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Lynnie
WeddingWire Admin October 2016 North Carolina

Doing or Ditching: The Cake Cutting?

Lynnie, on April 1, 2019 at 09:05 Posted in Wedding reception 0 49
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The cake-cutting is a classic wedding tradition and standard photo opportunity! The symbolism is pretty sweet - it’s the first activity you do together as a couple, and feeding each other a small bite symbolizes your commitment to providing and caring for one another. But cutting the cake can become pretty complicated (which tier?!), and not everyone wants pictures of themselves chowing down on dessert!

Are you ditching tradition and cutting out the cake ceremony at your wedding? Or keeping this tradition in?


Doing or Ditching: The Cake Cutting? 1

Photo from Impresario Events in Toronto


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Latest activity by Vinod, on April 9, 2019 at 10:10
  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
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    DID! This was done with one cut and the cake was plate service by the staff.

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  • Allen
    Devoted April 2019 Ontario
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    Yep to cutting! No smashing cake though
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  • Terresa
    Curious October 2019 British Columbia
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    Ditching. I can't eat cake anyway, so my FH found a brilliant alternative: a "cake" of cheese wheels! No cutting that either though. Everyone can help themselves.

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  • BunnyBride
    Super August 2334 Nova Scotia
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    We're keeping it, but have agreed there will be no cake smashing in the face on either person's part. Good photo op and opportunity for memories!

    It's also a nice way to signal the starting point where people can politely go, which is especially good for parents or people travelling early the next morning. It's relative too where most of our guests are flying in from out of town.

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  • Summer
    Devoted May 2019 Ontario
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    We are doing!
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  • Candace
    VIP May 2019 Ontario
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    Doing! We like the idea of this simple tradition. Besides if we don’t do this then who knows when we will get to eat the cake lol
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  • Samantha
    Curious June 2019 Ontario
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    Yes! My fiancé and I will be cutting our cake Smiley smile
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  • Kaisha
    Super March 2019 Nova Scotia
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    We didn't even have cake

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  • Audrey
    Curious August 2019 New Brunswick
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    We are not planning of having a cake at all
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  • Paige
    Frequent user June 2019 Manitoba
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    Undecided. IF we do one, it’ll be a cookie cake (basically a thick giant cookie).
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  • Geneviève
    VIP September 2020 Ontario
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    Keeping, we figured it'd be the final "wedding thing" before people would have to go home

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  • Donna
    Devoted July 2019 Ontario
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    We are cutting the Wedding Cake for photos and also sharing with Guests
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  • Amanda
    Super June 2019 Ontario
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    Doing this one.

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  • Robyn
    Super June 2019 Ontario
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    We're doing this one Smiley smile probably cutting the bottom tier.

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  • Maegan
    Frequent user August 2021 Ontario
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    Yup! Were only having a cutting cake
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  • Rachael
    Super October 2019 Ontario
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    Doing! What's the point of having a cake if it won't be cut? Smiley xd

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  • Alexandra
    VIP November 2019 British Columbia
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    I’m doing the cake cutting but there will be no cake in the face
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  • Lydia
    Devoted June 2019 British Columbia
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    Doing, my fiancé was set on it
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  • Erin
    Super May 2022 Ontario
    Erin ·
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    Ditching, don't plan on having a cake but an assortment of squres, tarts, cake pops, and some fruit at a dessert table.
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  • Leah
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    No cake! No cake cutting!
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  • Allison
    Frequent user June 2019 Ontario
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    We will be keeping this tradition, although originally we didn't plan to. The way the day breaks down, its actually super convenient for us to draw our guests out of the reception area after dinner over to the cake table/ bar area, giving our venue the opportunity to remove tables from the dance floor.

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  • Monica
    Devoted June 2019 Ontario
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    Doing for sure! We have a cupcake tower, so will be cutting the top tier, 6” cake 🙂
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  • Stephanie
    VIP May 2019 Ontario
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    Doing! Just for the photo!

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  • Janaya
    Expert August 2019 Saskatchewan
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    We will do it ! Smiley smile just for pictures sake, we wont be serving this cake

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  • Casey
    Master October 2019 Ontario
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    Undecided.

    We will be having a cake just for us and the wedding party, we are limited to the amount of time we have our photographer for, so if we have time we can get the pictures, if not I will just have someone in the family take those pictures for us.

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  • Jenn
    Frequent user April 2019 Saskatchewan
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    Undecided! I'm not sure if cake is really the best thing to symbolize our commitment to provide for each other... Plus, apple crisp is a far more appealing dessert option!
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  • Michelle
    Expert April 2019 Alberta
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    Doing! Because we found a cake topper we loved so much we had to get the cake as well.

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  • Caitlyn
    Super January 2020 Ontario
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    We will be doing this. However, we are ditching the "smush cake in each other's faces" part.

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  • Meghan
    Devoted April 2019 Ontario
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    We are ditching this one...we have cupcakes so it would be pointless to have a cutting haha

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  • Stephanie
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    We ditched this. Didn’t have cake
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  • Kassandra
    Frequent user May 2020 Alberta
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    Doing this one 😊
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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
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    We're not sure since we're still undecided on whether or not we're having a cake to even cut.

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