Comments on: Weighing in on the sheet cake phenomenon. http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/ Wed, 09 May 2012 18:45:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 admin Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:47:51 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2476 Exactly. There are all kinds of lovely desserts that can be served in place of a wedding cake. I've just lost track of how many times I've heard comments like "no one eats it anyway", etc. I don't see how throwing away a bunch of cake at the end of the night is saving ANYONE money! I'd rather see a croquembouche, maybe a festive stack of brownies... ANYTHING but bad cake. Personally, I'm so caked out at this point that if my husband ever agrees to a vow renewal, we're getting a "wedding cake" made of sushi. Yum! Exactly. There are all kinds of lovely desserts that can be served in place of a wedding cake. I’ve just lost track of how many times I’ve heard comments like “no one eats it anyway”, etc. I don’t see how throwing away a bunch of cake at the end of the night is saving ANYONE money!

I’d rather see a croquembouche, maybe a festive stack of brownies… ANYTHING but bad cake.

Personally, I’m so caked out at this point that if my husband ever agrees to a vow renewal, we’re getting a “wedding cake” made of sushi. Yum!

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Gretchen Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:58:40 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2475 I know a lot of people look forward to the cake, especially the older guests (grandma and grandpa). People get to eat grocery store sheet cake at every birthday party, retirement party, etc. and only get wedding cake at weddings. Personally, one of the first things I do when arriving at a wedding is to check out the cake, to see how delicious dessert will be. My feeling is, with every aspect of wedding planning, don't do it if you can't do it right. If cake isn't a priority for the bride and groom, do something else for dessert, like cupcakes, cookies, etc. but DON'T skimp on a cake. People will remember bad cake, it is the last thing they eat. I know a lot of people look forward to the cake, especially the older guests (grandma and grandpa). People get to eat grocery store sheet cake at every birthday party, retirement party, etc. and only get wedding cake at weddings. Personally, one of the first things I do when arriving at a wedding is to check out the cake, to see how delicious dessert will be.

My feeling is, with every aspect of wedding planning, don’t do it if you can’t do it right. If cake isn’t a priority for the bride and groom, do something else for dessert, like cupcakes, cookies, etc. but DON’T skimp on a cake. People will remember bad cake, it is the last thing they eat.

]]> By: Christine http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 Christine Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:46:50 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2474 While I agree that a beautiful wedding cake that will serve all your guests is ideally the way to go, I also think there are plenty of great local bakeries 'worth their salt', that make very nice sheet cakes, complete with a layer of filling. Just wanted to throw that out there too! While I agree that a beautiful wedding cake that will serve all your guests is ideally the way to go, I also think there are plenty of great local bakeries ‘worth their salt’, that make very nice sheet cakes, complete with a layer of filling. Just wanted to throw that out there too!

]]> By: Paul http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Paul Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:15:12 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2473 Well... at the time I think Wendy & I did a decent job on finding a good cake for our reception. It was tasty, moist, and a couple of guests (including my sister) snuck a second helping. But as Wendy pointed out we went cheap on ceremony (J.P. on the back deck of our 1st house) and poured a decent amount of cash into a reception with decent food (and an open bar) so that our friends could enjoy and celebrate with us. So yeah I vote for spending money on the cake, people do remember that sort of thing. Well… at the time I think Wendy & I did a decent job on finding a good cake for our reception. It was tasty, moist, and a couple of guests (including my sister) snuck a second helping.

But as Wendy pointed out we went cheap on ceremony (J.P. on the back deck of our 1st house) and poured a decent amount of cash into a reception with decent food (and an open bar) so that our friends could enjoy and celebrate with us. So yeah I vote for spending money on the cake, people do remember that sort of thing.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2472 Wendy Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:19:10 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2472 Wow, insta-troll! Different people have different priorities, I suppose. Some people will cut corners on cake (flowers, decorations, etc.) so they can have a $10k wedding dress. And if you've only got $500 to spend on a wedding, yeah, putting it all into cake probably won't be the way to go. When I married Paul, my wedding dress was from Sears, we had a Justice of the Peace do the ceremony on our back deck, and spent our money on food and a party to celebrate. There I go, being rational to trolls again. Wow, insta-troll! Different people have different priorities, I suppose. Some people will cut corners on cake (flowers, decorations, etc.) so they can have a $10k wedding dress. And if you’ve only got $500 to spend on a wedding, yeah, putting it all into cake probably won’t be the way to go. When I married Paul, my wedding dress was from Sears, we had a Justice of the Peace do the ceremony on our back deck, and spent our money on food and a party to celebrate.

There I go, being rational to trolls again.

]]> By: Albatross http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2471 Albatross Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:14:18 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2471 Wow Diane, projecting much? Such angry judgmentalism says a lot about you and nothing about the target of your ire. We deliberately ordered a chocolate wedding cake with chocolate frosting. The goal was to so scandalize the attendees with a brown wedding cake that they would overlook every other possible flaw at the reception. Plan worked like a charm. We could have decapitated chickens with our teeth and nobody would have talked about anything but the cake. We saved the top tier of the cake, wrapped in two ziploc bags and tinfoil in between, and froze it. Then for our first anniversary we took it with us to a B&B: it was as moist and unspoiled as if it had been baked yesterday, having thawed in the cooler on the trip. Delicious! So OUR wedding cake was memorable to us, Diane, the foundation of multiple happy memories. Now why not get off the Internets and go generate some happy memories of your own instead of projecting your own harsh self-judgements on people you don't know? Wow Diane, projecting much? Such angry judgmentalism says a lot about you and nothing about the target of your ire.

We deliberately ordered a chocolate wedding cake with chocolate frosting. The goal was to so scandalize the attendees with a brown wedding cake that they would overlook every other possible flaw at the reception. Plan worked like a charm. We could have decapitated chickens with our teeth and nobody would have talked about anything but the cake.

We saved the top tier of the cake, wrapped in two ziploc bags and tinfoil in between, and froze it. Then for our first anniversary we took it with us to a B&B: it was as moist and unspoiled as if it had been baked yesterday, having thawed in the cooler on the trip. Delicious!

So OUR wedding cake was memorable to us, Diane, the foundation of multiple happy memories. Now why not get off the Internets and go generate some happy memories of your own instead of projecting your own harsh self-judgements on people you don’t know?

]]> By: Kate http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2470 Kate Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:08:46 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2470 Seriously Diane.... if you don't agree, that's fine and all, but keep your personal opinions to yourself and don't attack someone you know nothing about. It speaks far more harshly about your character than anything else, and does nothing but paint you as a troll. My wedding was superbly low-key, and we had sheet cake. I love the gorgeous wedding cakes, but for us, it was unrealistic and unnecessary. And our guests didn't care. For anyone having a bells and whistles wedding, the cake is mighty important. For us, it just wasn't, yet there was not one person at our wedding who wasn't moved by the impact of our ceremony. It's all about what you make of it, and hardly anyone remembers the cake, or the table covers or much of the details, but they do remember the feeling and to me, that's most important. Seriously Diane…. if you don’t agree, that’s fine and all, but keep your personal opinions to yourself and don’t attack someone you know nothing about. It speaks far more harshly about your character than anything else, and does nothing but paint you as a troll.

My wedding was superbly low-key, and we had sheet cake. I love the gorgeous wedding cakes, but for us, it was unrealistic and unnecessary. And our guests didn’t care. For anyone having a bells and whistles wedding, the cake is mighty important. For us, it just wasn’t, yet there was not one person at our wedding who wasn’t moved by the impact of our ceremony. It’s all about what you make of it, and hardly anyone remembers the cake, or the table covers or much of the details, but they do remember the feeling and to me, that’s most important.

]]> By: Patrick, http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2469 Patrick, Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:08:28 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2469 Diane sounds like a joy to be around. Im sure she is either single or has an unhappy nagged to tears and unfaithfulness looming spouse. Try not to leg other peoples unnecessary negativity wear on you. Just know that all the people you care about are you for support and love no matter what you write about on the internets. FYI don't work too hard out in this heat! Diane sounds like a joy to be around. Im sure she is either single or has an unhappy nagged to tears and unfaithfulness looming spouse. Try not to leg other peoples unnecessary negativity wear on you. Just know that all the people you care about are you for support and love no matter what you write about on the internets. FYI don’t work too hard out in this heat!

]]> By: Mike Brendan http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2468 Mike Brendan Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:07:13 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2468 Personally, with as much money people have spent on weddings, I see no reason why not to spend $800 on a cake. If you're going to save money on it, perhaps you should look at reception venues, money spent on pomp & circumstance, etc. In the end, it may be about the bride and groom, but they're still the hosts of the event. Why not end the feast with a fine desert? Oh, and Diane, nice job with the personal attack... way to troll. Personally, with as much money people have spent on weddings, I see no reason why not to spend $800 on a cake. If you’re going to save money on it, perhaps you should look at reception venues, money spent on pomp & circumstance, etc.

In the end, it may be about the bride and groom, but they’re still the hosts of the event. Why not end the feast with a fine desert?

Oh, and Diane, nice job with the personal attack… way to troll.

]]> By: admin http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2467 admin Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:53:46 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2009/03/19/weighing-in-on-the-sheet-cake-phenomenon/#comment-2467 Using your example, it's ridiculous to spend $3.20 per person for dessert? For people that have given up part of their weekend - and a lot of the time, part of a holiday, or time off work for travel ... bought a gift, maybe paid for a babysitter, etc? Really? Not sure why you felt the need to insult me personally. I would like to think that the fact I would rather invite less people and feed them well, than invite a ton of people and go as cheap as possible on the food is something that my husband appreciates. It's called "hospitality". Using your example, it’s ridiculous to spend $3.20 per person for dessert? For people that have given up part of their weekend – and a lot of the time, part of a holiday, or time off work for travel … bought a gift, maybe paid for a babysitter, etc? Really?

Not sure why you felt the need to insult me personally.

I would like to think that the fact I would rather invite less people and feed them well, than invite a ton of people and go as cheap as possible on the food is something that my husband appreciates. It’s called “hospitality”.

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