POLL: Cake Cutting vs. Cupcakes?

~BFF~

We still have not decided on our cake!!!  We are debating between all cupcakes and cupcakes with a small cake to cut.  I kind of think we could just feed each other a cupcake and not even cut a cake.  We could also save $ that way    Anyway, I got to thinking and was wondering what all you lovely knotties thought:  Is the actual cutting of the cake importatant to you?  or is the exchange of cake good enough?TIA!

AJAALEXANDRIA

Personally I don't really care about the cake cutting tradition. We are doing red velvet cupcakes because we lived and met in Kentucky... so I figure it has enough sentiment! Plus, if we get crazy we can push cupcakes in eachother's faces...!!:) So in a nutshell, I'm OK without the cakecutting.

Angelshann

For us the cake cutting did not signify anything special to us. We went with a cupcake wedding cake...the cupcakes were really cute and we saved $90 by not having a ridiculous cake cutting fee. However, I did make a groom's cake for the rehearsal dinner and we did cut that cake together because our family and friends wanted us to.

jaymers99

The significance of a lot of these traditions seem to have been lost over the years.  I heard that the cake cutting is significant because it is the first task the bride and groom perform together as a married couple...something about the groom's hand helping the bride or something.Just decide if it is something meaningful to the two of you.  If it isn't, then skip it!On the other hand, my FI is very into traditions...even if he doesn't know what it means or signifies, so we will probably be doing the whole cake cutting deal.  But just do what feels right to you...

bluegirlch2

We're skipping the cake cutting.  I don't even know what kind of dessert we're having yet!  But probably not cake.  :)Do what feels best to you.

caiandcullen

it's completely not important to us... but my mother insisted that we do it. so she's paying for the cake. haha. to be honest, i'm semi worried FI will smash cake in my face! but i did tell him it'd be annulment if he did. just kidding. we're having a very small cake just for cutting and i'm making 150 cupcakes for dessert, plus our haupia, pineapple and mochi from the caterers.

irishmilla02

Cutting of the cake wasn't important to us but DH REALLY wanted a cake topper - which wouldn't have fit on the mini desserts we had.  So we got one small tier, cut it ourselves and saved money on the cake cutting fee.  I think exchanging of the cake (whether it is a slice, a cupcake or a mini dessert) is fine - if you even want to include that in your reception.  To me, just having desserts was important cause I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. 

kaesha

We went the cake route not because of tradition, but because I like cake more than cupcakes. Cupcakes are just an excuse for an insane amount of frosting. Iprefer flavour & filling!

sandyhorne

We are a cake couple so we'll do cake.  Nothing really to do with the traditions (although I have to say we have never even discussed it) but I just seem to have issue with cupcakes.   I love all of it, the cake, the filling, the frosting, the corner piece lol, and cupcakes just don't give you that. It even stressed me out to order cupcakes for the kids birthday parties this year, but I also realize for that type of event I would be stupid not to.  It's just a personal opinion is the bottom line.