GETTING IT MADE

If your design is relatively simple or if your cake maker friend/relative is particularly skilful, then the opportunity to save a few hundred pounds or more may rightly appeal. There are a few other factors to consider though before jumping straight in and going for it - these are outlined below.

• Firstly, will the pressure of making the cake for your Wedding put unnecessary stress upon them that they will have difficulty coping with? 

• Secondly, what if it all goes wrong - how will you and they feel?

• Thirdly, are they really able to make the cake to your exact design specifications or are they tweaking bits to allow for their inadequacies?

• Fourthly, are they expecting something for it? In most cases the answer is no and a mention in the speeches and a nice bottle of wine or bunch of flowers will suffice, but we all know people who are a bit tight when it comes to money - are they one of them?

• Finally, and most importantly, are they really willing to make the cake or do they feel obliged?

If you can honestly answer in a positive way to all the above questions, then congratulations - you have found yourselves someone to make the cake for your Wedding! However, if the questions have raised some doubts, then perhaps it may be wise to turn to a professional.