INVESTMENT, design & delivery
A luxury wedding cake is so much more than just flour, sugar, and icing. It’s a carefully designed, handcrafted creation that takes time, skill and artistry. When you choose Fay’s Cakes for your wedding cake, you’re investing in expertise, attention to detail, and an stress-free, enjoyable experience.
It’s more than just cake, it’s the centrepiece of your wedding and part of creating a lasting memory.
It's not just cake!
What goes into making your cake
How much does a bespoke design by Fay’s Cakes cost?
Determining the Cost of Your Wedding Cake: Every wedding cake I create is bespoke, designed specifically to reflect your vision and style. Because of this, a flat price isn't always possible, costs vary depending on design complexity, ingredients, and the time required to bring your dream cake to life.
Planning Your Budget: To help with budgeting, I’ve outlined an average spend range to help guide you, from simpler designs with minimal details to more elaborate and intricate creations. This is designed to help you set a realistic budget for your cake as part of your wedding planning.
Setting a Cake Budget: This will help guide design idea’s. Let me know your ideal budget for your cake and I'll work closely with you to design a cake you'll love while staying as close to your budget as possible.
Size Chart & Portion Guide; You’ll receive a portion guide by email, and we’ll chat through it during the design process.
The chart below shows popular tier and portion options (based on 1" x 4" slices — halved slices give double portions). Actual numbers may vary slightly depending on tier height and how your venue cuts the cake. Other sizes are available all details will be discussed during your design consultation.
At Scottish weddings, cake is often served with the evening buffet, so I recommend catering for around 80% of your guest count.
The week of your wedding, your venue will also emailed:
• A portion-cutting guide
• Ingredient and allergen details
• A copy of my public liability insurance
Cake Design & Tiers; The overall design and aesthetic of your cake are often more important than the number of tiers, some styles look best as taller, slimmer designs, adding a simple kitchen cutting cake is a good way to make up numbers.
Standard tiers are just over 5 inches tall, made with 4 layers of sponge and 3 layers of filling.
Taller tiers can be created with extra sponge or dummy (fake) layers, giving added height without extra portions.
Dummy tiers are lightweight, decorated to look like real cake, and great for adding drama or reducing weight in larger designs. While they can be a little less expensive, most of the cost is in the decoration, so savings are minimal.
Delivery & set up
When you order your wedding cake from Fay's Cakes, to ensure your experience is as stress-free as possible, my service includes coordinating with your wedding suppliers, florists, planners, and stylists. The week of your wedding, I will also send a copy of my portion guide, allergens statement and my business insurance to your venue.
We will work with your wedding venue coordinator to schedule the delivery and set-up of your cake on the morning of your wedding. Due to the delicate nature of wedding cakes and sugar flowers, I will personally deliver and set up your cake at your venue.
With everything in place, all that's left for you to do is relax and enjoy your wedding day!
Several factors determine the final price of your wedding cake
Size – The number of tiers, height and portions required.
Design Complexity – The level of detail, handcrafted elements and finishing touches.
Time & Ingredients – The quality of materials and the hours dedicated to creating your perfect cake from your initial enquiry through to delivery.
All of Fay's cakes are bespoke, meaning each quote will vary based on your unique ideas. Please refer to Fay's pricing guide below.
Price guide
Listed below shows our most common tier and portion combinations. If you’d like something smaller or larger, I’d be delighted to discuss custom options with you.
1-tier designs
My standard 1-tier cakes serve 60 guests. Design's typically range from £350–£550+
2-tier DESIGNs
My standard 2-tier cakes serve 60 guests. Design's typically range from £500–£700+
3-Tier DESIGNs
My standard 3-tier cakes serve 95 guests. Design's typically range from £600–£900+
4-Tier DESIGNs
My standard 4-tier cakes serve 165 guests. Design's typically range from £850–£1,100+
5+Tier DESIGNs
My standard 5-tier cakes serve 210 guests. Design's typically range from £950–£1,500+ For designs with more than 5 tiers, pricing is available on request.
Kitchen cutting cakes also available.
Elevate Your Cake
A beautiful cake deserves an equally beautiful stand. I offer a collection of stands and accessories for hire, with prices ranging from £10–£30. Please ask for a copy of my brochure to see the full collection.
sweet words
I may be biased but I’m convinced this was the most beautiful cake you’ve ever made! I was staring at it all day. I could not wrap my head around the fact those were sugar flowers and not real flowers… this cake was absolutely gorgeous from top to bottom!!! Thank you so much for bringing this cake to life!
Matthew & Krista, Borthwick Castle.
Recommended supplier
I feel fortunate to have been invited to become a recommended supplier to the following venues as well as delivering to many other beautiful venues all across Scotland.
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