Another point Karen. You can find online “contracts” which I would recommend you print out. There’s a good site Cake Boss ( not the decorator ) software. There’s a great section in there about dealing with customers. Fill out your contract with all the pertinent info, and have your customer sign off on EVERYTHING….price, design, flavour….etc, etc. Include everything that was discussed. This way there’s absolutely no confusion. No coming back with…….I didn’t agree to….“whatever” . It’s signed and sealed. I learned this the hard way.
Also Karen, get confirmation on cake delivery and set up. Are you doing it?? If so, there should be a fee rolled into your quote for this. How far is the venue??? Over a certain amount of km, you may want to charge for mileage. Also in your quote. Or, are going to pick the cake up and set up themselves. I also always checked out where the venue was. I called the venue and spoke to whomever was in charge, introduced myself and asked about setting up the cake. Always got confirmation and permission about coming at a certain time on the wedding day as to not disturb there set up. Asked about the room, its location etc. If I could, I’d go and see it, buts that’s not always necessary. It’s surprising how many venues have stairs, no elevators…that could make delivery a challenge.
As far as taste tasting, find out there preference so your not having to bake multiple cupcake for them to try. If you plan to do more of this, a good thing to do is save enough batter from cakes your currently baking. Make cupcakes labeled with flavour and freeze. This way, you have some tasters on hand…..
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