Anyone out there decorating the complimentary cake?

[kristinalilly]

Wow, $25 is actually a reasonable price. I find any of the floral decor at my resort is super expensive, but it may be worth asking. Thanks for the tip!
 

Originally Posted by Vanessa56 

We will have 22 people so our cake will also be relatively small.  We asked the resort about adding flowers to the cake and they said that it would be $25 to add.  I thought that was reasonable and probably less expensive than trying to find a cake topper (although the cake toppers in this thread are all very nice). Since we're trying to keep things on low budget, we decided to go with the flowers.  I think it's worth asking the hotel.

 

 

[KCDawn]

I've seen a lot of brides decorate the area around the cake too.  That might help with a small cake since you can only put so much on it.  You could add a table runner (maybe an extra chair sash?) for some color or some shells/starfish and some tea lights.  Just a few ideas.  I'm sure you could come up with more!

 

I agree that $25 doesn't sound too bad after all the flower prices I've seen from Secrets.  Of course we are only talking about a few flowers. 

[kristinalilly]

Good idea, maybe I'll have to search for some table decor images.
 

Originally Posted by KCDawn 

I've seen a lot of brides decorate the area around the cake too.  That might help with a small cake since you can only put so much on it.  You could add a table runner (maybe an extra chair sash?) for some color or some shells/starfish and some tea lights.  Just a few ideas.  I'm sure you could come up with more!

 

I agree that $25 doesn't sound too bad after all the flower prices I've seen from Secrets.  Of course we are only talking about a few flowers. 

 

[lkterry]

I was wondering what I could do w/ our cake too.  We will probably have 10-12 guests so our cake will be small too.  I agree...I would hate for it to look sad by itself on the table!

[Dazeydawl]

 

Originally Posted by kristinalilly 

Good idea, maybe I'll have to search for some table decor images.
 

 

 

You could also bring something with you as a cake stand.. it will make your cake appear bigger and add some color.. Something like a funky hat box (which you can also pack stuff in so it wont take up all the much room) or something that callapses that will be easy to pack

[msts82675]

I have a cake for 30 and got a beach topper and think about bringing beige chocolate seashells and graham crakers to crumble...i saw a cake with that and it was so pretty.  You can also add ribbon to make it look more fancy.

[whatsup]

I was going to bring some good quality fakes and get a trusted friend to add