 
Do you charge for tasting & design consultations? No! Sweet Element offers *free* tasting & design consultations for all cake orders of $200 or more at the studio. Alternatively, if you find that you are short on time or find the studio location a little bit out of the way, I am more than happy to come to you for a tasting & design consultation within the NYC metro area! How do I set up a consultation? Call me at 201.315.4940 or email me at Jen@SweetElement.com & I would be more than happy to set one up for you! What happens at a tasting? I typically prepare three cake flavor/filling/frosting combinations in cupcake form & welcome tasting parties of up to 3 people. If you are coming alone & would like to take a tasting box of cupcakes home, please just let me know in advance & I can put together a small box for you to take home to the other tasters! How does the design process work? While I always have my own portfolio for clients to draw inspiration from, I usually request that clients bring their own inspiration packet with them to their consultation. These inspiration packets can contain anything from event invitations, photos or actual items desired to be turned into cake or sugar pieces, fabric swatches, photos of other cakes & more. These inspiration packets are helpful as jumping off points during the design portion of the consultation so I can help turn your inspirations into cake art! Depending on the complexity of the cake design, a few cake sketches may be drawn on the spot during the consultation or, as in the case of most Sweet Element cakes, I'll take all the ideas from our consultation & will sketch up a few cake designs & will email them to you along with a cake contract that outlines all event & cake details. To see what type of information I'll be looking for, please feel free to take a look at a sample contract here.  |