re: Your artistic vision vs. client's budget

It is a fine line we’re walking here. You don’t want to do more work than you’re getting paid for, but you don’t want a product going out the door that doesn’t accurately represent your talent. And worst of all, you don’t want customers (or money) walking out of your shop. Currently, I’ll take a client’s ultimate vision (let’s say a football stadium cake) and then their budget (lets assume its on the low side) and then I try to fit the vision into their budget. I won’t allow myself to do a bad stadium cake, so I try to talk the client into a sculpted helmet or maybe even just a basic football field cake.

I still find myself going the extra mile so that I’m happier with the design. When I did my banjo cake, the couple was OK with a more basic design, but I since it’s not something I get calls on every day, I decided to take it up a notch.