£2k+ for a cake?!

Holy crap that's ridiculous! Even £1000 is silly. I am having 60-70 guests and have found a local cake maker (I'm in Essex) who is making my cake for £120 + £35 delivery and set up. I know this is exceptionally cheap as the going rate for 3 is around £250+ everywhere I looked but £1000?! HELL NO! Btw I am having naked too!

Wow, that sounds ridiculous!

My stepsister-in law has her own cake business, and she's making ours, so I've not really looked into it too much, but that sounds extortionate! Have they maybe bumped the price up because it's central London? Can you find a baker outside of London instead and arrange delivery or collection? I would seriously consider that.

So, they won't let you use the £10 a head you had been given? I would go back to your venue and query this - if you can't use it for your cake, tell them you want £500 off venue hire or something.

Annoyingly, I don't think you will need to save a slice for everyone, but you probably should just in case... could you serve it as dessert and save some money there?

Just one other thing - take care with using baby's breath on cakes - it's toxic, and not generally recommend. You might want to consider artificial or different flowers? Sorry to be boring, but I only found this out the other day!

https://www.thekitchn.com/what-to-know-about-putting-flowers-on-your-cakes-256604

Good luck! X

Ok thank god it's not just me thinking that haha!!

It is a luxury cake company so I can understand the prices - I'm just sooo miffed off!!

They have really really plain 2 tier cakes for £550 and I'm thinking I may just get one of them and get some cake pops from elsewhere!

Naked cakes are where its at!!

Wow! I can’t believe the cost! I found an award winning lady in Liverpool (where I live) and she said £350 for any design. Thats 4 tiers for 120 people. That’s including delivery an hour & a half away. Married friends have said not to bother paying that much as it’s either never been cut & distributed or it’s been left on the tables as people aren’t that bothered. So, no, I don’t think you really do need to cater for everyone

That's a ridiculous price, I got married in Greenwich and similar number of guests as yourself. I had a 3 tier cake made by a local baker to me in bexley for £225. Feel free to contact me if you would like her details. Cake was fantastic.

That's insane for a cake!

I had some steep quotes in London but none that steep, we're getting married in Kent and have booked a baker recommended by our venue, we're getting a custom 3 tiered cake with multiple flavours, shaped to look like 3 of our favourite books (book theme wedding) for £220 including delivery and set up.

I would definetely query why they're saying you can't use the £500 the venue have given you

You're being conned. You don't need 5 tiers for 110 people. I have had loads of quotes in and around london, none were over £600 and that is for 150 guests with detailed pipework. Go to a wedding show, you'll see they should never exceed 800 let alone 1000