Specialty Wedding Cakes
Create Wedding Memories That Last A Lifetime With a Customized Cake
Modern brides are looking details they can incorporate into their weddings to make them extraordinary. Specialty wedding cakes can give your wedding that unique touch.
Specialty wedding cakes were once the stuff that bakers’ dreams were made of – now, asking for a beer bottle groom’s cake and bridal shower cake that mimics a shopping bag and a pair of shoes to the finest detail is little more than commonplace. If you're looking for that ultra special touch to add to your wedding reception, dream up a theme cake or wedding cake that will make your guests' mouths drop. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you decide to go that extra mile and order a cake that is unique as you and your husband to be.
Choose Your Baker Wisely
That goes without saying, whether you’re ordering an exact replica of the Hindenburg for your wedding or a traditional three-tier cake. Every baker should have a portfolio, detailing in photos the cakes they’ve created for other weddings and events. Pore over the details of each cake, comparing them to what you had in mind for your own – does this particular baker’s style suit your wedding? Remember, you don’t have to make a decision right away. Take some time to browse a few different cake portfolios to find the baker that’s right for you.
Help Your Baker Out
If you’re an artist, great. You can draw a picture of what you want your wedding cake to look like. Unfortunately though, most of us can only use a pencil to write down important phone numbers and driving directions. If you want your specialty wedding cakes to be a certain color or texture, bring along a swatch of fabric that is similar to what you’re looking for. If it’s a theme cake, bring along a photograph or two. Your baker will love the visual references and you’ll get a cake that looks more like what you want it to.
Get Feedback
It’s important that you converse with your baker so that you are both on the same page about your special cake. If you have an “all or nothing” attitude about your cake and what you want it to look like, throw that out the window right now. Listen to your baker and what they think about your specialty wedding cakes – remember, they’ve been in the business a lot longer than you. If they mention something would look better another way, give it a shot. Just make sure that your baker doesn’t stray completely away from your original plan.
