A Texas woman’s social media post sharing a do it yourself wedding cake from a budget wedding reception is going viral.
San Antonio wedding consultant Jessica Hoyle-King recently helped her brother Jeremy and his new bride Gosia save money for their honeymoon to Italy by making a DIY wedding cake in April.
The consultant worked with her mother and St Ermins Hotel head pastry chef Jamie Warley, who was Gosia’s brother-in-law, to make the impressive four-tiered cake for under $50.
They used two sheet cakes from Costco that cost $18.99 each that were divided up, frosted with buttercream icing, and decorated on top and the side with $10 flowers from Trader Joe’s.
Hoyle-King even made a cake stand and set up 24 tables for the wedding, which was finally held at Shady Springs Party Barn in Austin.
“All displayed on a rustic looking cake stand made with supplies from Hobby Lobby,” she said.
She described the results on social media as “beautiful on a budget.”
“Y’all this [is our] DIY cake! It is no secret my bother is frugal ... but this wedding took frugality to a whole new level,” she said. “The wedding was fun but a sigh of relief we can get back to regularly scheduled projects around here.”
Hoyle-King was not surprised to be asked to perform the DIY work, since she admits her brother and whole family are “very hands on” people.
She revealed no money had to be spent on flowers, and the couple even thought about serving another kind of cake.
“Their flower budget was zero,” she said. “Their cake budget was ‘let’s make cupcakes and freeze for the wedding’ ... [luckily] I was able to talk my brother into just ‘getting Costco cakes and throw some real flowers on it.’”
The couple also saved money on entertainment by bringing their own music to the wedding reception.
“They did not hire a DJ and used Spotify on an iPad for the music for dancing,” Hoyle-King said. “It really was a beautiful reception on a budget.”
The couple’s money saved is now being used towards an epic vacation in Rome.
“Jeremy and Gosia love to travel, they met while touring Chernobyl and wanted to save for their honeymoon,” Hoyle-King said. “They ended up honeymooning in Rome and not spend[ing] too much on a wedding.”
