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If you're already over-budget, then go with the cheaper cake. It sounds perfectly lovely, and your guests will just enjoy their cake, not knowing that there was a more expensive option. There's no reason to buy the best of everything for your wedding, just because it's available.
If you are already over budget, go with the cheaper cake.
It depends on what your priorities and big ticket items are in your wedding. If you are splurging on a lovely and fancy dinner, the cake should be in the same theme. You wouldn't want to have a filet mignon item and follow it up with sheet cake at a fancy restaurant (although sheet cake is amazing, it's just not what you would expect). $200.00 can be broken down into a few changes in your lifestyle, or holding back on something else, like the above posters said.
If you are a foodie and food is important to you, go with the more expensive cake.
@LuckyJuls: Actually, sheet cake is a good point. OP, could the first baker's price be brought down by doing a combination of sheet and tiered cake?
Are they doing it by headcount? Ironically our bakery bakes the same sized cakes for 75-125 people... and charges by the "head." Given that we were already serving dessert as part of our 11 course banquet, we gave a lower headcount and got the cake at a lower price. Sheet cake is also a great way around this.
I serving a very fancy sit down coursed meal. So in a way I completely agree with LuckyJuls, the cake should be amazing to follow. But then on the other hand after four courses and drinks are people just having a few bites and then getting up to party?
The cheaper baker also gives us a free anniversary cake, but the second baker has the most amazing menu and specialty cakes and I could see us using her for our "cake lady" and getting cakes from her for different occassions in our future....
@vickyness: she was telling me how much each tier served so that's how we determined it. We are picking two flavors and serving each guest smaller slices of each flavor so I think we need to go with a higher head count.
If you are over budget go with the cheaper cake. In a year no one will remember what your cake tasted like except you. Spend the money on something more lasting like photography.
Love dulce de leche, but I'd go for the cheaper cake. I have been to a few weddings where I've gone back while dancing to "taste the cake" and it had already been cleared... DARN IT!
@Missloveknot: I doubt each guest will want 2 pieces of cake. They may not like both flavors or may be too full for both. I think you should count 1 piece per person and get the more expensive cake. I have seen brides count one slice per person and still have half of their cake left over. You'd be surprised at how many people skip the cake either because they are too busy having fun or just outright don't want any.
if the second cake taste also ok, I say go with the cheaper one since you already overbudget. As long as the cake is moist, people generally don't remember what the cake taste like.
Another route to go is to make a smaller cake display from the expensive one, and then have some sheet cakes served from the back. It should bring down the price?
@aheavel: I am serving two small pieces of cake, it will be equivalent in size to one piece of cake, just two options of flavor.
I was definitely leaning towards the cheaper one but my six year old came home and tried them bothloved loved the more expensive one and said he liked the cheaper one a little! Great.
@aheavel: I am serving two small pieces of cake, it will be equivalent in size to one piece of cake, just two options of flavor.
I was definitely leaning towards the cheaper one but my six year old came home and tried them bothloved loved the more expensive one and said he liked the cheaper one a little! Great.
I personally wouldn't want two small different flavored pieces equally one regular size. I would just want one regular sized piece of one flavor. But then again, I wouldn't want a 'fancy' flavor either. That's just me though.
I'd go with the cheaper one. Your guests won't know the difference between the expensive cake and the cheaper cake because they're not going to taste both. I don't think your 6 year old will remember how the cakes he tasted today (then again, who knows what kids will and won't remember! haha) so I think it would really be fine to go the cheaper route on this.
Another thing you might consider is how reliable each baker is. Maybe one is a little less reliable than the other. Maybe see if you can get some reviews from other people and see what they thought of the service.
@Missloveknot: Even if they are two small pieces I still think a lot may get wasted. Just because you like both flavors doesn't mean everyone else at the wedding will like them both. They may not even like one. It's not to say your cake will taste bad, some people are just picky. I know a lot of times my FI and I each get a different flavor and share. I just don't want you to end up with a ton of wasted cake and have it be a waste of money, especially if you decide to go with the tastier/more expensive one. Also, something else to consider - they tend to slice the cake pretty small as it is, I am not sure how they would be able to cut the size in half. Just my 2 cents.
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So I had three cake tastings today and I can't decide what to do! The first one I love! Her cake was the best and she haspall of this unique cakes, we are thinking dulce de leche and chocolate raspberry torte.....the second was more pick your flavor and add your fillInge and icing, which was pretty good but not as good as the first. The difference in price is $185-$220 depending on servings and what I decide on a cake stand. Is the better cake worth the $200 difference!? Ugh, I am over budget already, not sure what to do. Any advice?