Great food, great party!

Make sure you have fabulous food at your wedding – no party is a successful party unless the food is well-prepared. You want the menu to please as many people as possible without going over your budget, so finding that perfect caterer is an especially important part of planning your wedding.

When discussing the details with your caterer, here are some things to consider :

● Does your caterer provide sampling of the menu before you decide?
● Will the menu appeal to a wide variety of people?
● Pricing and packages.

For an outdoor wedding, you will need to put in a little more effort in the planning as there are a few more factors that could put a damper on your party :

Space – Is there enough for the whole set up and guests?
Parking availability – consider providing shuttle services if there isn’t enough space.
Terrain – This is important for your gazebos, tents, platforms and dance floors.
The weather – Do check your local weather forecast for the day(s) of your wedding.

Have your wedding cake and eat it too!

It’s all about individuality and customizing your wedding cake, these days. You can design the cake of your dreams – every size, shape, type, style, colour, flavour and design. Here are a few things to consider when talking with your cake designer :

Number of guests – This will help you decide how big your wedding cake should be. Your baker should be able to tell you the size of the wedding cake you should get.

Style – there are 1-inch pillar cakes, a 3-inch pillar cakes, stacked cakes, even flat cakes baked in an interesting shape or meaningful pattern. Also consider the number of tiers for your cake.

Filling – It can be anything from chocolate, cream, jam, frosting, curd, icing, mousse, fruit, to cream cheese and more. The choices are endless!

Frosting – There are 3 main types of frosting used in wedding cake decorating – butter
cream, whipped cream and fondant.

Price – The piece of your cake is calculated per slice and according to the number of guests.

Cost-cutting tips :
Get a smaller but elaborately – decorated cake, or consider a decorated dummy wedding cake for the display and sheet cake(s) for actual guest service.

Serve wedding cupcakes! Have individual cup cakes stashed up in one magnificent tier cake, decorated with embellishments from your wedding theme. It’s also easier to serve!