I was asked yesterday for a cake, what I could charge and what kind of cake I could do for the 20th anniversary of a restaurant here in my home town. It's already publicized (sp?) on the radion that there will be cake on Friday to celebrate... I didn't know they wanted me to do it until yesterday.
Anyway, I printed a pic of a cake I saved on my pewter (from here, but can't remember who made it ) Made a price in my head and went to meet the owners (mother and daugther). After talking to them, they told me that they wanted a cake for display, take pictures for the local newspaper with a special comment to say who made the cake, and get the same picture laminated to stay in the restaurant for years... and cakes to serve the people coming in. So I decided to offer them sheet cakes (one chocolate/one vanilla) at a discount price, and the 3-tier cake for free just for the exposure. I'll have to give them a huge lot of business cards, and a small board with my logo to show that it was done by me! The price I gave them for the sheet cakes cover my expenses that's all, for the sheet cakes AND the 3-tier cake. So I give them my time.... But that will bring lot and lot of business. Again, I'll be in the newspaper.. I just hope it won't be in the same week, I'd prefer at least a week appart just to remind people that I'm there!
I'm starting to bake this afternoon, and all the decorating part will be on Friday. I want the cake to be perfect!
BTW anyone knows what's the 20th anniversary thing? you know like : pearl, Silver, paper (I know it's not paper) I just can't remember. They want a BIG 20 as a topper and I wonder what color it should be to represent the 20th... I hope I was clear enough in my wording, sometimes I have difficulties with my English, I don't get to practice really often except for here.....

20th Wedding Anniversary

The twentieth wedding anniversary is represented by

Traditional: China

Modern: Bone china or platinum

Flower: Day lily

Gem: Emerald

So 20th anniversary is the platinum anniversary?

thanks Leni!

BTW welcome to CC!!!!

Ok I decided to go and google it and I've found this link, and I thought many others would appreciate it so here it goes

http://marriage.about.com/cs/anniversaries/a/wedannivideas.htm

it gives the meaning, the gems, the gifts and everything for wedding anniversaries from 1st to 100th!
Have fun

Just wanted to say how exciting this must be to get exposure like this! I hope it brings in lots of business for you.

(p.s. I never would have guessed that English isn't your first language. )

good luck!!