Wedding Wise Wednesday – Cut Your Cake & Eat it, Soon.

Every Wednesday, I bring you the best wedding stories, deals and events I find in Los Angeles and from around web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome!

Cool Wedding Thing of the Week

Things that make you go, “Hmm…”

Not so much a “thing” as an idea. One of my wedding planner friends, Crystal Netherland of Grace and Lace Events, recently moved to Michigan from California. She’s coordinating her first wedding out there, and was told that the standard  is to cut the cake before dinner. The new couple walks in, has their first dance, cuts the cake and goes on with the reception.

Wait, what?

In L.A., we cut the cake after dinner, during the last half of the night, usually right before the dance floor is open. This is what happens when you become so used to doing things. You hear something that could solve a myriad of challenges, and your mind is blown, especially if you’re a wedding logistics nerd like I am.  One of the biggest inside jokes in Wedding World is that there is  always cake left over. You cut the cake at 9:00, some guests leave right after that and don’t take a slice with them. Your other guests head to the dance floor and ignore the cake that gets to their table 15 minutes later. BUT, if you cut the cake early, catering has time to cut it and serve it during the last half of dinner. “Would you like some coffee? Here’s cake, too.” BOOM.

Another challenge it solves is opening time, especially for photography. The cake cutting picture, which takes five minutes, tops, is out of the way early. You don’t have to wait two hours for it. That will give you more time on the front end of the day for getting ready shots and wedding party pictures, and more time on the back end for party, dance floor and guest group pictures. I love it. Wanna try it. This is now on my wedding planning bucket list, right above the kitten adoption cocktail hour. If you beat me to it, post pictures on our Facebook page. #viralorbust

The Deals

Vow to Be Chic – Save 30% on your bridesmaid dress rental when you use the code JUNACC30 from now until June 30 (cough – tomorrow). And, check out their new line of Monique Lhuillier bridesmaid dresses for rent, too. GO.

The Events

Thursday, June 30
5:30pm–7:30pm

Nixon Library – Wedding Open House
18001 Yorba Linda Blvd
Yorba Linda, California 92886

Great opportunity to tour their wedding spaces and try their appetizers and bar. If you’re in Orange County and looking for a wedding venue, definitely go.

Admission: Free, but you have to pre-register. Space is limited!

What else does your wedding need right now? Email me at liz@silvercharmevents.com or go to my Contact page and let me know what’s up and how I can help.

See you at the end of the aisle,

Liz Coopersmith