Heck, I charge $75 for a plain 'ole sheet cake that only serves 50!!!! 
A tier cake to serve 60 would cost her $180 with me.
It's a great step to ask what their budget is first. To those who won't give you an answer, a good comeback is "Wow! I haven't had anyone ready to spend $1000 in awhile!" If this doesn't prompt them to swallow their tongue and give you a figure, then I'd explain, "The cake you get for $50 is WAY different than the cake you get for $100 or $250. So I need to know if you're looking for a $50 cake or a $250 cake."
A tier cake to serve 60 would cost her $180 with me.It's a great step to ask what their budget is first. To those who won't give you an answer, a good comeback is "Wow! I haven't had anyone ready to spend $1000 in awhile!"
If this doesn't prompt them to swallow their tongue and give you a figure, then I'd explain, "The cake you get for $50 is WAY different than the cake you get for $100 or $250. So I need to know if you're looking for a $50 cake or a $250 cake."
its the linda evangalista in me lol!!) no seriously a 3D cake starts at $150 for me and it is hard to work out portions for a carved cake so i work in size of the actual cake $150 will get you a 20cm square tractor goes up by $50 avery 10cm from their, i two tier to feed 60 people would set you back $260 with me, thats is picked up not delivered and i am the cheapest around here. i do mostly fondant work though BC doesxn't do well in my climate 
I would SO do this, you have no idea. I made a wedding cake for my best friend & my brother in law last Saturday. My husband & him were talking about how much the wedding cost and so forth the night before the wedding. My husband made a comment about how much money WE had spent on their wedding and my BIL looked shocked and asked what he meant, my DH told him he was talking about for the cake and everything. BIL said "but I took all the cake mix & powdered sugar over there to her". Um yeah, but what about the eggs, sour cream, flavorings, butter, shortening, cake boards, gumpaste, fondant, rice krispies, marshmallows, dowels, special tools etc? 
When my husband told him how much WE had spent BIL just looked amazed. Darn cake muggles. 
gotta luv a good hubby!! he is angry cos i squeezed it in in the first place to help them out when they rang last night! (its for saturday week) hmm feeling better now that i have vented!!! lol!!
