One important piece to any wedding is the wedding cake. If you have gone out and looked for cakes for your wedding then you will, no doubt have found out what pricing is like for that cake. You can find cakes at a lot of different placing and depending on what you plan to spend depends on where you go. Some places charge anywhere from $2.95 per person to $5.00 per person. Which if you have just 100 guests can add up rather quickly. People might order from a bakery in order to focus on the rest of the wedding and take as much stress out of the event as they can.Many stores such as Walmart have seen the potential for this area. It seems though that different places put various amounts of icing on their cakes and you may end up with more icing than cake if you are not careful. It really comes down to what you want. There is always fondant as an option which can be formed into shapes and add smoother textures to the finished cake.But what do people do that are on a budget? One option is to make you own cake. So how does a person go about making their own cake?There are many different cake products on the market today but one that I use are products from Wilton. There are many different types of cake molds from straight edge square molds to round molds in graduating sizes, so you can make tiered cakes. Also Wilton offers supplies for icing your cake and piping bags and tips. Everything you need can be found through www.wilton.com or visit Walmart, if you have one in your area, for Wilton products. Now if you want a more local place to get your supplies you can visit a restaurant supply for products like these.As far as how to make your cake I found a great resource at Epicurious.com. One thing to remember though, that in making your own cake be sure to practice, practice, practice. I am sure that was obvious to most of you but Watching someone make a cake looks for easy but the Chef that was shown in the video how to of that link owns three bakeries and gets to practice everyday. So it looks easy enough but with practice you will be able to make cakes like a professional in no time.There are so many options for attaining your cake for that special day but whatever you decide make sure you have fun in doing it.