Wedding cake business seasonality |
| If you are involved in
the wedding cake decorating business your work is likely
to be affected to some degree by seasonality, different
months mean different order volumes. If you are well
organised you should be able to handle a huge amount of
work and not turn down any orders during the
busy season and you should be able to generate enough
cash reserves to get your business through the quieter
times of the year. Percentage of weddings per month: January 5.5% February 5.7% March 6.1% April 6.5% May 9.2% June 11.5% July 9.6 % August 12.6% September 9.5% October 7.8% November 7.6% December 8.4% Order volume is not the only seasonal variation that the wedding cake decorator has to take into consideration, wedding cake requests change as well. To increase your order volume you need to be flexible and be able to offer a choice of different themes, colors and decorations. The lists below shows some dominant seasonal trends. Flowers for each month: January Carnation, Snowdrop February Violet, Primrose March Daffodil April Daisy, Sweet Pea May Lily of the valley June Rose July Water Lily August Poppy, Gladiola September Morning Glory October Calendula November Chrysanthemum December Narcissus Jewels for each month: January Garnet (Deep red) February Amethyst (Purple) March Aquamarine (Pale blue) April Diamond (Clear) May Emerald (Green) June Pearl (White) July Ruby (Red) August Sardonyx / Peridot (Pale green) September Sapphire (Deep blue) October Opal (Pink) November Topaz (Yellow) December Turquoise (Blue) Many people celebrate wedding anniversaries and not surprisingly several cake decorators take advantage of this. Anniversary cakes are usually not as sophisticated or intricate as wedding cakes, this gives the less experienced cake decorator an opportunity to come up with a good cake design and profit from it. Wedding anniversary themes: 1st Paper 2nd Cotton 3rd Leather 4th Books 5th Wood 6th Iron 7th Wool 8th Bronze 9th Cooper 10th Tin 11th Steel 12th Silk 13th Lace 14th Ivory 15th Crystal 20th China 25th Silver 30th Pearl 35th Coral 40th Ruby 45th Sapphire 50th Gold 55th Emerald 60th Diamond |
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