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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Cutting Wedding Costs: Cake

While I'm on the subject of cutting costs, let's talk about cakes. Neither of us felt strongly about having a wedding cake, and we had vetoed the idea of cutting the cake and feeding it to one another at the reception (it just seemed a little silly to us). So when I found out that even a simple wedding cake would cost $450, I decided we'd forgo the traditional cake and opt for cupcakes instead. A local baker has said they could do the cupcakes for just $27.25/dozen, which would put us at $220 for eight dozen.

Now the big question is: Do we need to rent small cake plates ($.075/plate) or can we just have our guests pick up a cupcake and a cocktail napkin? What do you think?
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5 comments:

  1. Helena10:08 AM

    I love getting rid of the cake to save money - they are crazy expensive!! I probably wouldn't need a plate. I'd say it depends on the timing of cake-serving. If you have dinner, dance a little, then serve, people will be more likely to pick it up and use the wrapper as a "plate" (like, eat standing up, perhaps on the dance floor).

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  2. Fabulously Awkward10:10 AM

    We did cupcakes for our wedding receptions as well and opted for the cocktail napkins in lieu of cake plates. I don't think anyone minded at all.

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  3. Laura Fenton11:52 AM

    Thanks for the encouragement: Cake plates are definitely on the chopping block!

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  4. Tim Fenton8:01 PM

    Forget the plates.

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  5. Liz Fenton1:21 AM

    You could also consider having some small plastic or paper plates on hand.

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