The bride said she wanted a "small personal wedding cake" for her and her groom to enjoy, while guests would be served a different dessert Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

On average, couples spend over $500 on their wedding cakes. Grocery stores sell cakes suitable for weddings at a much lower price point. You can likely get a custom cake from your neighborhood ...

What I did dream about was cake. Before I had a fiance or even the inkling of a wedding in my future, I knew I’d bake my wedding cake. In the early 2010s, I’d run my own vegan microbakery on ...