Your wedding cake

Feature by Jessica Rugg



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     There are so many options with wedding cakes and the more elaborate you get the more expensive it gets.

     Cakes are usually priced by the slice. Price per slice can range anywhere from $1.50 to $12.00.

     To save money you could order a small version of your dream wedding cake and have sheet cakes made of matching flavors and colors to be cut in the kitchen or back room to be distributed to your guests.

     To make your cake look bigger you could get the top few tiers made of Styrofoam and decorate it with frosting to match the rest of the cake and just cut the bottom tiers.

     Jodi Rugg loves to decorate cakes. "There are so many options and variations! It's always fun to get creative with a cake," Rugg said.

     There are ways to save money on the frosting also. "Fondant icing is more expensive than buttercream or you could get pre-made sugar-flower detailing instead of hand-made flowers," Rugg said.

     Cupcake tiers are getting more and more popular recently. They are generally cheaper, easier to serve, and fun for the kids at your reception to eat.

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You still get to cut the little cake on top with your groom, and serving the rest becomes so much easier!
 

     And you can still get creative with the frosting and decorations!

     Wedding cakes are generally white, but there are lots of fun ways to add color and tie it in with the colors of your wedding.

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     Talk to your baker about pricing options and get his or her creative input before you make any decisions.

     Have fun and get creative!