Cut wedding cake costs with a fake cake
Planning a wedding in a weak economy is one of the most stressful things you can put yourself through. Tack the word "wedding" onto any item for sale and its price magically triples. Did you know that the average cost of a wedding in the US is almost $30,000? That's a staggering amount to spend on one day.Wedding cakes, for instance, are a surprisingly huge chunk of these expenses. According to the Bridal Association of America, a typical wedding cake costs $550. Compare that to a $20 sheet cake you can get at Costco that tastes just as good, and ask yourself if it's really worth it to spend that kind of money just because it's tradition.
I understand that no bride wants her wedding to look like a low-budget affair, and a beautiful cake is part of a beautiful wedding. That's why lots of couples these days are buying fake cakes for display, then serving guests from a more economical sheet cake.
CakeRental.com offers these wedding cake look-a-likes (see photo), which come with a hollow compartment so you can put a real piece of cake inside and do the traditional cake-cutting ceremony without ever giving away the ruse to your guests. The website allows customers to select from pre-designed cakes or custom design their own. Some of these designs are really fancy, and the best part is that when your wedding is over, you can give away your "cake" to be reused, or maybe even sell it to another cost-conscious bride!
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12-09-2008 @ 10:09AM
canosa catering said...
Why get a fake wedding cake?? just shop around, there are great bakeries that will not charge you a lot and the cake will be great. every bakery will allow you a sample tasting so just plan ahead and take your time price shopping. Do the same with your caterer, DJ, function hall, florist and even the Priest. Ask to go to functions they are doing for someone else, they will allow you to stop by and see how they operate. But plan a year out, time flys when you're planning any function...
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12-09-2008 @ 10:18AM
Jennifer said...
I live in NYC, my family lives in the Boston area and I used Canosa Catering for my wedding 2 years ago. They got me the best cake, it was a 4 tier cake with the stairs and waterfall (I know, it was tacky..lol). Roger the owner met us at the bakery and walked us through the tasting and selection of the best cake for us. He then met us at our home with Filet Mignon for dinner for my fiance, his parents and mine. This was to discuss the DJ, Florist & Limo. He did all this work for us without even knowing if we were going to hire him. He knew we were on a tight budget so he offered to help us for free. In the end we did hire him to cater our wedding and it was fabulous, the cake was incredible and the rest of the food was great too. I see a lot of bad written about this company and do not know what thats all about but it does not affect our opinion. We hired him to do some stuff for us over the holiday. We even ordered a bunch of pastries and cakes, he took us back to the same bakery and the tasting was great... I agree with him 100%, NO FAKE Cakes
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12-11-2008 @ 10:34PM
kat said...
This is sooo cheesy. How about this: why are you having 100+ people at the reception if money is this much of a concern?? How about the novel concept of less people to feed and a better quality of food/service?? With the "average cost" running around $30,000 for some 3rd rate hotel chicken and a bunch of cheeseball chocolate fountains and "candy tables" is $550 for the cakereally that outrageous?
If you can't even afford the EDIBLE cake that you want for your most important day, can you even afford to be getting married??! What's even more insane-- these broke cheapos will be cranking out a newborn in the very near future--perhaps used diapers will be in order then.
PS: Those sheetcakes from Costco do NOT even APPROACH being "just as good" as a baker's best effort. They're not even real food-- lard or shortening with water and egg powder??Gross.
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12-17-2008 @ 10:11PM
kat said...
Oh.. by the way, the best way to start off your new life together with a bunch staged "ruses" ??...making this fake-cake popularity perhaps the phoniest, cheesiest and henceforth typically middle-american shamltz I've seen in a long time. Bet your life on astro-turf, "silk flowers", painted plaster angles and roomsful of Mor furnishings in these couples' new "homes".
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12-26-2008 @ 6:50PM
Dauphine said...
Want to save a fortune, be eco-friendly, and keep everyone you know happy, including yourselves??? ELOPE!!! Get married by your local Justice of the Peace and send out recycled paper marriage announcement cards that say, "In lieu of gifts, a generous donation has been made in your name to the (newlywed's) Honeymoon in Tahiti Fund. Thank you for your love and support as we celebrate our married life together."
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