Bakery!

It's not too early for you to start contacting companies! We did our tasting & booked our baker 8 months before our wedding date (and contacted people about 9 months beforehand). Our baker isn't affiliated with our venue, and we only did one tasting so I'm not sure exactly how it'd work when they're through your venue. I would just ask the bakeries if there are any fees associated with not booking that day. Our baker didn't charge us for a tasting but other bakeries in the area do charge for a tasting so it's best to verify the information with the vendors themselves!

Our venue did the same thing so I contacted each one to get an idea of their contract, fees, tasting process, etc. Normally the venue will give you a per person amount and then you pay the rest so make sure you know exactly what’s included before you contact this bakeries.

We did a stealthy trial with ours. We ordered cupcakes from them without saying we were doing a wedding tasting. But ultimately they didnt want to deal with us until we had a final headcount.

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Thank you! I feel better about contacting them now!

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Omg I love this idea! Thanks for sharing

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Thank you! I will definitely ask about their fees and tasting process! I didn't even think about a contract for them, I thought since the venue said its based on our per person amount that it was all they'd need to know besides design/flavor. I'll definitely see what other fees are involved with each of these bakeries.

I appreciate everyone's responses