Wedding Cake...how Many Slices Do You Give Them For Free??
Decorating By kjb Updated 6 Jun 2007 , 4:03pm by Housemouse
Okay so now I am in panic mode...I have aggreed to make my very first wedding cake... the cake needs to serve 200 guests. I have decided to use the plates and hidden pillars for this 4 tiered cake. I assume when using the hidden pillars I will loose 4-6 servings per cake...right?
Also, I can not find a site that lists how many extra servings I am supposed to supply the bride and groom, for last minute guests or what ever...is there wedding cake etiquitte for this? Or do I just give them the number of slices that they have paid for? I don't want to seem stingy but I am already realizing how VERY expensive wedding cakes are to make.
I would love to know what you all think!
Thanks in advance!
Kim
As far as I'm aware, there is no rule about about much extra cake you are "suppose" to supply for free. And no wedding I've ever gone to ever had MORE people show up (wait..... I did have one but that's a different ranting thread!) ..... most of them have fewer people show up. If they pay for 100, you need to provide at least 100.
I tend to round mine. For a wedding for 100, I use a 14/10/6 or 8, which is 110 servings per the Wilton serving chart (which is what I go by). The top tier is not counted in the servings since it's the anniversary tier. So the 14 and the 10 serve 110, but I charge them for 100.
Dont' worry about losing only 4 or 6 servings ..... no one has a 100% show rate at a wedding.
But suspect we all know of a few a brides who'd like to introduce that little rule!!
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