Regarding Deposits
Most bakeries and cake designers will require you to make a substantial deposit at the time of the consultation so that your wedding date will be reserved for you. We will discuss with you what deposit will be required at the time of your order to confirm and reserve your date and time. If a deposit has not been made your date will not be held for you.
Why are deposits non-refundable with so many vendors?
That’s a fair question. Photographers and reception sites can logically only book one wedding per day. Cake creators, caterers and many florists can only book a certain number of weddings per day, and some of these limit it to one per day. When a bride books that date, the vendor closes that date to any other bride/booking. This means we may turn down business from future inquiries for that date.
Should something happen and you change your mind, move your date, or want to use another vendor, and you cancel your booking–especially close to the date–it creates a financial hardship for the vendor. As you know, not too many brides book their caterer, photographer, etc., as late as three or four weeks before the event. This means the vendor has no opportunity to rebook that date. The vendor has already turned down business that could have been booked except for the fact that he/she closed that date just for you. We still have to pay the rent. The non-refundable deposit covers the lost opportunities and the costs incurred by the vendor based on your commitment.
Keep in mind, that many wedding cake consultations and reservations are made as far as a year or more in advance. If you need to change the date of your wedding your contract may need to be readjusted to cover any additional costs that may be incurred due to material and/or delivery distance. If you need to cancel your wedding cake order your deposit is non-refundable. Any orders canceled within 14 days of the wedding date will result in a total forfeiture of payment made.
