2022
14 answersHow far in advance do we need to book a wedding cake?
What's the usual lead time on a wedding cake including tastings please?
Updated : 23/07/2021
12 answersEngagement party cake vs wedding cake
What would be the main difference between an engagement party cake and the wedding cake? Are there any traditions around this I should know about, like they should both look similar (in a theme) or the engagement cake should be smaller than the wedding cake? Thank you!
Updated : 29/04/2021
4 answersWhat do you do if the cake gets damaged in transit to or at my reception site?
Updated : 11/07/2019
6 answers