1.
Ask for a
PERSONAL tasting.
2.
Get all options
on flavors, fillings and icings.
3.
Ask if you can
design your own cake at no extra charge.
4.
Choose a baker
that can do what YOU want, not what THEY want.
5.
Ask about a FLAT
FEE per serving, so that there are no
additional charges for every little
thing. NO SURPRISES.
6.
Any extra charge
should come in the form of flowers or cake
topper. This should be clearly specified
at the beginning.
7.
Get everything in
writing!
8.
Ask when your
cakes will be baked. After all, you
don’t want them to sit in their freezers for
more than a week. (Cakes have to be
frozen to properly ice.)
9.
Ask when your
cakes will be iced and decorated. They
are technically ‘sealed’ when iced.
But you don’t want them sitting in the shop
for days prior to your wedding. They
still get a rather ‘old’ taste after
sitting out for more than a day or so.
The freshest cakes are iced the day before
your wedding.
10.
Does the baker deliver AND set up the
cake…or just drop it off? (Dropping it off
leaves it up to the caterer or venue wait
staff to complete. Most venues hate
that. There is too much liability.)
11.
Do they deliver
the tiers individually? Or already
stacked? (You want individual tiers delivered,
because it travels better, not to mention
it’s safer.)
12.
Do they
coordinate with the venue, caterer, florist,
etc. on delivery time, so everyone is on the
same page? After all, your baker knows
exactly what you want and how it should look
upon completion. And if there’s an
accident in setting it up, your baker has the
tools to fix any problem that may arise.
