Planning your wedding is one of the most important, and certianly the most stressful, things you will ever do. Your wedding is the biggest day of your life and of course you want everything to be perfect. But there’s just so much to think about, and too often it ends up becoming less about the special day than the amount of money it costs to reach that perfection. No one wants money to get in the way of their big day, but it’s not unusual for weddings in the UK to end up costing upwards of £20,000, a huge financial commitment especially during a recession when times are hard. And that’s just for the wedding, without even considering the honeymoon.

But there is another option, more and more couples are choosing to cut their losses and travel abroad not just for honeymoons but for the actual wedding as well. Weddings abroad are a relatively new trend but are catching on fast which is not really all that surprising considering the average cost is less than a quarter of what you would pay in the UK. And if you really think about it, it really does make sense. Not only does the wedding cost less, but there is literally a whole world of choice to make your wedding the most perfect day, wherever and however you want to do it.

A destination wedding could be the answer to all your worries if you’re struggling with the credit crunch. You get to combine your dream wedding with your dream honeymoon in any location you choose – it’s the perfect romantic holiday and unlike with UK weddings, you’re even almost completely guaranteed good weather on the day! Yes, you might have to compromise a little on numbers and guests, after all not everyone can afford luxury European, African or Caribbean holidays at the moment and a lot of guests won’t be able to make it, but as long as those closest to you are there surely it’s worth the compromise? And of course you can always throw a big party to celebrate when you get home. When it comes down to it, it’s your big day and it’s your choice – so why not choose to do something different, stand out from the crowd and make your day as perfect as it can be.

However there are many things you take care of in your wedding, but wedding cake is something special? You do have the option of making your own wedding cake, and not only would this save you some money but it will be a lot of fun too. Especially if you are interested in baking and cake making and that sort of thing, making your own wedding cake may be a great idea.

How To Do A Wedding Cake

So if you have decided that you do in fact want to make your own wedding cake, you need to start by deciding what sort of cake you want to make. What style do you want the cake to be and what color, what size? These are questions that you are going to have to answer before you can even get started on your cake.

Start making cake with its bottom which supports the cake. This has to be sturdy, just as with the foundation on a house, otherwise your cake is not going to be properly supported. The next step is the structure of the cake. To make dowel supports for a tier on the cake, you want to carefully push a ¼-inch thick dowel into the center of the bottom tier and mark the height of the cake on this dowel.

Another issue that you are going to have to figure out is the decorations that you want to use on the cake. You can pick and choose from a variety of decorations for toppings on the cake and around the sides. Just make sure that you stick with the same general color palette. Do not mix too many different colors because the cake will look like awkward.

Now that you are finished making the wedding cake, make sure that you choose the perfect wedding cake topper to go on top of it, just to add that finishing touch that is going to make it exquisite.

It is good making own cake, but remember that since you are preparing it for your wedding which is something  for you, you need to  enough time as it will take time to prepare it well.