Wedding Cake Overnight "storage"
Decorating By albumangel Updated 16 Aug 2007 , 1:10am by albumangel
One more question before I'm flying off to make my first wedding cake...
I'll be baking and decorating in the church's kitchen, where the reception will also be. I'm also Matron of Honor, so I need to have the cake completely finished by 3:30 PM Friday. Decorated, assembled, everything. I've promised my sister I will be by her side (not messing with cake) from then through the reception, 24 hours later.
This 4-tier cake (buttercream with fondant & royal accents) does not require refrigeration, and the church hall is air conditioned. The caterer will be making the meal in the church kitchen, and there will be other people in & out doing various decorating and setup in that time. Originally I thought I would just leave it out on the cake table for that 24 hours so it wouldn't need to be moved after assembly, but now I'm getting nervous about that. I want to protect it as much as possible from dust, lint, bumping, drying out, being dropped etc.
What should I do? Put it in a kitchen storage room instead of out in the hall and let the caterer move it out onto the table?
Leave it on the table and cover it with something? What would work?
How/where do you store your completed tiered cakes?
TIA!! 
Leave it on the table and cover it. I was thinking maybe thin plastic, like SaranWrap?
I would be concerned with keeping it in the kitchen, the temp will be changing with the cooking and it sounds like quite a few people will be milling around, I wouldnt chance it.
Anytime you have to set up a cake fully assembled a day ahead of time there is risk involved, just try to keep it at a minimum and you should be ok. Is the cake table in a low traffic area? That might be your best bet, I dont think I would want to move a 4 tier after its been sitting at room temp for a full 24 hours.
Do you have a very large box that could be set over the entire cake on the cake table? Just trying to think of options.
What if you assemble the bottom two and top two and then finish the assembly the day of? That way you wouldnt be gone as long.
Dont stress over it, everything will work out, just do what you are most comfortable with! Dont forget to post pics!! 
I would think just leaving it out on the cake table overnight would be fine.
BUT - if you're feeling really adventurous, I will tell you what I saw one time at another wedding I was helping my friend do (this was before I did cakes)
The cake decorator had made this big cube-like frame out of wooden dowels and base supports, then had it draped in sheets of plastic that looked like it was made out of plastic painting dropcloths. It kept dust and fingers away from the cake. I personally thought it was a great idea!!!
Leave it on the table and cover it. I was thinking maybe thin plastic, like SaranWrap?
this gets my vote. with a big sign next to it that says something subtle like, oh, i don't know, maybe .....
TOUCH THIS CAKE AND DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, everyone for your assurances and ideas! I'm afraid, with a large box covering it, that people will want to sneak a peek and continually lift the box (my family is just too nosey- they would even rip off duck tape to get at it). 
I will definitely keep it out on the cake table- I think it will be against a wall anyway.
The cake decorator had made this big cube-like frame out of wooden dowels and base supports, then had it draped in sheets of plastic that looked like it was made out of plastic painting dropcloths. It kept dust and fingers away from the cake. I personally thought it was a great idea!!!
Oooo... my brother has a wood shop in his garage! I'm e-mailing him right now to see if he can whip something up. If it works, I'll take pictures & post them.
So, I had my brother make the frame, and it worked beautifully!
I just wrapped it up in plastic wrap and left it overnight. The caterers uncovered it with no problem and it stayed nice and moist and clean!
Here's a pic:
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