Just curious

[amymeenieminymo]

How far in advance did you order your cake (if you went through a bakery)?  I called the place we plan to order through and they said about 2-3 weeks ahead.  Obviously if that's what they said it's right, but I'm a nervous nelly and I do everything far in advance(plus the knot.com tells me to do everything way early it seems).  It makes sense

Comments

[lumpyhead]

I think we ordered 4 months in advance. Our thing was custom made, so we had to give them some time for the design concept etc.

[nikoel]

It's good to book the date a while in advance at least, especially if it's a popular wedding day/time of year (Saturday/summer). That way the caterer can plan how many cakes it's feasible to bake that week and not get overbooked.

[ipsafictura]

It kind of depends on the type of cake you're doing. If you're doing a big, complicated tiered cake kind of thing, I'd order it a little earlier than that, but if you're just getting something simple, of the type that bakeries do all the time, a couple of weeks out is probably fine. Our cake was provided by our venue, but I think doing it 3-4 months out is pretty common.

[chapstickqueen]

You should be able to call your baker and change your order. They only bake the cake 1-2 days in advance, and need a final headcount about 3-7 days prior to the wedding. Additionally, just request that your catering staff cut large slices for your guests - we purposely ordered a cake that was sized for 150 guests even though we knew we'd only have 115 there. :)

[kutie_kara]

Yes, this! We are ordering extra servings so people can enjoy bigger pieces. On one baker's website, I read that a typical wedding slice is only a 1x2" rectangle! WTF?! That's just teasing people!

[chapstickqueen]

Every baker I went to said they needed minimum 30 days, preferably more.
So while it's a relief to book things as early as possible, you definitely have plenty of time.