How Much Of Deal Would You Give Just To Get Experience?
Decorating By springlakecake Updated 8 May 2007 , 1:21pm by tyty
My SIL has a good friend whos sister is getting married. (Does that make sense?? LOL!) Anyway my SIL's friend has inquired about me making a wedding cake (which I have never done). It was mentioned before that the couple who is getting married had thought about making their own cake at one point. Thus I am thinking that they are trying to save money. I am thinking maybe they are hoping I could give them a deal to get the experience. Which isnt totally out of line....BUT this wedding would be like 3 hours away. Obviously that is a heck of a delivery, but my husbands parents live in the area, so we could make it just a weekend trip to see them as well. Also it was mentioned that they might just want a small wedding cake for display and have sheet cakes from costco in the back. So that makes me a little worried about my image, but since it is far away, maybe not a big deal. Let me get to my question. Just how much of a deal would you give just to get the experience? My husband thinks it is just not worth it since I have so many concerns. I havent called her back yet and need advice from my cc friends!
I am not in the cake biz, but I think if you are going to go through all the time and effort to do a cake for them since they are 3 hours away, that it be a full size cake, Also, If you want to do it at cost, plus travel expenses ( aka gas money) that might be more in your price range. But my guess is that even if you do it at cost plus travel it would be cheaper for the to order a weddiing cake at costco.
I guess it all depends on how bad you really want to make their cake.
I guess it comes down to how badly you want to do a wedding cake. 
Personally, I wouldn't drive that long with a cake that I am discounting. The dummy cake might not be a bad option, but again, that is time consuming and costly as well.
Good luck with your decision.
Angie
I think as much as you may want the experience this may not be the best scenario for practice. #1 - It will be a small wedding cake as mentioned and for display only with costco cake served. It may be far but you don't know where their guests will be travelling from. I don't know about you, but a first anything cake practice or not is always a bit stressful for me. I think you wll end up putting more effort and cost than what its worth. Just my opinion, HTH
Ditto....to what everyone so far has shared. You have to think about this and believe me.....setting a cake up 3 hours away.....and I am taking it that most of the friends, relatives, etc....are from that area.....then you may have to be ready to ask yourself if you are willing to drive that far again in case someone wants a cake from that area. I just set up a cake this past weekend.....was an hour away but the bride forgot to share with me that it was past the town I was to deliever to.....way out on a small winding road. Made it fine.....but I was mis-led some. Now I got a call already from another girl, yesterday from the same town. I said, NO to the cake order.....because it took way too much time driving so far one way and then back.....and I had another cake to set up later in the evening. So...if you have allot of doubts or worries over it....it may not be worth it, especially since they are wanting it at a more discount price even.
Thanks...I havent gotten the details about this, and I am kind of ASSUMING a lot of things at this point just by a few things that have been said. But I think you guys are right. If they do want only a small cake and are hoping for a deal, it probably isnt worth it. I mean gas money alone would probably be $50. Plus supplies etc. I dont know how much they wnat to spend, but if it is only like $100 or something I wouldnt be making any money on it. It would be different if it were for a family member or friend, but I dont even know these people. Plus yes...1st wedding cake is stressful enough...not to mention that it would be 3 hours away from home. Of course if they were planning to make their own cake, they probably werent expecting TOO much LOL!
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