What to Include for a Custom Wedding Cake Quote

Lead with the exact wedding date, venue name and suburb or full address. Add the approximate guest count and say whether cake is the main dessert, a smaller portion after another dessert, a display cake with additional portions, or part of a larger dessert order.

The guest count alone does not explain how much edible cake is needed. The serving plan helps us understand the scale before discussing tiers and decoration.

Choose the closest cake style or finish, such as tiered, buttercream, fondant, floral or culturally inspired. Mark it as not sure yet when you want guidance, but do not omit the design direction entirely.

When you have reference images, attach one to three and identify the exact feature you like in each one. Useful notes include the texture, colour palette, flowers, height, shape, piping or topper. A clear written direction or a request for design help is also valid when you do not have suitable images.

A realistic budget range helps us suggest where the handmade detail should be used. Tell us whether servings, visual height, flowers, a handmade topper, cultural symbols or another feature matters most.

The published starting prices show broad fit, while the final quote follows the servings, structure, finish, handmade work, flavours and handover.

Choose one or two likely flavour directions, or say not sure yet. Mention different tier flavours when you want guests to have a genuine choice.

Add names, initials, topper wording, colour palette, fresh or sugar flowers, cultural details and handmade figures when they affect the design. State the exact allergen or dietary request before the quote is prepared, including when there is no request.

Tell us whether you need delivery and venue setup, delivery only, pickup, or guidance on the safest handover. For delivery, include the full address and any supplier access, parking, stairs, lifts or setup-window information already confirmed.

Hoppers Crossing pickup is available daily. Doncaster, Wantirna South and Melbourne CBD pickup is available on weekends. Tiered or highly decorated cakes may be safer with professional delivery and setup.

Wedding date: 12 April 2027. Venue: Southbank. Guests: about 100. Serving plan: smaller portions after another dessert. Style: two-tier textured buttercream cake. Reference image 1 is for the texture and reference image 2 is for the blue and ivory flower cluster. Flavour direction: pandan with gula melaka. Delivery and setup are needed. There is no allergen or dietary request. Budget: $500 to $700.

That gives us enough context to respond to the intended cake. Exact topper wording, final flower placement and the named venue coordinator can be refined later when they do not change the quoted work.