Frequently Asked Questions

Yes there is a charge of $55 for three flavors and additional $10 for more flavors. All tastings are packaged to go  for easy sampling in the comfort of your home.  After the tasting if you are ready to book your cake we will setup a 30 minute consultation. 

During your consultation we will provide you with an estimate of a wedding cake you are interested in or offer you a range of prices based on your guest count and design selections. If you are ready, you can book your cake at the end of your consultation or we can keep an estimate on file for you..

 We encourage you to book as soon as you can or at least 6 months before. Peak wedding season is April through October and those dates fill up quickly. 

Yes, it is a great idea to hold the date as dates are filling up fast! A $250 deposit is required. When you have decided on a design and structure, you can finalize your contract with by phone or Zoom video. All contract details will need to be finalized and the balance paid in full one month prior to your wedding date.

 We encourage you to book as soon as you can or at least 6 months before. Peak wedding season is April through October and those dates fill up quickly. 

If you are serving cake as dessert, you will need a piece of cake for every guest, whether they eat cake or not. This is due to the fact that most banquet halls do not ask your guests if they want cake. They simply cut up the cake and put a piece at every place setting.

You won’t have a final count of wedding guests until about one month to two weeks prior to your wedding date. However, there is a formula for estimating what your actual count is likely to be: take 20% off of the total amount of people you are inviting. For example, if you are inviting 200 people: 200 x .20 = 40 (declines), making 160 servings the amount most likely needed. We suggest that you only order what you think you will need. We will be happy to add “extra servings” to accommodate any guest overages, but we will not “change down” a cake structure once it has been booked.

There is a lot of information out there on wedding planning websites and in bridal magazines on how to save money on your wedding. We understand. Weddings are expensive. Unfortunately, there is a misnomer out there that Styrofoam cakes are less expensive to produce than real cakes. From our perspective, what makes a wedding cake cost what it does is the amount of labor (i.e. time) involved in decorating a wedding cake. What you are decorating (cake or Styrofoam) does not matter as much as the skill level of the person decorating the cake. A highly skilled decorator still has to be paid the same wage – no matter what their medium. Styrofoam is actually more difficult to work with. If you are looking to save money on a wedding cake, it’s best to choose a simple design or a smaller structure with “extra servings” cake. We do not recommend doing more than half as “extra servings” cake, or your displayed cake will look too small for the room. If your cake budget is a key issue, please know that we always try to work with you to find something that is both beautiful and reasonably priced.

Yes. The delivery charge covers our time, fuel costs and set-up. Some cakes requiring elaborate set-ups may be subject to an increased set-up and delivery charge. Prices range from $30.00 for local deliveries to $150.00 or more for distant deliveries.

Fondant is a special type of icing that provides a smooth, matte finish to a wedding cake. It’s a pliable sugar dough that is rolled out in a large, thin sheet and then smoothed over a pre-iced cake. Before we put the fondant icing on, the cake is iced in our real buttercream. So, you will get the taste of our famous buttercream, even if you order a cake with fondant icing! Because of the labor involved, Fondant is an additional charge of $2.00 per serving. 

Displaying a cake outside is NOT RECOMMENDED. Besides the danger of the buttercream melting (temperatures above 80 degrees), outdoor cakes stand the chance of drawing insects. Bees and flies like our buttercream, too. If you must display your cake outside, we strongly recommend fondant icing. Keep in mind, a tent outside in the summer is considered “outside” even if it is air-conditioned.

Yes. We will incorporate elements from a picture you bring to us and create a custom designed cake especially for you.  

Your florist. You will need to bring us the flowers the day before or have the flowers waiting at the hall before or have the flowers waiting at the hall before our scheduled delivery time. There is an additional charge to arrange flowers on your cake.  

If you are using a florist for the flowers on your cake, you should ask them what they prefer to do, or if their schedule will allow them to arrange the flowers on the cake. We will put a florist’s pre-arranged flowers on your cake at no charge. However, if loose flowers are ordered through your florist, you need to communicate very clearly to the florist and to Sweets By Jay which party is responsible for arranging your loose flowers. Arranging fees must be discussed and paid for prior to delivery.

Yes you can bring directly to the hall. Your hall will have it on the cake table for us to put on when we arrive with the cake. Please let us know if you provide a cake topper that is heavy or needs support. We askIf Sweets By Jay has provided a custom topper for you then we will bring it with us. 

A 50% non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking. We will accept cash, personal check, Zelle, cash app, and Venmo.. Final payment is due 30 days before your wedding date (personal checks will not be accepted less than 30 days in advance of your event).

Yes!  we supply cake bags (with our logo) free of charge. If you are "wrapping" your cake, we will provide cake bags.