[header] How to design a wedding cake on a budget [title] Get your hands on free wedding cake catalogs. [step] This can be difficult sometimes because local bakery shops usually have their own styles and one-of-a-kind cake designs. Sometimes your best bet is to look up wedding cake galleries online and then take a design you find online (printed out) to your local bakery. 
[title] Look at magazines of cakes and even books that focus on cake decorating. [step] These are another great source of ideas.