Wedding Wednesday: Tips on Fresh Flowers on Cakes
When it comes time to design your wedding cake, one of our favorite options here at The Cake Boutique is fresh flowers. And added bonus -fresh flowers are cheaper then sugar flowers as they are less time consuming! If you are leaning towards fresh flowers there are a few things to keep in mind….
1. What kind of flowers do you want? Do you want them to match the flowers at your venue or just flowers in a similar color palate? If you are leaning towards having the same flowers, be sure to coordinate with your florist to provide extra for the cake.(Make sure you have an approximate number you will need as per suggestion of your cake designer). If you want flowers in the same color, you must decided whom you are getting those flowers from as well.
2.Meet with your florist for their recommendations for flowers to go on a cake. Some flowers are poisonous and shouldn't touch buttercream/fondant. Your florist will be able to help you choose flowers that are safe to be placed on your cake.
3.Meet with your cake designer to decide on placement of your flowers.You can either choose for the flowers to be an accent or as the main focus of the cake. Sometimes one or two flowers is all a bride is looking for where as other brides want a cake covered in flowers. Do you want them as a topper, cascading down your cake, around the bottom tier, or in small bunches alternating sides down your cake. There are many options on placement of your wedding cake.
4. Logistics: Who is going to put the flowers on the cake?! Some florist won't touch wedding cakes and some wedding cake designers won't touch other peoples flowers. Chat with your florist/designer and make sure the job is given to someone who feels comfortable doing it. Here at The Cake Boutique we prefer to place the flowers on the cakes ourselves, as we take measures to insure the integrity of the design of the cake. We feel it is important to meet the bride and grooms wishes directly. This is not always the case with all bakeries, so make sure you are aware of your bakery's policies.
1. What kind of flowers do you want? Do you want them to match the flowers at your venue or just flowers in a similar color palate? If you are leaning towards having the same flowers, be sure to coordinate with your florist to provide extra for the cake.(Make sure you have an approximate number you will need as per suggestion of your cake designer). If you want flowers in the same color, you must decided whom you are getting those flowers from as well.2.Meet with your florist for their recommendations for flowers to go on a cake. Some flowers are poisonous and shouldn't touch buttercream/fondant. Your florist will be able to help you choose flowers that are safe to be placed on your cake.3.Meet with your cake designer to decide on placement of your flowers.You can either choose for the flowers to be an accent or as the main focus of the cake. Sometimes one or two flowers is all a bride is looking for where as other brides want a cake covered in flowers. Do you want them as a topper, cascading down your cake, around the bottom tier, or in small bunches alternating sides down your cake. There are many options on placement of your wedding cake.4. Logistics: Who is going to put the flowers on the cake?! Some florist won't touch wedding cakes and some wedding cake designers won't touch other peoples flowers. Chat with your florist/designer and make sure the job is given to someone who feels comfortable doing it. Here at The Cake Boutique we prefer to place the flowers on the cakes ourselves, as we take measures to insure the integrity of the design of the cake. We feel it is important to meet the bride and grooms wishes directly. This is not always the case with all bakeries, so make sure you are aware of your bakery's policies.
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