Over the weekend I was watching some old episodes of one of my favorite "reality" shows, Shark Tank. It is (one of) my guilty pleasure.
One of the companies that was looking for an investment was a "wedding cake rental" company (I don't know if this has already been discussed here or not - so if it is a repeat, forgive me!) , which provides for approx. $150.00-$1000.00 a fully-styled tiered wedding cake that is actually made up of styrofoam, but then covered in fondant and decorated. (But at that point, if your budget is in the $1000 range, can't you just get a real cake in general?) From the TV screen, they looked pretty impressive and "real", but as I said, this was through a TV screen, so IRL idk how "real" they actually look. Anyway, they have a "secret" compartment in the back of the cake, where the couple can put a real slice (the woman selling the product said it can fit some twinkies), so that they can have cake cutting pictures. After the pictures, they take the cake away and then serve slices from a sheet cake.
It got me thinking what other brides/grooms really think about this idea:
-Is this a place where you would want to reign in your budget? I have a cake included with my venue, so it is an aspect of wedding planning that I never really put much thought into.
-We are always saying that food and comfort are some of the most important aspects for us to keep in mind when planning for our invited guests. Does this extend also to the cake?
I suppose that the guests would not know that the cake was just styrofoam, but something about it still seems a bit off to me... I just can't put my finger on it.
FWIW, the sharks weren't really feeling this idea, and they did not get an investment.