Cake cutting fees - $9/head to plate and serve!

lolkitteh · February 3, 2009

Well, I've been quoted $9 per person to plate and serve my cake at my reception venue if I bring the cake in from outside. (My reception is at a restaurant) I'm now having the restaurant quote a cake to avoid the fee, so I'll see what they come back with.

But I had another thought - we are planning a post-reception party in our suite anyway, and I'm thinking we could just do the cake cutting and eating there (with champagne, of course) before the party goes into full swing.

Anybody else do this? Would it be weird to not do the cake at the reception? I'm going to wait to see what the restaurant quotes to provide the cake, but the more I think about it, the more I like the idea. A dessert is included in the reception menu anyway, so it's not like guests will want or need to eat a dessert then. Plus, it gives a real "event" to focus the after-reception party on, instead of simply "come up to our suite to get drunk"

Thoughts?