Arranging For A Cake At The Funeral Reception

Donohue Funeral Home • May 22, 2023

If you want to have a cake available to your guests at the funeral home reception after a loved one’s final service, here are some things you will want to do to arrange it.

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There are a lot of different details that you will have to put together with funeral homes in Wayne, PA for a loved one’s final service. Once you take care of their needs, you are going to want to think about your family members and ways you can spend more time with them in this era of grieving. If you are going to have a reception after the funeral, for example, consider arranging to have a cake available for dessert at that event. Here are some steps to take. 


Contact A Bakery 


Look at the bakeries available in your area and contact one or more of them to see if they are available to make a cake for the occasion. Funerals generally happen within a few days of death and you are going to want to make sure the bakery can handle the order in short order. You can talk to them about pricing, special requests, flavors, and so on. 


Have A Budget In Mind 


It’s a good idea to have a budget as a whole for a funeral, but you are also going to want to have a budget in mind for the cake or for the reception in general. It’s a good idea to find out what cakes in the size you want are going for in the area and that will help you to decide which bakery is affordable and fair in their pricing for such items. 


Remember, Functional Works 


You don’t have to go all out and get something super fancy, but rather, something functional that looks nice and tastes great. You don’t need a three-tier cake when a sheet cake will be easy to cut and serve at this occasion. It will cost less, taste the same, and allow you to get what you need at an affordable price. 


Decide On A Style/Flavor 


What flavors did your loved one like in cake? You might want to get that in the cake you serve at the reception. You can get chocolate if that was always their request for their birthday, for example. White is a classic that always work. And marble is a good option to give a little of both worlds. You can also have a cake done half and half to suit different tastes at the reception. 


Write Something On The Cake 


You get to tell the bakery what you want the cake to look like. You might have flowers in a certain color to match the décor, for example, or you might have something written on the cake. You can write “we will miss you,” or “love you always” or something else sentimental. You can even place your loved one’s name. Some bakeries can even take a picture and place it on the cake, if that’s something that interests you. 


Have Delivery/Pick Up Timing That Works Well 


Since final services with funeral homes in Wayne, PA take place rather quickly, you will want to arrange for the cake to be made in the right timeframe for someone to pick it up for the reception. 


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