More Hygienic/safe Dessert Table Ideas?

I like option #2 as there is more flexibility to what you can try. And if people feel awkward asking for multiple slices at once they could always come back for seconds.

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View quoted message Very true! One of my lessons learned was that we put the cake period a little after dinner since we didn't want our guests to be too full and skip cake, but a few people left early and missed cake anyway. In hindsight, we should've kept it after dinner or not waited as long.


Also, because we timed it out, we had a lot of cake left over. We had zero problems sharing it with friends and family the next day though and we almost didn't have enough to give away! It was especially nice to share with guests who were in town but couldn't make it due to health concerns, etc.

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I like the mini-pie idea - there's a place called Sweetie Pies not far from us that does individual pies, and if they are boxed up cutely then they could double as favours too if people didn't eat them right away!

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That's why I like the dessert bartender options rather than presliced pieces, so many of my friends would probably go for a variety of slivers vs one big piece.

And it's super smart to just have a set dessert time rather than it being out all day!

We'll be serving wedding cake as part of our dessert course. We'll have some additional pastries that are pre-packaged and placed at each seat. Most bakeries I've talked to won't have a problem pre-packaging everything. Cookies and baklava works with that type of packaging. With pies, you won't be able to do slices but mini pies could work. Or something similar to pie like strudels and turnovers.

The only thing about going this route is your guests will each have an abundance of dessert. But maybe instead of offering a huge stack of desserts, you limit it to like 3 and guests can still get a variety.

I just had my wedding about two weeks ago now and we did something similar to #2! We had a dessert table with 5 different cakes for guests to choose from. They had to tell the server what they want and then the server would plate it and give it to them. We didn't have a plexiglass barrier but that would have been a great plus!


We didn't leave it out the whole time though, just an extra precaution since people are coming and going. We kinda had a period for cake and then when everyone was done they packed up the rest.
My MIL later told me she asked for a little slice of each of the 5 cakes so don't worry about the guests! They will come back for seconds if they really want to!