Sunday, 24 November 2013

Cost cutting tips and our wedding cake

As we've already spent a lot on our wedding, I've been looking for ways to cut costs and DIY as much as possible. Believe it or not, websites selling paper pom pom, wedding banners and other decorations like MerryLove marked up their items by a lot. I've found the same items from Etsy and Taobao which are my to-go websites for buying practically everything.

My banners from the previous posts are custom made from Etsy. I can customised them according to my requirement and they are definitely cheaper than if I buy direct from MerryLove. Here are some links to share.

Mirtillo Shop - I believe MerryLove order their banners from this supplier. After adding postage I still save about $10 by ordering directly from them. And they have more varieties on Etsy.

TwoChikKadees - I ordered custom made banners (Mr & Mrs, We<3 Do) from this lady and she is very accommodating. She even purchased new fonts to make my banner upon my request. Her banners are also relatively cheaper than other sellers on Etsy.

knottingwood - My wooden peg wedding cake topper is from here. The seller can customised the hair style, hair colour, clothes and accessories for you.

Paper Pom Pom - There are many sellers in Taobao selling the same thing. I didn't look through all to find the cheapest but as long as they are cheaper than the prices in Singapore, I will order.

So here are some websites that I've ordered my stuffs from. To further cut cost, I've decided to bake my own wedding cake. Recently the hype is all about rainbow/ombre cakes and zhai nan and me have signed up to learn at a baking school. Turns out it's real easy and I can save like $70 by baking my own. However, I have one problem. Our icing skills are pretty bad and the cake will look disastrous. Lucky for us, I've found many cakes online that are without icing but still look just as nice! They are called naked cakes or unfrosted cakes. Goes very well with our rustic garden theme for solemnisation. And less icing means less fat too! :)

So here are some ideas for reference. Can't wait to actually bake it!

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