Hello, i am making a cake for a wedding this September. Right now i am working on a quote for the bride and i am lost at how many tiers and sizes i would need. she picked 2 flavors and is inviting 130 people, but as all weddings go, not everyone will rsvp. How do you all price your larger cakes?!

thank you in advance

They are usually priced by the number of servings   You should figure on how many are invited—they don’t want to not have enough for all;)   Leftovers can be frozen or given to those who are around when it’ s clean up time:)   If the sizes total 125 servings then the total cost should be around $475 -550 depending on how it’s decorated    Check out the Wilton site for the # of servings each tier will yield   I think it would be 14,10,6   for that many.  Wilton is considered the industry standard for # of servings   Agreeing on a design 1st is important to come up with a price 

there are a few question you'll want to ask the bride -- like does she understand that some people will want both flavors -- so her server will want to be prepared to say "one flavor or the other" or buy more to accommodate those who do want both  --

does she want the top tier reserved for the first anniversary

she decides how many servings to purchase from you -- that's not your decision -- there are various ways to determine how many will attend -- I used half of the invited guest list unless there were blanket invites given to work or church -- so you need to ask her how many people the invites represent -- like are there plus ones, families with two or three kinds invited with one invite -- you are saying 130 people so maybe you already know but I always dug in and made sure if that was  a head count or the number of invitations-- 

and on that matter -- the cake maker can't wait for the last minute head count like a caterer can/does