Wedding cakes are a must in weddings — and that’s the reason why cake designers can command a high price — a wedding is not “really” a wedding without the bridal cake! But the truth is, you don’t have to spend much on your wedding cake — if you follow these simple tips. Read on and be amazed on how much you can save!

Since wedding cakes are usually served to the guests after the cake and wine ceremony, it goes without saying that if you have less guests, you need a smaller cake, and you can save on that already! ;-) So our first tip is, try to trim down your guestlist and buy an appropriately sized wedding cake. Or buy a different (cheaper) cake to be served to your guests.

Now, while we want our wedding cakes to be fully decorated and fabulous, hand-constructed gum paste or sugar paste flowers can get expensive if you need lots of it! The cheaper alternative? Substitute these costly decors with fresh fruits and flowers – even more stunning than the usual “fake” flowers! =) Also, keep your design simple and classy.

Last, you can try to have a dummy wedding cake. That way you can have your multi-layer, towering cake without spending much. How does it work? Instead of paying for extra true cake layers, ask your baker to create faux layers consisting of iced Styrofoam. The guests wouldn’t know the difference — unless you’ll serve the wedding cake! Hehe!

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