I have a bride that wants her cake to be set up at 11:00 in the morning 4 hours before the wedding. Her reception is not until 3pm. 4 hours is a long time for a cake to sit out at a reception hall with no one there. I think I need to tell I will come around 2:00 to the reception site and set the cake up and wait until they can arrive at the reception site. What are your thoughts? The bride suggested 11:00 am because someone will be available to sign for the cake. The cake is white cake with vanilla bean buttercream filling with IMBC icing.
once you deliver the cake its no longer your responsibility. I have done it before and everything was fine.
I personally wouldnt want to set it up that early for fear that someone will distroy it or problems with drooping icing or something like that, but once the cake is delivered its not your problem. If I were you I would suggest to the bride to set it up later in the day, but if she insist that it be done at 11 then tell her that anything that happens to the cake after you have set it up is not your responsiblity, and if you have to get her to put that on paper just in case.
I agree that once you deliver it and have someone sign for it that it is no longer your responsibility. I would try to talk her out of it because that is a long time for it to be unattended or just sitting out. My husband is an executive chef and a cake was delivered early like that and it was a disaster. The cake began to fall apart and he along with his staff had to help the bride fix it. She was amazed at how they pulled it off. Another happy customer!
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