40 Questions that you must ask your wedding cake maker

Your wedding deserves the perfect cake. Do you already know the trends for wedding cakes in 2023? As well as the bride’s wedding dress, the wedding cake is another very acclaimed and iconic part for the big day, the moment when the cake is cut is becoming one of the most favourable parts of the wedding dinner.

Therefore, it is necessary that you have different questions in mind that you must ask your favourite cake makers so that they can make you the wedding cake of your dreams. You will see that it is not impossible! 

Read on, and we will tell you which 40 questions that you must ask to make sure that your wedding cake is a success. 

Remember that it should reflect your personality!

Check availability

1. Are you available on my wedding day?
2. If this date is busy, can you make more than one wedding cake on the same day?

Be clear about the price

3. How do you price your cakes? Will the price vary according to the design and flavours that I choose?

4. What is the minimum price for a cake per person?

5. What recommendations will you be able to give me so that I can maximise my budget?

6. Do you have a list of prices that I can take away?

7. What are the shipping and assembly costs for the cake?

8. If you provide decorations and ornaments for the cakes, a knife to cut the cakes, supports for the cakes, etc. what are the rates?

9. What would be the final price of my cake?

10. Is there an additional cost that I should take into account?

11. Is there some type of extra charge for cake tastings?

Verify the guarantees that are offered

12. What happens if the cake is damaged on its way to or at the reception?

13. What is the refund policy if for whatever reason I need to cancel my order? 

14. What happens if I am not happy with the cake?

Make sure about timings

15. How far in advance should I order my wedding cake from you?

16. When will I receive my contract with you?

17. When will the amount for the wedding cake have to be paid?

18. How much time in advance of the wedding will the cake be made?

19. How is the final payment due?

Confirm their training and experience

20. Where did you receive your training?

21. How long have you been in business? Do you have a licence and are you insured?

22. How many weddings have you done?

23. Will you be able to provide me with 3 or 4 recent brides that I can contact to get references? 

24. Do you have a portfolio of your work that I can see, and have you got all of your cakes in it?

25. Do you have all the health certificates in order?

Make sure the services that you want can be done

26. What are your specialities?

27. Can you design a personalised cake that coincides with my theme, dress or colour combination, or does it have to be selected from the designs that already exist?

28. If I give you a picture of what I would like, could you recreate it? 

29. I have a family cake recipe, could you adapt it for my cake design?

30. If I don’t have a clear vision of what I would like, do you offer some design ideas based on my theme? 

31. What flavours and fillings do you have?

32. What are the different ingredients that you normally use?

33. Are there organic or vegan options?

34. Do you make fondant and buttercream icing?

35. Do you also decorate the table that the wedding cake is on? 

36. Do you freeze cakes?

37. What are the wedding cake trends that you work with? 

38. What cake sizes do you have available? 

39. In floral cake decorations, do you use natural or edible flowers?

40. Can you transport the cake to the wedding venue or does it have to be collected?

Have you made a note of everything? These essential questions when choosing a wedding cake will make sure that you have no doubts and so you can be sure to hire a cake maker who won’t let you down on your big day. 

Do you know that at Perfect Venue we can help to give you the wedding cake of your dreams? Get in contact with us!