Terms & Conditions

Please note that by paying your deposit you are agreeing to the below T&C's

Wedding T&C's

All sales made by Kate does Cake are subject to the following terms and conditions. Nothing contained within these terms and conditions affects your statutory rights as a consumer. If there is anything you don't understand please feel free to contact us on kate@katedoescake.com.

1. Consultations

Consultations are by appointment only for wedding cakes. Appointments can be made by email, phone or using the ‘contact us’ page on our website. Appointments last for approximately one hour.

The consultation process includes a choice of 4 flavours from my flavor menu, and a design consultation in my home at the above address, these are £25 and is not deductible from the final cost of your cake.

You can call us or email us if you need to discuss any aspects of your cake before making a booking. Bookings can also be made over the phone or by email without prior consultation.

During our consultation we will sketch out the design of your cake. This sketch remains our property unless the booking fee has been paid, after that we will send a copy of the design to you. Unfortunately, you cannot photograph the sketch during the consultation unless the booking fee has already been paid.

Please advise us of any specific dietary requirements when booking your consultation, please note that I cannot accommodate allergies due to handling all major allergens in my kitchen.

Please note, that for 2023 we have a £500 minimum for wedding bookings (not including delivery or cake stand hire). These are our minimum order prices for 2023; however, this is not our average wedding cake price. Usually, couples have a budget of £750-1,200 for one of our cakes. For dates further ahead than 2023 the minimum order value is subject to change.

2. Booking Fees

All wedding cake orders require a non-refundable booking fee of £50. For cake orders with less than 6 weeks’ notice the full cost of the cake must be paid at time of booking.

All booking fees must be paid within 7 days of your quote being sent; dates cannot be held open without the booking fee. After 7 days, if no fee has been received then the event date will be released and another booking may be taken, which may mean we are no longer able to accommodate you.

All orders are only confirmed when the booking fee has been paid. Please note that all booking fees are non-refundable and are only transferrable in certain circumstances. See ‘Section 16’.

3. Payment Schedule

The final payment is due 6 weeks before your event. The due date will clearly be stated on the bottom of your quote and a reminder will be sent a week before the final balance is due. This is then non-refundable in the event of a cancellation.

If the final payment is not received 6 weeks before your event, then we have the right to cancel your booking. The booking fee paid to secure your date is then non-refundable and non-transferable and we may no longer be able to accommodate your booking.

I do offer to make payments in instalments if agreed upon, with the full balance being due 6 weeks before your wedding date, unfortunately I cannot accept payment by credit or debit card. All payments are to be made by BACS transfer.

4. Cake Details

Once the quote has been sent, please review all the details carefully especially; cake tier sizes, flavour choices, spellings of names, allergen information, and contact numbers – please advise us of any changes as soon as possible.

The cake will be made according to the booking form and therefore it is imperative that all details are checked carefully. Any errors not picked up on the booking form before the cake is made will not be considered to be our error.

Decorative Items Supplied By Third Parties

We cannot be held responsible for delays on items being supplied from other companies e.g., cake toppers, special order cake stands etc.

If a bespoke cake topper or stand is required, please give us at least one month’s notice to order it but ideally longer.

If you are ordering a topper or cake stand yourself, please carefully check the size with us to make sure it is suitable for your cake and ensure the lead time is in line with your event. We would always advise ordering as soon as possible.

If ordering items yourself, we cannot be held responsible for any errors in size, shape or design as the ordering has not been carried out by ourselves.

We reserve the right not to use anything supplied by a third party if we feel it’s unsuitable.

5. Flowers Supplied By Florists

When fresh flowers are being added to a cake, we will liaise with your florist about our requirements, but we would always advise you discuss this with them too.

The cost of any fresh flowers will be added to your florist’s bill and we would always advise ordering a few extra flowers so we have a good selection to work with.

We can only work with what your florist provides for us on the day. Please ensure they order flowers especially for the cake so that the cake flowers are of the same high standard as the rest of the florals. Any unsuitable or toxic flowers supplied will not be used on your cake.

If your florist does not meet us at the agreed time at the venue, we cannot always guarantee that we will be able to wait for them to arrive.

If we cannot wait due to lateness of your florist, then they would have to add the flowers to the cake, and we cannot be held responsible if the arrangement made does not then match our vision and design for the cake and take no responsibility for the way the flowers have been added to the cake which may not be in a food safe way.

6. Alterations To Orders

We are happy to make alterations to your cake design and order up to 6 weeks prior to your event date. Whilst every effort will be made to accommodate changes to the design, please note that changes within 6 weeks of the event cannot always be guaranteed.

Changes to cake designs may be subject to an additional cost. This will be discussed with you when making the changes. We reserve the right to increase a quoted price in the event you request a variation to the work agreed.

Please take the time to check the new copy of the order form with the amendments carefully and let us know by return if any changes are needed. See section 4.

7. Delivery & Set Up Of Wedding Cakes

All wedding cakes must be delivered and set up at your venue by Kate does Cake. We will deliver your cake to your venue at a pre-arranged time. This will be discussed during the consultation, and we will advise the venue in advance of our arrival time.

If the delivery time needs to be changed, please advise us as soon as possible but at least 14 days in advance – depending on other orders on the day of delivery, we cannot always guarantee a change of delivery time will be possible.

Local delivery is charged at 45p per mile and £15/hr for the return journey, and will include any toll or parking charges. The charge does not include a set-up fee (minimum £25) for time spent at the venue.

Set Up fees are charged separately and includes stacking and setting up your cake at the venue. Applying any flowers, be they sugar or fresh, adding models and toppers etc. This charge will be calculated on the amount of work needed to set up the cake fully at your venue. All fresh flowers must be added by me rather than having your florist attach them. This is to ensure that they are added in the correct food safe manner and that the placement of them matches the original design. This will all be discussed at your consultation if you are having fresh flowers on your cake. Please note that I no longer allow the use of silk flowers on my cakes.

It is your responsibility to ensure you have given me the correct delivery information and delivery time. This will be on your cake booking form so please check it carefully.

It would be very rare, but on the event day we may be faced with a ‘force majeure’ e.g., severe weather conditions, public unrest, or other unexpected events that may make delivery to your venue impossible. You can be assured that we would always do our best to deliver as prearranged, but some circumstances would be out of our reasonable control. Please ensure you have adequate wedding insurance in place to cover this eventuality.

It is your responsibility to ensure you have provided Kate does Cake with the set-up details and location of the cake at the venue. We cannot be held responsible for the location of the cake at the venue. Please ensure that the display location is level, stable and strong enough to hold the cake. It would be advisable that it is not directly in front of a heat source, in a sunny window/conservatory or in a location where it could be knocked easily by passing guests.

We reserve the right to change the location of the cake at the venue if we feel it is unsuitable and may cause damage to the cake e.g., the cake table is in front of a large glass window, and it is an extremely hot day

We also reserve the right not to use a cake stand provided by the venue or yourself if we feel it will not hold the weight of the cake. We have a wide selection of suitable cake stands available to hire if you so wish. This will be discussed at your consultation.

We will photograph the cake at the venue as proof that it has been delivered and set up and left in perfect condition.

8. Non-Edible Elements

Most of our stacked cakes will contain non-edible elements such as plastic dowels, flowers, or cake toppers. We will advise you of any non-edible elements that need to be removed during cutting and provide written information about this to the venue.

As we will not personally be cutting the cake, we cannot accept any responsibility for any non-edible elements not removed prior to serving. We will give the venue written information concerning any non-edible elements they need to remove.

9. Shelf Life

We recommend our cakes be eaten within 3 days of the event for them to be enjoyed at their best.

Left over cake can be frozen if you would like to, we can discuss this with you at your consultation on the best way to do this.

10. Allergens & Special Dietary Requirements

All allergy and special dietary requirements should be conveyed to Kate does Cake during the consultation. It is the customer’s responsibility to make us aware of any special dietary requirements that need to be accommodated in the making of the cake.

Unless otherwise stated, all cakes contain; gluten, butter and eggs and are made in an environment that handles; nuts, soya, and alcohol. Cakes not containing Gluten, Nut or dairy ingredients can sometimes be made on request; however, we cannot guarantee that these cakes will not contain trace amounts of these ingredients due to the nature of the product and so we can only recommend them for those with intolerances or as a part of lifestyle choices. We would recommend anyone with a severe nut; dairy or gluten intolerance does not eat our cakes.

We will provide full allergen information and with the cake upon delivery to the venue.

Kate does Cake accepts no liability for customers suffering allergic reactions from eating our cakes.

11. Publication & Promotional Rights

Kate does Cake is the sole designer and owner of the final cake design. All rights in any original designs created and designed by the company shall remain the exclusive property of the company.

From time to time our designs are published in the media e.g., wedding magazines, websites, and blogs. We reserve the right to use any image of a customer's cake made by the company for publication after the delivery date unless previously agreed in writing between the customer and the company.

The customer has no ownership rights over any cake design. Exclusivity of cake designs between our customers is not guaranteed unless the customer commissions an exclusive design.

12. Commissioning A Cake That Is Similar To Another Design

If you request a cake that is not our original design, we will seek the permission of the original designer to recreate it. This cannot be guaranteed.

If you wish to have us recreate someone else’s design, we would prefer not to directly copy it, but to use it as a basis to design your cake around so that it is unique to you. This can be discussed at your consultation.

13. Cancellations/Refunds

The booking fee is non-refundable and non-transferable in the event of cancellation.

Cancellations from the date of booking until 6 weeks before the wedding will forfeit the booking fee.

Cancellations with less than 6 weeks’ notice are subject to full payment. If this has not already been paid then the final balance will be immediately payable upon cancellation. This final payment is non-refundable in the event of cancellation if that cancellation occurs within 6 weeks of the wedding date.

There may be a rare occasion when Kate does Cake needs to cancel an order due to exceptional circumstances beyond our control*. In this case, as much notice as possible of the cancellation will be given and any monies paid, including deposits will be refunded. If required, we will also assist in finding a replacement baker of the same high standard to make your cake for you.

*This does not include a force majeure that may occur on the event day. See ‘Section 9.6’.

14. Change Of Wedding Date

If you need to change your wedding date, please let me know as soon as possible. Any changes are subject to availability and are not guaranteed. Please liaise with me to check my availability before moving your wedding date. We always advise getting more than one new date option from your venue for a move of date to give us the best chance of being able to change the date.

If we can change your wedding date, provided it is within 12 months from the day you request the change, the booking fee will be transferred to the new date.

If you are moving to a date further ahead than 12 months from the day you request the change, a new booking fee of £50 will be payable. The first booking fee will not be refundable or transferable. It will be classed as a cancellation and a new booking as it is highly likely we will have turned down other work for your first date. *

If you are moving your wedding to a date we are unavailable for, unfortunately the booking fee will be strictly non-refundable as this covers work already completed in the run up to your wedding (this may include but is not limited to: phone calls, emails, completing and sending forms, holding consultations, providing taster boxes and it is also highly likely that we will have turned down other work for your original date).

Date changes to different years may be subject to an additional charge in line with our yearly cost increases e.g., a date change from 2023 to 2024.

We would strongly advise that you take out wedding insurance that covers you in the event of a cancellation/change of wedding date that is out of your control.

15. Complaints

In the unlikely event there is an issue with your cake, it must be brought to our attention within 48 hours of the cake being delivered so we can be given the opportunity to assess the nature of the problem. We would take any complaints very seriously.

If the compliant is regarding the quality of the cake, we may ask for the cake or the remainder of the cake to be returned to use within 48 hours of delivery for inspection.

If the complaint is regarding the design of the cake, but the cake was made according to the booking form and sketch which has been checked and approved, we cannot be held responsible for any errors not picked up by the customer.

For any complaints we can only deal with the person who booked the cake originally.

You must give us an opportunity to resolve the issue and agree not to post any defamatory comments or pictures on online forums or social media channels before discussing the situation with us and allowing us reasonable time to provide a satisfactory solution.

Once a solution has been reached, you agree not to post any defamatory comments or pictures on online forums or social media at any point in the future. If this happens, we may seek to take legal action against you.

We reserve the right to revise and amend these terms and conditions. However, you will only subject to the terms and conditions in force at the time you place your order with us. If you change your wedding date for any reason, you will be sent the most up to date terms and conditions with your new booking form and these will supersede any previously sent to you

By paying your booking fee, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions so please read them carefully.

Celebration Cake T&C's

1. Booking Process

For celebration cakes, the design process will be done over email or phone.

Ideas for the cake design can be sent to us when booking, but the final design will be subject to our own creative process as we prefer to create original designs, rather than directly copy an existing design.

Design sketches can be sent if required for approval. There may be a small charge for this.

You can call us or email us if you need to discuss any aspects of your cake before making a booking. Bookings can also be made over the phone or by email.

Please advise us of any allergies or specific dietary requirements when booking your cake, please note that due to the risk of cross contamination Kate does Cake cannot recommend our cakes be consumed by those with food allergies.

Please note that for 2023 we have a £150 minimum order for celebration cakes. For dates further ahead than 2023 the minimum order value is subject to change.

2. Booking Fees

All celebration cake orders require a non-refundable booking fee of £50. For cake orders with less than 2 weeks’ notice the full cost of the cake must be paid at time of booking.

All booking fees must be paid within 7 days of the quote being sent; dates cannot be held open without the booking fee. After 7 days, if no fee has been received then the event date will be released and another booking may be taken, which may mean we are no longer able to accommodate you.

All orders are only confirmed when the booking fee has been paid. Please note that all booking fees are non-refundable as they secure your date in our diary and are only transferrable in certain circumstances. See ‘Section 14’.

3. Payment Schedule

The final payment is due 2 weeks before your event. The due date will clearly be stated on the bottom of your quote and a reminder will be sent a week before the final balance is due. This is then non-refundable in the event of a cancellation.

If the final payment is not received 2 weeks before your event, then we have the right to cancel your booking. The booking fee paid to secure your date is then non-refundable and non-transferable and we may no longer be able to accommodate your booking.

Unfortunately, we do not offer the option to pay in installments or by credit or debit card. All payments are to be made by BACS transfer.

4. Cake Details

Once the final quote has been sent, please review all the details carefully especially; cake tier sizes, flavour choices, spellings of names, allergen information, delivery time (if applicable) and contact numbers – please advise us of any changes as soon as possible.

Any personalized decorative elements such as cake toppers, printed icing or cake charms, will be ordered as per the details on the booking form so please check all name spellings and numbers carefully.

5. Alterations To Orders

We are happy to make alterations to your cake design or flavor choices of your order up to 2 weeks prior to your event date. Whilst every effort will be made to accommodate changes to the design, please note that changes within 2 weeks of the event cannot always be guaranteed.

If you have made changes, please take the time to check the new copy of the order form which will be sent with the amendments carefully and let us know by return if any changes are needed. See section 4.

6. Collection Of Celebration Cakes

Your order may be collected at a pre-arranged time. However, not all cakes are available for collection; it depends on the design and size of the cake.

Cakes that are collected by the customer are always boxed for transportation. We will provide full instructions on the care and handling of your cake and a non-slip mat to place under your cake box. A signature is required upon collection confirming that you have received your order in perfect condition and as specified, if you have any issues with the cake please let me know at collection. We do not take any responsibility for any damage that may occur to the cake once it has left us.

Cakes must be places on a level, steady surface for transport e.g., in the passenger foot well or boot of your car. Please also have your car as cold as possible to aid their transportation, and make sure that there is no hot air is blowing in your cakes direction. Please do not leave your cake in your car unattended, or make other stops after you have collected your cake if at all possible. We are happy to place the cake safely in the car for you if required. The cake should then be stored in the box at room temperature and out of direct sunlight.

You must adhere to the collection time slot that has been prearranged. If you do not collect the cake when agreed, it will only be available to collect later at a time that is suitable for us. Failure to turn up for the collection at the agreed time may result in you not being able to have the cake on the day that was arranged.

Any changes to the pre-agreed collection time must be confirmed in writing at least 48 hours before collection and cannot be guaranteed.

7. Delivery Of Celebration Cakes

Delivery is sometimes available for celebration cakes. If delivery is agreed we will deliver your cake to your venue or home at a pre-arranged time. This time will be stated on the quote and if delivery is to a venue, we will advise the venue in advance of our arrival time.

If the delivery time needs to be changed, please advise us as soon as possible but at least 48 hours in advance – depending on other orders on the day of delivery, we cannot always guarantee a change of delivery time will be possible.

Delivery is charged at 45p per mile and £15/hr for the return journey.

Set Up fees are charged separately and includes stacking and setting up your cake at the venue. Applying any flowers, be they sugar or fresh, adding models and toppers etc. This charge will be calculated on the amount of work needed to set up the cake fully at your venue. All fresh flowers must be added by myself rather than having your florist attach them. This is to ensure that they are added in the correct food safe manner and that the placement of them matches the original design. Please note that I no longer allow the use of silk flowers on my cakes.

It is your responsibility to ensure you have given us the correct delivery information and delivery time. This will be on your cake booking form so please check it carefully.

It would be very rare, but on the event day we may be faced with a ‘force majeure’ e.g., severe weather conditions, public unrest, or other unexpected events that may make delivery impossible. You can be assured that we would always do our best to deliver as prearranged, but some circumstances would be out of our reasonable control. In this case, you would have to arrange to collect the cake yourself.

It is your responsibility to ensure you have provided us with the set-up details and location of the cake at the venue (if applicable). We cannot be held responsible for the location of the cake at the venue. Please ensure that the display location is level, stable and strong enough to hold the cake. It would be advisable that it is not directly in front of a heat source, in a sunny window/conservatory or in a location where it could be knocked easily by passing guests.

We will photograph the cake at the venue as proof that it has been delivered and set up and left in perfect condition.

8. Non-Edible Elements

Sometimes our cakes will contain non-edible elements such as plastic dowels, flowers, or cake toppers. We will advise you of any non-edible elements that need to be removed during cutting and provide written information about this to you/the venue.

As we will not personally be cutting the cake, we cannot accept any responsibility for any non-edible elements not removed prior to serving. We will give you/the venue written information concerning any non-edible elements that need to be removed.

9. Shelf Life

We recommend our cakes be eaten within 3 days of the event for them to be enjoyed at their best.

Left over cake can be frozen if you would like to. Please contact us for instructions on how to do this best.

10. Allergens & Special Dietary Requirements

All allergies and special dietary requirements should be conveyed to Kate does Cake when ordering a cake. It is the customer’s responsibility to make us aware of any special dietary requirements that need to be accommodated in the making of the cake.

Unless otherwise stated, all cakes contain; gluten, butter and eggs and are made in an environment that handles; nuts, soya, and alcohol. Cakes not containing Gluten, nut, and dairy ingredients free cakes can sometimes be made on request; however, we cannot guarantee that these cakes will not contain trace amounts of these ingredients due to the nature of the product, and so Kate does Cake cannot recommend these for those suffering from food allergies.

We would recommend anyone with a nut; dairy or gluten intolerance does not eat our cakes.

We will provide full allergen information with the cake upon collection/delivery.

Kate does Cake accepts no liability for customers suffering allergic reactions from eating our cakes.

11. Publication & Promotional Rights

The company, Kate does Cake is the sole designer and owner of the final cake design. All rights in any original designs created and designed by the company shall remain the exclusive property of the company.

The customer has no ownership rights over any cake design. Exclusivity of cake designs between our customers is not guaranteed unless the customer commissions an exclusive design.

12. Commissioning a Cake That Is Similar To Another Design

If you request a cake that is not our original design, we will seek the permission of the original designer to recreate it. This cannot be guaranteed. Direct copies of cakes cannot be made due to the nature of the medium used, so whilst every effort would be made a copy can not be guaranteed.

If you wish to have us recreate someone else’s design, we would prefer not to directly copy it, but to use it as a basis to design your cake around so that it is unique to you.

13. Cancellations/Refunds

The booking fee is non-refundable and non-transferable in the event of cancellation.

Cancellations from the date of booking until 2 weeks before the event will forfeit the booking fee.

Cancellations with less than 2 weeks’ notice are subject to full payment. If this has not already been paid then the final balance will be immediately payable upon cancellation. This final payment is non-refundable in the event of cancellation.

*This does not include a force majeure that may occur on the event day. See ‘Section 7.6’.

14. Change Of Event Date

If you need to change your booking date, please let us know as soon as possible. Any changes are subject to availability and are not guaranteed.

If we can change your booking date, provided it is within 3 months from the day you request the change, the booking fee will be transferred to the new date.

If you are moving to a date further ahead than 3 months but within 12 months from the day you request the change, a new booking fee of £50 will be payable to secure the new date. The first booking fee will also be deducted off the final cost.

If you are moving to a date further ahead than 12 months from the day you request the change, it will be treated as a cancellation and a new booking fee of £50 will be payable. The original booking fee will be non-refundable*.

If you are moving your booking to a date we are unavailable for, unfortunately the booking fee will be non-refundable* as this covers work already completed (this may include but is not limited to: phone calls, emails, completing and sending forms, and it is also highly likely that we will have turned down other work for your original date).

*If we are subsequently able to fill the original date with a new booking, we will refund the first booking fee or deduct it off the final balance of your cake.

15. Complaints

If the compliant is regarding the quality of the cake, we may ask for the cake or the remainder of the cake to be returned to use within 48 hours of delivery for inspection, if fault is found any refunds are at the discretion of Kate does Cake

If the complaint is regarding the design of the cake, but the cake was made according to the booking form/sketch which has been checked and approved, we cannot be held responsible for any errors not picked up by the customer.

For any complaints we can only deal with the person who booked the cake originally.

By paying your booking fee, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions so please read them carefully.

Stand Hire T&C's

All display item hire from Kate does Cake will be subject to the following terms and conditions. Nothing contained within these terms and conditions affects your statutory rights as a consumer. If there is anything you don't understand please feel free to contact us at kate@katedoescake.com

1. Display Item Hire

We have a range of cake stands available to hire for your wedding. The cost of this can be discussed during the booking process or a consultation (wedding cake orders only).

Any hire is subject to a refundable damage deposit. This varies depending on the cost of the item/s being hired.

All hire charges and deposits are payable in advance 6 weeks before the event date and will be detailed on your quote.

Hired items must be returned to us within 7 days of the event date unless previously agreed. If items are not returned within 7 days then a late return fee of £5 per day per item will be charged.

If items are not returned within 14 days, then the entire hire deposit will be forfeited.

If a late return has been previously agreed in writing then no charges will be made as long as the items are returned by the specified date.

We do not collect hired items ourselves unless this has been previously agreed. A fee will be charged if we are required to collect hired items ourselves. This will vary dependent on distance to the venue but would usually be equal to the delivery charge for your wedding cake.

If items are returned damaged then the damage deposit will be forfeited. If the item can be repaired e.g. by obtaining a new part, then only the cost of this part plus an admin fee of £10 will be charged. If the item is damaged beyond repair or is lost then the entire damage deposit will be kept in order to replace the item.

Please notify us as soon as you can if damage, breakage or loss has occurred so we can assess the situation and advise of the best resolution.

2. Publication and Promotional Rights

We reserve the right to share any image of a customer's cake with the stand supplier for publication after the delivery date unless previously agreed in writing between the customer and the company.

Cancellations/Refunds

Hire fees are non-refundable and non-transferable in the event of cancellation; your damage deposit will be refunded.

Cancellations with less than 6 weeks’ notice are subject to full payment of the hire fee. If this has not already been paid then the final balance will be immediately payable upon cancellation.

By paying your booking fee, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions so please read them carefully.