Cake?

Liane28 · September 2012

How important is wedding cake to you?

QueerFemme · September 2012

it was important... but not enough to spend $7.-8. a slice on it.

acaponi87 · September 2012

Not a fan. We got pie. It was cheaper and we got lots of fun flavors that tasted much better.

Liane28 · September 2012

I ask because we don't see it as an important part of our wedding or reception either. I've been to tons of weddings and honestly, I don't ever remember having had any cake at ANY of them. I had a cupcake once, I think - but I don't think I needed it.

We do have a dessert being served with the meal and we have the option of serving it at whatever time we want, so we're ok with that, even if we won't have a "proper" wedding cake on display or whatever. I've heard a few "you're not having a wedding cake?!?" comments though...but seriously, our venue was going to charge about $400 for a "wedding cake" or $6 cutting fee per person if we brought our own cake/cupcakes in...
It's just an extra cost I don't think is necessary...

lls31 · September 2012

I've been to several weddings that did not serve cake. I didn't miss it.

We would've opted for no cake, but it was included with our venue.

cwaggoner07 · September 2012

It's personally important to me, and I think $400 is a pretty good deal. However, it's your wedding, and if you want to serve different desserts, that's totally up to you. As a guest I would not be upset whatsoever with no cake.

Liane28 · September 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_cake-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:14Discussion:251f9389-7777-4138-852f-29973316369bPost:731073ef-3188-49a5-bc93-ad88e2f73639">Re: Cake?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Cake? : <strong>Why do I get the feeling OP edited her post and made y'all look a little crazy with your replies?</strong> To answer the question currently asked, wedding cake was a huge deal to us. We didn't serve a full meal, had no alcohol, and weren't having any dancing, so the finger foods and the cake were kind of the whole foucs of the reception. We had 3 flavor combinations, with enough for people to have more than one piece and a gluten-free sugar-free option for our diabetics and celiatics. I would be sad to attend a wedding with no cake, but it wouldn't be the end of the world for me. Also, no cake is better than bad cake or weird cake where the bride and groom decide to serve something random like carrot cake or almond butter raisin surprise cake with no options that I will eat.
Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]

I'm confused. I didn't edit anything....and I don't think anyone looks crazy at all with any of their replies. I wanted to know how important cake was to others...

Maggie0829 · September 2012

A lot of time the wedding cake that I have eaten has sucked so I tend to just forgo the cake all together at weddings.

But, I honestly could not tell you what one wedding cake looked like at all the weddings I have been to. And by the time the cake is served I have usually had one two many cocktails or glasses of wine so the last thing I want is something sweet to eat. Now it you and a wedding cake out of french fries, onion rings and pizza I would be all over it!

But for our wedding we had cupcakes. We had five different flavors so the guests had some variety. Everyone raved about them but again, I didn't eat any because even though I love sweets, I didn't want any after my many glasses of wine.

balletdawn · September 2012

It sounds like it's not important to you, but I would have some kind of dessert or munchy for your guests for after dinner. It definitely wasn't a priority for us budget-wise, but I ended up trading dance lessons for a cake. Our photographer got her cake at Albertson's. It was simple but pretty.

DisneyAsh · September 2012

Not important.

We're considering having our reception dinner at a fondue restaurant we went to on our first real date and we still go to on special occasions. If we do that we're going to have fondue desserts instead of a cake! Much more 'us'!

JoanE2012 · September 2012

It's important to us. We want to have it on display, cut into it together, and enjoy it with our guests. And the cost is such a tiny fraction of what we are paying for the day we aren't even thinking twice about it.

MrsGandthebeag · September 2012

I don't think it's a big deal either way. We went with cupcakes rather than cake as it was more "fun" to us. Most of the time wedding cake sucks. I'm so disappointed when it is white cake with some fruit filling. Yuck.

Liane28 · September 2012

Thanks everyone! I think we are going to stick with just serving our dessert later in the evening to replace the cake. Our options are very open for the dessert choice as our reception is at a restaurant, so we can choose anything from creme brulée to cheesecake, to truffles, or pretty much whatever we want to serve, so I think this will do.

I know $400 might be a good deal for a wedding cake, but it's $400 we can spend on something that's more important to us...like dance lessons. My FI and I are terrible and we really need them if we're going to have a decent first dance! hahahahaaaa

random4180 · September 2012

It was important but not important enough to pay a lot of money for- I made ours in our toaster oven the day before the wedding. It was a 10" layer cake so nothing tremendously exotic other than the fact that it was vegan. I just wanted to cut into something I could actually eat and that was that. Which leads me to the fact that while I love sweets and cake, I tend to have to make my own. Most weddings would have absolutely nothing in the way of a vegan baked good so in that sense, I wouldn't miss it as a guest- I'm used to it, lol. Our caterer also made non-vegan red velvet cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting for the guests to eat too.

jenajjthr · September 2012

The cake was important to me and hubby and we were willing to spend a little more because we wanted a cheesecake wedding cake. I had three tiers with different layers and mousse fillings. OMG I loved it, I was in cheesecake heaven that night. As for my guests I did hear they loved the chocolate layer but other than that I don't recall.

I'v never been to a wedding without cake, but wouldn't mind if there wasn't as long as there was something sweet to have. Yes I am a dessert type of gal. If you prefer to have a variety of desserts to cater to a wider variety of guests than you are being considerate of your guests which is what the reception s for. Enjoy!

HobokensFury · September 2012

Cake was important to us. DH is an artist and designed it himself. It was 4 tiers with 3 different flavors- people still tell us how beautiful and tasty it was. It was worth the cost to us.

AdeleDazeem · September 2012

I looove cake. What I do not like is the buttercream frosting people smear all over it. But, I do look forward to cake as long as it is good, which many are not. Boo.

mrsbiss2be · September 2012

For my my fmil, fsil and I are going to be making the cake.
Basically all I have to do is pay for the ingrediants and fondant.

FI and I want to do the cake cutting, and then I want to suprise him with a Groom's cake.
I would never spend a ton of cash on cake. It's not that important. We will have it but in
a much cheaper way.

kmmssg · September 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_cake-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:251f9389-7777-4138-852f-29973316369bPost:ed76e73e-9286-4d64-8615-48bdba911b2f">Re: Cake?</a>:
[QUOTE]We had pecan cobbler, but wedding cakes (or alternate dessert) are a big part of the reception for me. Cake was a lot more meaningful, though, before the bakeries started that 2x2 inch size, though. <strong>Great balls of fire! That's a BITE, not a piece!</strong>
Posted by RetreadBride[/QUOTE]

<div>This exactly. GOOD cake is my favorite food, hands down. I am so disappointed at weddings when the cake sucks because I could care less about the meal, just get me my cake. Doesn't hurt that DH doesn't care for it, so I eat his too.</div><div>
</div><div>I refuse to pay serious money for a 2x2" piece of cake. If I am paying 3-5 bucks a slice, it better be a real slice and it better be dammmed good. Hence, did the cake for last DD's wedding along with cheesecakes. I make pretty good cake and cheesecake and the bakeries wanted a small fortune for something that wasn't any good.</div>

aarav · September 2012

Cake is not important to me....

LoveyHowl · September 2012

Cake is critically important to me and there is no way I'd have a wedding without cake. I'd be really disappointed to go to a wedding and not have cake. I hate cheesecake. Whatever pecan cobbler is, it doesn't sound good. As for pie, I only like chocolate cream pie or fresh strawberry pie but those are not for weddings, in my opinion. I can't stand creme brulee. I want wedding cake. You could get away with serving chocolate mousse, I suppose, but in addition to cake, not instead of it.

bridalmarch · September 2012

Not at all. We're having a build your own ice cream sundae bar. I don't really eat cake under normal circumstances, and I've never come across a wedding cake that was so amazing that I needed to eat more than two bites of it. I think thing cooked for mass amounts of people tend to lose a little flavor. It's the nature of the beast. Whoever did the cheesecake gets my kudos though. I do like cheesecake.

We decided early on that the only traditional reception thing we wanted was a first dance an parent dances. We're not doing a bouquet toss, garter toss, or cake cutting.

Liane28 · September 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_cake-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:251f9389-7777-4138-852f-29973316369bPost:70e4c16b-6a43-4b3d-bbf2-398a82589055">Re:Cake?</a>:
[QUOTE]Cake is critically important to me and there is no way I'd have a wedding without cake. I'd be really disappointed to go to a wedding and not have cake. I hate cheesecake. Whatever pecan cobbler is, it doesn't sound good. As for pie, I only like chocolate cream pie or fresh strawberry pie but those are not for weddings, in my opinion. I can't stand creme brulee. I want wedding cake. You could get away with serving chocolate mousse, I suppose, but in addition to cake, not instead of it.
Posted by LoveyHowl[/QUOTE]

<div>Oh my, you sound like a really picky guest! </div>

LoveyHowl · September 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_cake-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:251f9389-7777-4138-852f-29973316369bPost:74c100b8-7c7b-4622-a5ec-e25b7a346921">Re:Cake?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re:Cake? : Oh my, you sound like a really picky guest!
Posted by Liane28[/QUOTE]

<div>On the contrary. If I get to have wedding cake, I'm not picky at all (well, as long as I don't get stuck with some exotic flavor combination that I wouldn't have chosen). Wedding cake makes me a happy girl. I'm not into dancing and drinking the night away, and we usually leave pretty shortly after the wedding cake is served, so if I were to wait around for wedding cake only to be presented with cheesecake or some such atrocity, I'd be pretty disappointed that I waited around all that time and got no cake out of it.</div>

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