Create a stunning centrepiece for your wedding reception with a celebration cheese cake from Slate. A traditional tiered-tower with a difference, a cheese wedding cake allows you to put a special stamp on your big day. As well as looking magnificent it will offer your guests a delicious selection of artisan cheeses to enjoy and keep up their dancing energy!
Slate offers both a range of ‘ready-to-assemble' cheese wedding towers and the opportunity to create your own bespoke stack tailored to suit your particular requirements.
The benefit of ordering your cheese wedding cake from Slate is that we have a carefully curated range of the finest British and European artisan cheeses in our counter for you to sample and explore. Special care is taken to keep these cheeses in perfect condition. Our knowledgeable and experienced team are here to guide you through the process of selecting a sensational selection of cheeses that will work together both visually and in terms of taste. We have valuable advice to share on what to consider when choosing cheese for your celebration.
We recommend tasting a variety of cheeses to help you choose which to include. If you’re looking to create a bespoke cheese wedding cake we offer cheese tastings by appointment in both our Aldeburgh and Southwold shops. Taster boxes for our self-assembly cakes can be ordered online for delivery nationwide - an easy and appetising option, we know how busy it can get planning a wedding!
We offer a range of 'off the shelf' cheese wedding cakes to cater for celebrations from 20 to 135 guests. These are all available for courier delivery across the UK. The cheeses are delivered unadorned, ready for assembly and for you to self-decorate with seasonal fruits, flowers and decorations that match the bride’s bouquet or your individual wedding theme.
We provide a full guide about ‘how to make your wedding cheese cake’ on our blog including tips on how to choose the perfect presentation board, how to stack and decorate the cheese layers and suggestions for the best accompaniments.
Explore our range of self-assembly cheese stacks in our online shop >
At Slate we can work with you to design a bespoke stack to suit your cheese tastes, wedding theme and budget. We aim to incorporate all your favourite cheeses to create a perfectly balanced cheeseboard including a variety of cheese styles, milks and colours. We recommend between 70g and 100g of cheese per guest depending on when the cheese will be served during your celebration. We can also provide all the accompaniments to make your cheese course really special, including crackers, chutneys and fruit cheese.
Complete our contact form to book an appointment for a tasting. If you’re not local to Suffolk we can arrange a phone or video consultation and also send a taster box to follow up.
In the Suffolk area we offer an additional delivery and assembly service for our bespoke wedding stacks. Your cheese cake will be delivered to your wedding venue in prime condition and beautifully displayed with decorations of your choice including flowers, herbs, and fruit.
If this service is of interest to you please indicate this when you contact us with details of your wedding date and venue.
Choosing the perfect cheese for your wedding cheese stack is a tricky job as there are so many fabulous options out there. Here we have compiled a list of things to think about before making your final selection.
Do ... think about which cheeses you love. What are your favourite cheeses? Do you have cheeses that are important to your relationship - perhaps those made in significant places such as where you met, first went on holiday or got engaged? Are there cheeses made locally to your wedding venue that guests visiting the area would be excited to discover?
Do ... offer guests a balanced selection. Your choice of cheeses should give thought to the cheese selection that will be enjoyed by guests once the stack has been disassembled. It should offer them a balanced cheese board in terms of milk type and style of cheese. We like to incorporate hard, soft, blue and goat's cheeses to ensure there is something to tickle everyone's taste buds.
Do ... cater for dietary requirements. You should consider the dietary requirements of your guests offering pasteurised options for those unable to eat raw milk cheeses, and some cheeses made with vegetarian rennet.
Do ... include the right quantity of cheese. A frequent question is how much cheese should be included in a cheese 'cake'. We recommend 70g to 100g of cheese per person depending on what other food will be served during the celebrations and also your available budget. We aim to spread this total weight across the individual cheeses selected.
Do ... create a stunning and stable stack. Your cheese choices should wow your guests when displayed as a magnificent tower of cheese! We usually incorporate about five to eight layers of cheese and create a tiered tower with whole cheeses of decreasing diameter. It is lovely to choose cheeses with varied but toning rinds to create unique display making the most of the natural beauty of cheese. Soft cheeses can be tricky to include in a tower as they become unstable as they warm up to room temperature, but these can be presented in the wooden boxes in which they are delivered.
The photos below showcase a few of our favourite creations at recent wedding fairs and receptions. If they inspire you, please get in touch to discuss creating a magnificent, and delicious, cheese cake for your wedding celebrations.
One word "AMAZING!
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