I can't believe that advice columns from popular wedding sites on the internet to well-know wedding magazines tell brides to save money on their wedding cake by buying their wedding cake from someone who works out of their home!
1. Almost every single wedding cake disaster story I have ever heard was from a wedding professional in the industry (i.e. photographer, florist, videographer) that I worked with that witnessed the disaster and said the cake was made by a friend or family member. There is a reason for that. Wedding cakes require a lot of internal "construction" to keep them standing up and not collapsing or falling. This requires training and working as a wedding cake decorator for many years. Get your wedding cake from a professional! This is not the place to try to save money in your wedding budget.
2. A true professional would never work out of their home. Bakeries are required to pass heath inspections from your local city's health department. Did you know that most foodborne illnesses are caused from food prepared from our own home? I have personally been to the homes of these wedding cake decorators who work out of their house and have seen their cat walking across the kitchen counter! Bakeries are required to send their employees to food safety classes and taught how to sanitize all of their kitchen equipment. This is how home based decorators can pass their "savings" (i.e. lack of proper food preparation training) on to you. Bakeries are prohibited from having pets in the building and there is a good reason for that! Trust me on this one when I say that a true professional wedding cake decorator would never work out of their home.
I hope this information helps you when trying to decide who to have make your wedding cake. If you are trying to save money on the wedding cake, I will give you some ideas on where to save money when chosing your wedding cake.
Always use a reputable, experienced bakery!
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