A friend of a friend called me a week ago to order a wedding cake for a wedding in two weeks but mentioned that she's trying to fit it in her budget and that her "cake lady" had somehow turned out to be not available or something. It was for 75 people but had to be transported to a town 45 minutes away over a pass...so I had to charge delivery for that also...She wasn't sure on design, so I gave her a basic cake quote and said I'd wait til I heard from her.
Anyway I hadn't heard back from her, so I called her today to sort of nudge her and also because I always get payment 10 days ahead, which we are approaching.
She said she'd been meaning to call and that her fiance had said no to spending that for the cake, and that they'd found one for $1.00 a slice. I said "Wow" and asked where she got that price, and she said Walmart, and that they tried the icing, and it "wasn't too bad" and "It doesn't really matter. To me the cake is not that big a part of the wedding anyway." 
what?
I was very nice about it because I do totally understand budget issues, so I said "Great, and yeah--haha--you guys don't have to actually eat it...haha". She said, "I'm sure your cakes really good and are worth the $, but we had to find something cheaper. For something that really matters, like my mom's birthday, (me: ), I'll call you. But for this one, I don't want anything fancy. I'm just going to stick my toss bouquet in the top, and that's all the decoration it will get." 
I was very nice to her and said "no problem, good luck with your wedding" etc, and we parted on friendly terms, but I was thinking, since when is a wedding not "something important"??? 
Oh well...I can do without the long drive, plus the friend who told her to call me is so into selling my cakes that I should hire her as my agent, lol. And she'll be at the wedding, so I figure I'll probably hear from her on How It Turns Out. (Actually I do hope it's Ok, for their sake, but...a Walmart cake??) I understand budgeting, but I still think to spend $1 on a serving of cake you know that no one will like is a waste of a dollar.
Thanks for listening. I guess I should be all mad and 
, but really, I'm not...Still that luau wedding cake would've been fun, though, all the same.
Ok... I've gotta tell you - I thought it was sweet. Not that she flaked on you 
of course but that she felt her mother's birthday was really important and her wedding wasn't.... I guess it's just that I understand about not wanting to make a big fuss over the wedding. I would rather have a simple, plain wedding and be able to put a down payment on a house then spending $25,000 on 1 day. I know I am the minority on this matter.
I guess I just saw it as more of a compliment to you... she would order Wal-Mart cake for guests but for her own Mother, only your cakes! 
Aw, well I never thought of it that way! lol
But I do remember our wedding--and I didn't give a hoot about the cake either--ordered it over the phone and said "I need a cake, white with burgundy...bye." Don't recall the taste of the actual cake or wheter it was scratch or bakery taste; didn't matter then, doesn't matter now...practical bride that I was...haha. (I'd be my own worst nightmare now, lol)
And I was SO on a budget--we had no help, zero, zip, none. So I totally understand and would never in a million years have tried to make her feel bad for cancelling--I think she was afraid to call me because of what she thought my reaction might be, so I made a point that whatever she wants is fine with me.
It is nice to think she'd want a tastier cake for her mom...
Most brides care at least a little about the cake at least enough not to say that it doesn't matter at all. 
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