Cake Question - would this be tacky?

[TinkBride]

Our wedding is at 5:00, we have ressies at Mangino's at SOG at 8:00.

Our wedding guests are comprised of immediate family, grandparents, and aunts and uncles.

Would it be tacky to only cut the cake and have a bite for picture purposes and then have the rest boxed up for dessert at Mangino's?

This way no one will be eating cake at the ceremony, but rather waiting until after dinner. The only ones that will be eating a small amount is DF and I for picture purposes.

What do you think?

 

[MiaBella05]

If you explain to your guest why you are doing this i think they will understand. If you dont tell them i think that they will be really confused and then see that as tacky. Seeing as its mostly family that you have coming i dont think that they will mind too much.

 

[mecllap]

That sounds pretty practical; probably not tacky. Although with that long a gap between the wedding and dinner, I'd be looking for a small snack and would enjoy having cake at the wedding. But, I usually don't eat dessert after dinner anyway -- usually too full from main meal. But if you're having some hors d'oeuvres at that wedding, then saving the cake for later sounds fine.

 

[JonetteA]

I agree explain what you are doing, and maybe see if Disney could provide an alternate dessert for the cake cutting time.

 

[Tinkerbelle14]

That is exactly what we did. Everyone was excited for dinner at Palio's anyways, so they didn't want to eat cake before dinner. They boxed up the cake for us and put it in the air conditioned limo. The restaurant did charge a ten dollar fee to put the cake on a new tray and cut it for us, but oh well!

 

[JJClemson]

I agree, that is very practical, not tacky. Most people would not want to get filled up on dessert before dinner. So, I think, you are being very thoughtful

 

[luvsmickey]

We're actually doing the same thing, but dinner is at 5 or 5:30, I can't remember. The wedding is at 2:30pm. So, it's not too long to wait for cake! I'm sure they'll understand, they're family!

 

[Cinderella Fan]

We are doing the same thing. Our wedding is at 4, we are having light appetizers set up as well, then dinner at Citrico's at 6. We are having such a wonderful dinner, I don't want everyone to fill up on yummy cake before hand.

Besides, the less cake they eat, the more for me!!!

 

[Moonpie]

I don't think it's rude, I think it's a practical idea. However, I'm wondering why you aren't going to have the cake on display at the restaurant? Why is the cake going to be on display at the ceremony site?

 

[TinkBride]

Honestly I did not know I could do that......hmmmm

I will have to ask my planner about that. Good thinking!

 

[smoof]

As long as they eventually get cake its okay. BTW...I love Manginos.

 

[ellej]

we are doing this. it just made a lot of sense. our wedding coordinator suggested it due to the scheduling of our ceremony and reception.

she told me that they would pack up and box our wedding cake, put it in the limo for us, and all we'd have to do is get it up to the california grill for our reception.

we asked most of our guests what they thought, and they loved the idea! they said that eating wedding cake at the reception will make it feel much more official than eating a quick piece while standing at seabreeze point after the ceremony.

i'm sure whatever you decide will work out perfectly.