Ditching the wedding cake tradition
As couples join in matrimony, the act of slicing and sharing a wedding cake serves as a powerful representation of unity and togetherness, reflecting their commitment to embark on life’s journey as partners. Beyond mere confection, wedding cakes also symbolize fertility, prosperity, and the hope for an abundant future together, particularly in cultures where sweetness is associated with good fortune. In modern times, wedding cakes also serve as canvases for personalization and self-expression, reflecting the couple’s unique identity and style.
Despite all these reasons, I still chose not to get a wedding cake for my wedding and I have no regrets about making that decision. But what was my rationale behind it? Without further ado, let’s explore the reasons/thoughts behind my decision and perhaps, you would be convinced to do the same!
Disclaimer: This article is an independent view of The Wedding Editorial. The Wedding Editorial does encourage readers to still do their own due diligence when making decisions.
It’s an unnecessary cost
According to Musical Touch, the cost of a wedding cake in Singapore can range from $100 to $1000 or more, depending on the number of tiers and whether or not, the cake is real or fake. Realistically speaking, people would opt for a real 2 to 3-tier cake for the wedding and that would cost minimally around $600 or more.
On top of that, did you know that engaging with the hotel to serve the wedding cake during your banquet can incur additional costs? This is usually known as the cake-cutting fee and it’s a fee for hotels to provide the service to cut, plate and serve the cake. FYI, the hotels charge $2 to $4 per slice, depending on the hotel. To put things into perspective, if you want to engage the hotel to serve the cake. Therefore, if you have a 120 pax guest list, you can incur a minimal cost of $240. This cost only increases with the number of guests.
P.S. You could try to negotiate with the hotel to waive this cake-cutting fee or simply, serve your own cake!
Regardless, it just didn’t make financial sense for me to incur such additional costs. In addition, some hotels do provide a fake cake for your wedding for photography purposes! To me, that was already good enough.
Will the guests actually eat the cake
7 out of 10 times, when I attend a wedding, guests would usually waste the cake because of factors such as dietary restrictions, being too full from the 6-course dinner or even, because they are not cake lovers. This just validates the idea of not getting a wedding cake even more.
Overall benefits of not getting a wedding cake
You’d have lesser things to stress about if you don’t have a wedding cake. You do not have to worry about the logistics such as transporting and setting up a large cake can be logistically challenging. You do not have to waste time and effort to select, design, and coordinate a cake. These reasons were just another plus point for me to not get a wedding cake because I would like to focus my time and effort on other aspects that were more important to me.
But what if you really want a wedding cake
Go for it! If you feel that a towering wedding cake can add a sense of celebration to your event or if cake cutting can help you create a cherishable memory, then go for it! At the end of the day, it is your own wedding and do what makes you happy and of course, within your budget!
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