If you’re planning a beautiful Staffordshire wedding then here’s my guide to the best venues Staffs has to offer.

What’s the real price for a wedding cake, and why are they so expensive? why the dreaded ‘wedding tax’ isn’t a real thing and how much should you really budget for a bespoke wedding cake.

Autumn weddings are getting more and more popular, with the trend for beautifully moody, sepia toned photos and rustic, twiggy floral displays, this season is all about cosy candle light and fluffy blankets to keep guests warm on foggy autumn nights. What’s the perfect accompaniment to warm spiced drinks…well sticky richly flavoured wedding cakes of course.

When it comes to weddings flowers and cakes go hand in hand. Yes traditional cakes have a bad reputation for fussy, acid bright sugar flowers, often concrete hard royal icing and not exactly matching the fresh flowers on the day. Well I’m happy to say that times have changed, and I’m here to inspire with 6 beautiful floral wedding cakes for those wanting fresh, sugar or wafer flowers.

In a modern wedding there’s now room for many different styles of wedding cake. Gone are the days of concrete hard royal icing covered fruit cakes, couples can have cakes and sweet treats as individual as they are. Many cake makers have a style they love to work on, and have perfected their craft in order to specialise in a particular finish, and other love to experiment with lots of different styles. Below is an insight into the most popular styles and who/what/where they are suited.

Traditionally a wedding is comprised of sections and most UK wedding venues still stick to these timings, of course more laidback weddings or private home weddings can mess with tradition and move through the day at a less formal pace. Some venues are also more relaxed nowadays and are very happy to work with couples to best organise their wedding day, and to arrange the best time to cut the wedding cake.

It’s important to remember that you are catering for many guests at a wedding, on average most wedding have around 100 guests made up of children and adults, so it’s worth making sure that you have flavours throughout the cake that appeals to this mixed crowd. Children often love a classic flavour pairing such as Raspberry and White Chocolate (this is my most popular flavour), while a more grown up gathering may appreciate the boozier flavours such as Tiramisu or Chocolate, Cherry and Amaretti.

Your wedding day is an occasion filled with love, joy, and celebration. One way to make your wedding cake truly unique and memorable is by choosing the perfect cake topper. As your cake designer I can provide you with some creative ideas to help you find the perfect one for your special day, and to elevate and enhance your cake design.

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