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I Really Need Some Advice On This!
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'm in a predicament and really don't know how to address it. We were at my nephews engagement party and they had a lovely cake which I commented on and they told me the same person was going to do the wedding cake. In a rash moment I offered to buy the wedding cake as a wedding present and they were delighted. Anyway I've just been informed by my nephew that his fiance has decided to go with a different cake designer and they have chosen the cake and its going to cost - wait for it- £450! I'd budgeted at around £250 for the cake and although I could pay it, I feel its grossly extravagant for a cake -its just two layers of sponge! I feel I've been taken advantage of. What do I do? Gulp and pay the £450 or say something and offer to pay towards the cake -but what can I say that will not sound mean?
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If you can afford it, pay it imho. You said you'd buy a wedding cake and like it or not £450 for a wedding cake is pretty reasonable by a lot of Bridezillas standards. I personally think wedding cakes are a huge amount for what they are too but unless you cant afford it you did say you'd buy a cake without really clarifying how much that would caost you. If you c ant...
16:59 Tue 23rd Sep 2014
Mazie, my wife baked for a 21st a couple of years back, now the young man in question is autistic so it was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed, a local superstar baker made his cake as a gift but my bosslady did things like toadstools made oompa loompas various wee things. She was offered £500 to do another childs birthday party a few weeks later, cale and lots of little bits round whatever then theme was.... if you are in a wealthy area Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire.... money is no limits
It is like everything else, whether it be a cake or flowers or photos or whatever, as soon as it is mentioned that it is for a wedding they just stick a nought on the end of the figure and everyone seems to accept it. All I hear is people saying how much weddings cost and how the average is now roughly £18,000 - but it does NOT have to be, it is ridiculous.
Maizie, I've paid for the cake. Its not like I couldn't afford the money it was the shock that anyone could buy a cake for that price. Following research I've realised its about the average for a three tier designer cake. Lesson learnt,from now on no more 'offering' to pay for anything, I shall offer a 'contribution towards'.
Even if it was a shock, I do think it's lovely when people pay for different parts of a wedding rather than giving a present to the B&G that they don't really want/need.
For our wedding, a family member paid the registrar, someone else bought the wine for the reception, my niece paid for our cake - etc - it was lovely and we really appreciated it, and the contributors felt they'd had a hand in the organisation.
For our wedding, a family member paid the registrar, someone else bought the wine for the reception, my niece paid for our cake - etc - it was lovely and we really appreciated it, and the contributors felt they'd had a hand in the organisation.
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£120 for these.....
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...and £200 for the princess..... Mental!!
Just a thought here, but are you or a friend, able to make the cake yourself? My son's mother in law made their wedding cake, fruit cake and FULL of alcohol, and then I paid to get it decorated. A chef from the University decorated it for me. That was 10 years ago and cost me about £60 as I remember it, that was for three tiers!
