So far I have only done cakes for family and friends and a couple of cakes for friends of friends. I love making 2 tier specialty cakes! I am NOT wanting to go into business, this is just a hobby. I have a good friend that has a friend who's getting married and after seeing some pictures of a few of my cakes (I admit, I don't take many pictures of my cakes which I guess I should be) and wants to talk with me about doing her wedding cake!! I have never done a cake for a wedding! Personally, it's very intimidating! I will have dozens of people looking at my work, which I feel needs a lot of fine tuning. I have no idea where to start on pricing for a wedding cake and I have no idea how I would even accomplish making a wedding cake in my home. I have not agreed to meet with them yet, but am considering it because I would love the opportunity! But, how much do I charge? I have no idea what the bakeries in our area charge. I must say I'm not very creative. All of the cakes that I've made so far have been inspired by other cakes I've seen. I have only been charging a minimal amount for my cakes as I'm not doing them for business purposes. My 2 tier cakes with fondant I charge only $80 for and people still can't believe that they are spending that much! How did I know what a reasonable price is for our area? How would you recommend I go about contracting this wedding cake? How do you do payment for the cake? Depost, what amount? Etc. Any and ALL help and tips would be much appreciated!
Blessings,
Rachel
Wedding cakes are a bit different from other cakes. For one thing, many venues want to see a copy of your catering license or whatever license is required in your area. Otherwise they may not accept the cake. Others just want to see a copy of your liability insurance.
You say that you're a hobbyist, but once you start accepting $ for cake, you're a business. Are you allowed to have this business in your city/state?
I live in a somewhat small town in FL. I do know that the venues here do not ask for catering certificates for receptions. It is common practice here for many families to "cater" their own reception. As far as a business license, how would I go about finding out the information on this? I am a midwife and do not have time to have a true cake business. I just enjoy the occasional cake that a friend asks for. I don't think I've made more than $20 profit from a cake yet so I know that I wouldn't have to claim the income for tax purposes.
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