The local setting
Match the cake to the reception.
Northcote is largely residential with live-music and bar venues and restaurant function rooms along High Street, so receptions here are often in a converted bar, a music or event space, or a nearby inner-north warehouse rather than a purpose-built ballroom. These are mixed older buildings, some with the room upstairs and a tight street frontage, so confirm the entrance, any internal steps, and the cake table position before the delivery plan is set.