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title: "Wedding budget: cake prices in Ireland"
description: Are you creating a budget for your wedding? Don't forget the budget for wedding cakes in Ireland. Find out how to fit your cake into your financial planning.
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# [Wedding budget: cake prices in Ireland](https://www.dublinsweets.com/blog/wedding-budget-cake-prices-in-ireland)

 Written by [Francisco](https://www.dublinsweets.com/blog/author/francisco) | Jul 6, 2017 11:03:44 AM

How much do wedding cakes cost in Ireland? Well, obviously it depends on what kind of cake you're looking for: what size? what finish? It also depends on who you ask. Different bakeries and vendors with different levels of quality and artistic vision might vary their pricing greatly.

## **The average Irish wedding cake**

**The average price for a wedding cake is €340 in Ireland**, according to a 2015 wedding survey conducted by *Mrs2Be*. But let's try top break down the pricing options into tiers, and define some of the factors that go into budgeting a wedding cake.

## Prices by size (cake tiers)

The main thing to consider is how many people your cake is supposed to serve. A small 2 Tier fondant cake will usually start at around €300 and serve around 30 people. That's €10 per person to consider for your wedding budget just for cake. 

Don't panic if you are having a lot of guests, as this **price isn't a constant**; it will drop the larger your wedding guest list is. Using the same example, a large 3 Tier fondant cake that serves 120 will probably cost around €550, dropping your per-person price to half... just €4.5

For instance, this handy wedding cake price chart from *The Wedding Cake Boutique* shows their prices and how many people can be served.

## Prices by cake decoration 

The same approach, which we could call Law of Diminishing Wedding Cake Price per Person (or LDWCPPP for short) is applied by other bakers like *Victoria's Heavenly Cupcakes* from Co. Meath, with prices varying depending on decoration. The three typical decorations used on Irish wedding cakes are:

1. Naked cakes
2. Buttercream frosting / icing
3. Fondant

This is their wedding cake price chart for each decoration style as of July, 2017:

 

 

**Budget options**

If you're trying to save some money and wouldn't mind getting a cake that's a bit "generic" in terms of design and decoration, you could always turn to budget options like store-bought wedding cakes. Supervalu, for example, has a selection of affordable cheesecakes starting just at €90. Other companies offer entire categories focused on saving you some money on your wedding day, such as The Cake Creator with their so-called "[recession wedding cakes](http://www.thecakecreator.ie/section.php?xSec=238&xPage=1)" catalog.

 

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