Budget Minded Ideas

I came across a great article on MSNBC about a New York couple that decided to keep their wedding budget at $20,000.00. Apparently the average cost for a New York Wedding is $46,000.00! One idea that I thought was great was renting a cake. I know- renting? Really? Apparently they rent Styrofoam cakes with little cutouts so you can put a real piece in for the traditional cake cutting. Then you can have the cake taken back to the kitchen and have your caterer serve slices of sheet cake purchased from your local bakery. If you need a suggestion for that- try Icing on the Cake in Los Gatos- they will not disappoint!

CakeRental.com's price for a 3-layer cake is $150. Every additional layer is $75. They also allow you to design your own cake, I think the fee for this is $250. So check it out, it could be a great way to save some dough!

Here are a couple designs from their site...