The venue our wedding is at offers cake as part of our package and we have two bakeries to choose from. I am sort of leaning toward doing cupcakes and then a small cake at the top that we can cut because it my mind it's less wasteful, but is this an accurate thought? From my experience at weddings with cake, it usually gets distributed when guests are on the dance floor and most pieces don't get eaten or barely touched. I assumed when the plates get cleared the cut pieces get thrown out, which sort of sucks. I went to one wedding that used cupcakes and after the bride and groom cut the small cake on top, guests were free to eat cupcakes for the remainder of the night. There were also small boxes by the cupcake stand and anyone who wanted was able to take some home. But is it true that already cut wedding cake (that has gone untouched) will get pitched in the trash? Are cupcakes truly a less wasteful choice?