Wedding Cake Cost & Pricing Guide
Bespoke wedding cakes from £450, hand-delivered across Kent, London and the South East.
Every cake I make is designed around you, so no two quotes are quite the same. Here's exactly how my pricing works, with real prices, so you know what to expect before you even ask.
Every cake I make is designed around you, so no two quotes are quite the same. Here's exactly how my pricing works, with real prices, so you know what to expect before you even ask.
The final cost of your cake depends on its size and the complexity of the design. Intricate details - handcrafted sugar flowers, wafer structures, elaborate Lambeth piping, or bespoke decorations - are all calculated separately in addition to the prices you'll find on this page.
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Wedding Cake Pricing Overview
As a starting point for a buttercream cake, allow around £4 per guest for traditional finger portions, or around £7.50 per guest for generous dessert portions. Semi-naked comes in a little under these, fondant a little over.
Elaborate details or longer delivery distances will adjust these estimates.
Elaborate details or longer delivery distances will adjust these estimates.
SEMI NAKED AND BUTTERCREAM PRICES
SERVING 80 GUESTS Finger portions: semi-naked £313 · buttercream £357 Dessert portions: semi-naked £536 · buttercream £618 SERVING 100 GUESTS Finger portions: semi-naked £380 · buttercream £436 Dessert portions: semi-naked £659 · buttercream £761 SERVING 150 GUESTS Finger portions: semi-naked £536 · buttercream £618 Dessert portions: semi-naked £899 · buttercream £1,042 |
FONDANT PRICES SERVING 80 guests Finger portions: £402 Dessert portions: £700 SERVING 100 guests Finger portions: £491 Dessert portions: £863 SERVING 150 guests Finger portions: £700 Dessert portions: £1186 |
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What real wedding cakes actually cost
I don't replicate other cake designers' work, but I'm always happy to take inspiration from your favourite designs. Together, we can refine and tweak until it perfectly reflects your vision. Please do share any pictures, mood boards, or ideas you'd like me to work from.
For couples looking for something more straightforward, my Simple & Elegant range is available during the off-peak wedding season and offers fantastic value, with cakes starting from under £250. Find out more here:
Find out more here : Simple and Elegant Range
For couples looking for something more straightforward, my Simple & Elegant range is available during the off-peak wedding season and offers fantastic value, with cakes starting from under £250. Find out more here:
Find out more here : Simple and Elegant Range
What Affects the Final Price?
1. Portion Sizes & Height of Tiers
The slice size you choose plays a major role in the overall cost. A finger portion (the traditional wedding size) is 1" x 1" x the height of the tier - perfect after a three-course meal with coffee. A dessert portion is 2" x 1" x the height of the tier, a more generous slice suited to serving as dessert in its own right.
I usually offer two tier heights:
Classic rise (4" tall) - two layers of cake with one layer of filling.
Tall rise (6" tall) - three layers of cake with two layers of filling.
I usually offer two tier heights:
Classic rise (4" tall) - two layers of cake with one layer of filling.
Tall rise (6" tall) - three layers of cake with two layers of filling.
2. Design Detail
Minimalist, understated designs are naturally more budget-friendly. Highly ornate finishes - sculptural elements, elaborate piping, or other special techniques - take more time and craftsmanship, which increases the final price.
3. Your Choice of Flowers
Sugar Flowers - hand-sculpted from sugar, these make beautiful, permanent keepsakes, but they take a high level of artistry and a lot of time to create, which is reflected in the final cost.
Silk Flowers - high-quality, 'real-feel' faux flowers offer a convincing and budget-friendly alternative.
Fresh Flowers - the real thing, as nature intended, and nothing else quite matches it. I can style flowers provided by your own florist using food-safe techniques, at no extra cost.
Silk Flowers - high-quality, 'real-feel' faux flowers offer a convincing and budget-friendly alternative.
Fresh Flowers - the real thing, as nature intended, and nothing else quite matches it. I can style flowers provided by your own florist using food-safe techniques, at no extra cost.
4. Delivery Distance and Time
Delivery is priced on how long the journey actually takes, not simply how many miles away you are.
A venue that's close by along a slow, traffic-heavy route can take longer to reach than one further out on a fast road, and it's the time on the road that's reflected in the price, not the distance on a map.
A venue that's close by along a slow, traffic-heavy route can take longer to reach than one further out on a fast road, and it's the time on the road that's reflected in the price, not the distance on a map.
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