Post # 1
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Worker bee
Hi ladies!
I’m currently looking for my wedding cakes and honestly I just can’t justify spending $1000+ on a cake. I’ve talked to some wedding cake bakeries who offer to do a smaller wedding cake with an additional sheet cake to feed the guests but it really doesn’t bring the cost down much.
Growing up my mom always used Weis cakes for birthdays, big events, etc. and we always received the greatest compliments so I’m interested in using them for my wedding!
I’m looking for advice from any bee’s who’ve used grocery store wedding cakes for their wedding (specifically Weis or Wegmans). I’ve seen some things online that they do customized wedding cakes but I can’t seem to get much more information so any input would be greatly appreciated!
Post # 2
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Buzzing bee
- Wedding: Malibou Lake Mountain Club
trace107 : we did Nothing Bundt Cakes!!! Below is a pic of our wedding. We bought a total of 10 small ones and this two tier for i think $250?
Post # 3
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Worker bee
I am ordering 6 Whole Foods Berries and Cream Cakes for 45 people. They are my favorite cake, so I thought why not? The restaurant will place them at the center of each table when the time comes. That cost about $120 in total. Restaurant had cake stands for us to use, so that was even better!
Post # 4
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Worker bee
SmilingMrsD : I love that! A little unconventional (which I love) but beautiful!
Post # 5
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Worker bee
weddingventing : Ooo I didn’t even consider Whole Foods. That’s great, you know what you like so why not use it and save money in the process!
Post # 6
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Bumble bee
SmilingMrsD : We are also doing nothing bundt cakes! They are so good!!! We have a traditional looking cuting cake that is a small 2 tier cake from a baker. We are doing 10″ cakes and bundtinis!!! 🙂
Post # 7
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Blushing bee
trace107 : The one thing that always stuck with me with respect to beautiful “traditional” wedding cakes is that they often don’t taste very good, either because they are bland or because they had to have a certain structure/dryness to hold up everything. I also am not a fan of the whole “sheet cake” in the back to save money tradition.
It was very important for me to get the taste right, not the look. The cake I picked is delicious – fluffy, moist, light, and just the right amount of sweetness.
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/sites/default/files/styles/promo/public/media/Bakery-Berry-Chantilly-Cake.jpg?itok=MxxzWd6d
Post # 8
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: September 2017 - Poppy Ridge Golf Course
Another fan of Nothing Bundt Cakes! 😄 I’m usually not a cake person and agree with theotherbride, traditional cakes aren’t very tasty in my experience. But this place is really good. We’re getting about 10 dozen bundtinis, six different flavors and one small cutting cake for $238. Taste is priority for us.
Post # 9
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Helper bee
we did cupcakes and cut a small cake from whole foods. the cupcakes were amazing, and we got to have about 6-8 different flavors!
Post # 10
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Helper bee
SmilingMrsD : Ah thats my favorite place ever!!!
Post # 11
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Worker bee
pepper318 : I originally didn’t want to go the cupcake route because I wanted to do the whole cake cutting thing but why can’t I just do both! I love that. Plus you can do a bunch of different flavors of cupcakes. You all are opening my mind, thank you!
Post # 12
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Helper bee
trace107 : you’re welcome!! it truly saves a lot of money plus the cupcakes tasted amazing!