please....
first wedding! cake!
i already gave a price....
but will like to know how lost i am.....
please? it is for 100 people ......

i dont know if this cake i took it from here or somewhere else..
i will go in galleries and look for it...
but if you find this is your cake god bless you!
this will be my first wedding cake im so exited

i couldnt find it in gallery

What sizes are the cakes? It looks like the bottom cake is not as tall as the other tiers. You may say it serves 100, but I might have a different serving size than you is why I am asking what sizes the cakes are. Then I can give you an estimate for how much I would charge. But you will need to take into consideration the prices in your also.

well i hear...the wedding cakes are supossed to be 4inch tall each tier at least that is what i told her
she wants this cake design for 100 people
so looking at the charts of servings
a 10"
8"
6"
will be for 100people
the one on top wont count they will keep it and freze it for their aniversary
so it will have 4 tiers like this one
now the flowers how you guys do that?
you charge it separate right?

Ok then for a 10", 8" , and 6" my price would be $300 with only a buttercream filling.
If they wanted one layer of filling my price would be $350.
If they wanted the two layers of cake torted so there were three layers of filling my price would be $475

These prices do not include the flowers. I do not make flowers yet so I would take the price that I would pay plus 15% and charge them this cost.

This price also does not include delivery.

Ginger08 did this cake its in my favorites!

thank you!
i did tell her 350$
but that included this flowers!
i know they usually charge extra per flower i think
but this is my first wedding....
and honestly....i had people interested in my cakes but they never call i guess they expect to pay a lot less
so when she said ok....
i was oh! ok....
this first wedding cake means a lot for me....
so i hope will open me more doors for new customers ..i hope..
but i am nervous... i never did this flowers ...but i never did other of the stuff i end up making and i think is not bad?
so i hope i can make it
i think i can...
thanks any other help i will apreciate
i have to see her again this weekend..
and if she decides another design i want to be more prepare...

good luck keep us posted!!!!!!!

I don't mean to burst the bubble here, but it you do a 10/8/6, it will NOT look like the cake in the picture. You won't have enough room to place your flowers. Those tiers are either 3 to 4 inches difference, so you would want something more like a 12/9/6, or even a 14/10/6. Sorry. If you look at cakes in the gallery, you'll see what I mean. The ones that only have 2" difference in tier size look more 'tower' shaped. The ones w/ 3 to 4" difference look more like the one in your picture. I hope that makes sense.

arosstx-you beat me to it! lol! I was sitting here thinking the same thing! You could go with a 6/10/14 (round) combo and get 110 serves. I say a 6/9/12 (round) serves about 92.

Does the bride want the square on the bottom?

It's also important when pricing out your cakes that you go per serving and if you notice above, you probably won't ever hit the exact # the bride is looking for so they have to decide if they want slightly less or slightly more but they still pay for all the serves they get! And I charge for the top tier. Some don't but I can't afford to give away 10 servings. Like dh said "is someone going to eat it? Well, then charge for it".

Very important to price out your ingredients, supplies, etc so you know how much you are spending to know how much you need to charge and look at the prices your area will support.

Good luck with it! It's a beautiful design!

Just make sure you put everything in writing. Have her initial and date a sketch of the final design. earlenescakes.com has a sample contract that you can alter to suit your needs. It's a great starting place to make your own contract and it helps to keep you from forgetting the small details.

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ok im begging for help again.....
can you guys help figuring out the size of the tiers?
the one on the botton looks is like a 2" then the one in top 3"? 4"?
the one in top of that one looks taller right?
im almost finish with the flowers... those daisies are killing me....hard to make with the cutter i have....

but almost done.....
the green on the leaves hmmmm i wonder what green to use...it looks like the add a little of brown dust right? after it was dry .... ?
any help???
please?/?/?

im so nervous ...... i feel worst than the bride probably....
fisrt wedding cake..... oh man! i will start pulling my hair i think....

Imo it looks like the bottom is 2",2nd and 3rd are 4" and top is 3".
It is a beautiful cake. I don't think the top is taller than the second and third one. I am not sure which green that it is unless its like a moss green or maybe a lighter olive green. take a breather, everything will work out just fine.... I can't wait to see the picture so make sure you post it.

Are you doing the tiers square? If so you really only need 3 tiers to feed 100. A 4/8/12 combo-square,saving the top tier will give you 104 serves. If she wants the 4 tiers you could make a dummy for the bottom.

hmmmm
i have been looking and looking at the picture....
starting from the botton going up...
the first one i give a 2" tier
second a3 1/2" maybe?
third a 4" 1/2
the one on the top i think is a 4 "
??????????/
i think that is why it looks like a french tower .. kind of thing....
i think if i make it like that will look like that?
cause if you see the second and 3rd tier
the 3rd looks taller than 2?
and second looks the same as the one on top?

i know....it is more servings but i want to make that cake....
i give free cakes sometimes...well why not free cake...
when the person is trusting me her cake knowing im a newbie?
and that way i have a first wedding cake...that i hope looks a litle bit like this one....
so far i think it wont look bad
the only thing she wants it ivory with the yellow of the flowers more like autumn colors
so i hope! it looks good...
i think I trust my self.. i think....

The bottom tier is def on a single layer. For that layer, I would torte and fill with bc. The other tiers look the standard 4in height. I think it's just the camera angle that's making you think they are different. I'll tell ya' I don't measure my final tier heights so I'm sure they could be off by 1/2in or so but I can't ever really tell in the final product. Don't worry yourself crazy over something like that. Just make them the standard size except for the bottom tier.

my husband told me the same thing
it is the camera....
ok....
i will see how it looks when i make them...
it is for the oct 13th
i dont like that number!!!!!!
i hope i dont get my self in to a nightmare! at least is not tuesday 13 or friday
thanks a lot....
im taking pictures as i go....
just in case looks good ... to share
i dont know if is other ways to do it....but that is the way i figure it out....i never made flowers except for my cabbage looking first roses in my first cake
ok... let me go to finish those flowers i think i will finish them today..i hope......
thank you guys again....

ok here i came!
oh you dont know what I went thru....
the big one broke when i was trying to put filling
i made another one...
scared it wont cook good....
so anyway made it did
i got so sick
my head hurted like crazy! i couldnt keep working...
so to make it short...
i didnt have time for a decoration..that i would love to have at least 3 hours ..more...
well i took it late! thanks God...i made it before the bride.....
i did whatever i could there didnt have time to put the flowers nicer and good.....
but she love it!
she called me the same night to thank me.....
i was so happy she did...
and you know what?
with all that mess and troubles i went thru...
i forgot my camera!
they email me this pictures she wil get me the professionals she said....
the cala moved on top!

i hope they have pictures of the cake when i just left....
well what do you think did i graduate ?



well first wedding cake first time flowers
and i was so inspired that night that i had another order and did this one
hope you like it
thanks a lot for the help!

Great job maisza! Beautiful cakes!!

I was not in the conversation but I was reading the post and I was filling so nervous for you.
I can't believe your cakes turn out so beautiful, you are so talented you need to have more confidence on yourself.
Congratulation!!!!

I wanna make daisies like yours They are so lovely. what cutters did you use? When are you coming on vacation to Florida??

Nice work fellow newbie! My first paying wedding cake was extremely stressful for me but the B&G loved the result which gave me the confidence to continue. Keep it up!

Beautiful cakes! It really says something when a bride calls you on her WEDDING NIGHT to thank you for your work! Your flowers are very nice--did you make them?

thank you!
i really going to believe that they are nice
i think
hhahah
people has been saying that
it makes me feel so good
specialy when i didnt take any training
not even wilton
well thank a lot
yeah it was so so stressful
i honestly tough i got myself in a big hole days before the wedding
not really decorating it...
make that size of cake!
but i guess bad experiences makes you strong
i did really got so sick you dont know
my head hurted like crazy! and then got nauseas and more headache i call my hubby thousands of times crying
i cant make it!
but thanks god it is over....
now i have a step by step of the flowers if you want it?
the cutters were so hard to deal with ...try to get the pme daisies sunflower 3 piece set cutters they are better..i dint have them then
i use fmm set

oh forgot to say i live in florida