Best Wedding Cake Bakers in Washington, DC

To save significantly, order a beautifully decorated smaller display cake (e.g., 2 tiers) for photos and cutting, supplemented by simpler sheet cakes from the same baker for guests in the kitchen. This strategy can reduce your cake cost by 25-40% for larger guest counts, potentially saving $200-$400 on a cake for 100+ guests compared to an all-tiered cake.

Minimize costly sugar flowers, which can add $5-$20 per bloom from DC bakers due to labor, by opting for fresh flowers from your DC florist to adorn a simpler buttercream cake. This elegant alternative can save you $150-$400 while perfectly complementing your wedding's floral design.

Choose classic buttercream or semi-naked cake finishes over intricate fondant designs, hand-painting, or complex modeling which incur significant labor charges from DC bakers. Simplifying the decoration can reduce your per-slice cost by $1-$3, saving $100-$300 for a 100-guest cake.