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Laura
Champion June 2010

How many tiers?

Laura, on June 15, 2018 at 10:06 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 34

Wedding cakes come in all shapes and sizes. When it comes to height, the sky is the limit! How many tiers will your wedding cake have? How many people will it serve?

A - One tier:How many tiers? 1

{photo by Kate Edwards Weddings }

B - Two tiers:How many tiers? 2

{photo by Jar Cakery }

C - Three tiers:How many tiers? 3

{photo by Event Crush }

D - Four tiers:How many tiers? 4

{photo by Sweet Fix }

E - Five or more tiers:How many tiers? 5

{photo by Taylor Parker Photography }

E - None of the above - We're going with something different!How many tiers? 6

{photo by Cody Nichole Photography }

34 Comments

Latest activity by joey, on June 21, 2018 at 9:14 AM
  • Saydee
    Super August 2019
    Saydee ·
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    I am not sure yet-our appointment isn't until next year, and then they will tell us how many tiers according to how many guests we expect, but it will be multiple tiers at least, and definitely a traditional cake
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  • MillerTime
    Devoted September 2018
    MillerTime ·
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    We are doing a 3 tier cake and 2 single tier satellite cakes. I'm usually not a cake/sweets person but after the tasting..the cake is one lf the things I'm most looking forward to! The cakes will feed 96 people and are 3 different flavors.
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  • Victorian Bride
    Master April 2023
    Victorian Bride ·
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    3-4 tiers and some will be elevated on pedestals. The very top of our cake, which can be considered the 5th tier is fake. It's a fancy faux pillow covered in icing with a real ladies size 5 crystal slipper on top. I just had to have a bit of whimsy. Smiley winking Cake will serve 125.
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  • Kelsey
    Devoted November 2018
    Kelsey ·
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    4 teirs and it will serve around 130. We are doing two flavors: chocolate with salted caramel filling and vanilla with lemon curd filling. I can't wait!!
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  • Vanessasaurus
    VIP June 2019
    Vanessasaurus ·
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    Four tiers! I don't even like cake but aesthetically I like how the 4 tiers look!

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  • Shannon
    Expert October 2017
    Shannon ·
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    Ours was one tier. We only had 4 guests.
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  • Brandy
    Expert October 2018
    Brandy ·
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    Ours will be 3 tiers and will serve 120
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  • Kelci
    Super June 2019
    Kelci ·
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    We are having 3 tiers. The bigger round the tiers the more people they serve. I’ve worked in pastry and cakes. Mine will serve 100 people.
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  • Shai
    VIP August 2018
    Shai ·
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    3 tier will feed up to 90
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  • AQuixoticBride
    VIP July 2018
    AQuixoticBride ·
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    There will be a one tier cake, but the main cake is not a cake. Our croquembouche is something I am really looking forward to. We're serving 50.

    How many tiers? 7
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  • K
    Dedicated July 2018
    Kendra ·
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    We ordered a 3 tier that feeds 90 people. We are expecting 140 guests so I ordered a sheet cake as well for in the kitchen to be cut and brought out.
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  • Swtnss238
    VIP May 2019
    Swtnss238 ·
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    Ours will be 4 tier for under 50 guests. Yes I know thats a lot of freaking cake!! I love how 4 tier cakes look. I truly was just gonna do 3 but FH wants me to have every single thing that I want for our wedding especially since I created the design for our cake myself. I still couldn't justify that much cake. So we decided to order personalized to go cake boxes and will give cake away as favors. We r a huge cake family so we defiantly want plenty to take home ourselves, but I still have a feeling its just to much cake.
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  • Tpatb
    Master August 2019
    Tpatb ·
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    We are doing one tier surrounded by cupcakes!
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  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
    2d Bride ·
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    We went with four tiers. But each tier was on a separate stand, with the largest diameter cake on the shortest stand, etc. And each tier was a different flavor.

    We only had 60 guests. But we saved the top tier for the first anniversary. And we had leftover cake for us and for our neighbors.

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    Devoted April 2019
    Cheyenne ·
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    2 tiers surrounded by cupcakes. We were going to do one but were going to do the traditional take the top home. So we need two so we can cut one.
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  • thyia
    Super August 2018
    thyia ·
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    One tier and a cupcake brownie tower!!
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    Super January 2019
    PalmTrees ·
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    E: 15 tiers! Just kidding, we’re not having a cake at all.
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  • MrsPreach2018
    Master August 2018
    MrsPreach2018 ·
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    We're doing 3 tiers for 100 people and a grooms cake.
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  • K
    Beginner September 2018
    Kinley ·
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    2 tiers for 50 people, plus a grooms cake because “servings” are quite small and we like to eat! Lol
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    Savvy November 2018
    Lea ·
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    We are doing three round tiers in buttercream the top we will save and the bottom will be 12/14 inches and is supposed to serve 100.
    Were not stressing too much about the cake because our main focus is our ice cream bar! 😍
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