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i was at a wedding where the bride was a pastry chef so she made all the centerpieces cakes. They came out really cute! after the bride and groom cut their cake, we "elected" a couple at our table to be our table's bride and groom. other tables followed suit and people were feeding each other cake all over the place. it was pretty funny!
Hi emileee!
I'm doing centerpiece cakes for our wedding, but it's not until next May! We were at a wedding that did this, and I thought it was a great idea! The bride and groom came around to each table and cut the first piece, so they got to see everyone and at least say hi!
I haven't found any good pictures of brides that did this, so it will be interesting to see what other people contribute!
I'm making my own cake stands too, so if you want to see my pics of that, just let me know.
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I think it's super cute! But are you up for the challenge? I'm VERY picky about my cake decorating , while by no means a professional , I ususally make them for all the friends birthday and other events ( no wedding though , I'm not that talanted). I did to about 10 for a huge baby shower though. I ended up going to a grocery store and bought the already assembled and iced cake and did all the other decorations myself. They have me a great deal and it was alot less work. Baking 10 cakes in a home oven is not fun! I don't think it's a crazy idea , but it IS alot of work.
I think it's a great idea! I would do cupcakes for something a little fun... like this: http://www.abbee.com/shower-centerpieces/06.html and you could have the cupcakes decorated to match your theme! :]
I wonder if cupcakes would make people think it was okay to eat them anytime?
CUTE! i love this idea!
i loved this idea last year for myself, but have let it go. i think the logistics of getting the cakes or baking the cupcakes and then transporting them and whether or not people would eat the cupcakes early, turned me off.
if you have enough man power to transport them and set them up, i think this would be a great idea!
How about cupcakes as the center pieces, that double as your favors? I'm giving cupcakes away as my favor inside small bakery boxes that are decorated with a ribbon or monogram sticker in my wedding colors. If the cupcakes are your center pieces, you could place an empty cake box (4x4x4) at each place setting with a little note explainng that the cupcakes are meant to be taken home.
Actually, after researching flower prices, I might do this too! :)
Oh, I would not attempt to make the cupcakes myself. I am getting mine from a local bakery. I should be able to do the entire thing for about $3 per favor.
I went to a wedding that had cupcakes as the centerpieces that missking posted the link to. They were adorable!
To answer Angel's question, everyone at our table waited until at least after dinner to eat the cupcakes....I don't remember if it was before or after the cake cutting, though.
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I went to a wedding last fall where they used different cakes as the centerpieces -- nothing too cute or fancy, I think they bought them from Costco or something. But for them it was cheaper than doing floral arrangements and much more fun for the guests. For most of the night, my table was plotting out to switch out our carrot cake for the chocolate mousse cake on the other table =P. So at the very least, it's a fun thing for the guests having their own cake, and if you have the time and money, you can really make it into a very cute and attractive centerpiece!
I'm allergic to flowers so I had a cupcake tower centerpiece and everyone loved it :) They loved being able to choose between the different cupcakes as dessert on top of the wedding cake.
It's a fun idea and everyone gets a piece of the centerpiece - literally!
I'm actually doing this for my wedding in June! I've never seen it done but it sounds cool so I wanted to give it a try. My mom saw it at done at a wedding she went too and loved it so we are using the same baker. Some things to think about: 1. You may have to provide your own cake stands for this. My baker told me she did not supply the cake stands so I had made a plan to gradually start buying them whenever I saw them. But luckily, we were able to use the ones from the wedding my mom went to. Her and the MOB are friends and she had no use for them after the wedding so we got them. They're all clear glass but varying heights which i think will look great. 2. It will save you money instead of doing flower centerpieces because what are you supposed to do with all those flowers once you're done with the wedding? I've had friends who have them all at their house after the wedding. 3. Design. Our colors are champagne, pink and ivory so each of our cakes will incorporate these colors but each design will be a little different. One might be polka, one striped, etc. And the cakes will be different flavors. 4. A cake for you? The baker is making a two tiered cake for us to cut so we're still having a cake table. This will also feed the bridal party so we still have our own mini wedding cake in a way. 5. Cost? This is costing as much as having a regular wedding cake. We live in big city but we are going with a small-town baker who charges less. My parents are from this town and everyone uses her and raves about her cake. I have had some trouble of finding pictures of this too so I'l be sure to post mine so other people can see them.
I really think this idea is great, and will save a lot of money over big flower arrangements!
If you're really worried about people eating the cake/cupcakes too early, you can always print cute little signs and frame them saying something like, "Share a bit of sweetness with us when we cut our cake!", or something like that indicating that they should wait until you cut the cake or whenever you want them to start eating it.
I like ynichole's idea of letting them take a cupcake home as a favor. Dual purpose centerpieces!
i love this idea!
i remember early in my planning i thought about getting edible arrangements for my tables and this totally reminded me of that. here i've been stressing about buying candles. my reception is going to be a cocktail party with couches, coffee tables, bar tables and stools...i think i need to talk to my venue about what kind of food based centerpiece they can come up with. so glad i saw this post.
I think it's such a cute idea! I would totally do it if I hadn't already bought like 1 million christmas bulbs to make my own centrepieces :)
I think it would look really good if you did a cake on each table or if you did a display of cupcakes. If you went with the cupcake option you could have twice as many cupcakes are you require and then get some little chinese take-out boxes and let people each take a cupcake home as a favor (make sure you have 2 per person so they can eat one at the wedding!!) I love idea that work as decorations and favors!
I think it's a great idea! My DOC actually did this at her wedding. Not only did she and her husband have cakes as centerpieces, but they also went around to each table to cut & serve everyone's cake! She also had embroidered aprons for her and her husband to wear while serving their guests. It was adorable! She has lots of adorable pics of the centerpieces/cake cutting/personalized aprons on her bio - she is knottie MrsPinkAJV. Hope this helps! 
i would totally do it!! such a clever idea!! go for it!!
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We did cakes as centerpieces, which helped save a bunch of money. It also helped encourage mingling, since we didn't have assigned seats and everyone rotated around to check out the different cakes. For favors, we had to-go boxes for the cake, with indiv. servings of coffee and tea, so the guests could enjoy a late night treat on us.
We also did small cakes as centerpieces, and it was really fun! Our guests absolutely loved them. I remember one thing that my mom loved about it was that we got extra cake boxes from our baker and had the guests take home the extra cakes, so we didn't have anything left over.
Man Now I'm considering doing this too. Flower centerpieces are so expensive! Plus nothing will go to waste. Did you or will you guys get mini cakes or just individual 6inch cakes for each table?
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thanks for all the great feedback! i think i'll go for a display of 12-16 cupcakes for each table of 8, since my reception site charges a $5.50 serving fee per slice for cake, which includes serving it with creme anglaise, coulis, and ice cream. since they can't get as fancy with serving cupcakes, i'm hoping they will not impose any cupcake serving fees!
Cakes are super cute for centerpieces - but beware because they can be quite expensive. My cousin and another friend of mine both paid about $50 per cake (which can add up quick if you have a lot of tables!). Also, the weddings I've been to - no one hardly touched them. It was really a shame for all the money. I'd definitely suggest cupcakes though ... that would be different - especially if you could do them tiered to give the centerpiece some height.
I'm using cakes as centerpieces too. Instead of cake stands, I'm using square vases with flowers inside and a piece of round plexi for the top.
I'm ordering my cakes from extraordinary desserts and they come pre-decorated. They'll all be different, but I like that idea.
I'm going to use cupcakes as centerpiece. They'll probably be arranged on glass cake platter with glass dome and decoration will be sage ribbon tied to the dome knob with sage ribbon streamers hanging down with rosebuds attached. And then the cupcakes will have single rosebud on them and then flower petals and votives around the cake platter.
We picked up a bunch of cake platters on sale and hopefully the dome will discourage people from taking any before the cake is cut.
I did this for my wedding in May and it was a huge hit! I did cupcakes which I purchased lace cups for. I also made the cake plates. I collected china plates and used glass candle stick holders. I also added a glass cabinet door knob to the top to finish it off.
It took a little time to pull them all together but everyone loved them.
@sarahtisme: I love the cakestands you made! So creative and cost effective too! The cupcakes look great as well!
i went to a wedding that had cake as center pieces. the only bad thing was that if you didn't like the cake at your table, you had to go searching around for the cake you wanted. there were a lot of people wandering around with empty plates asking for a slice from other tables.
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what do you guys think? my friend suggested that i could use little cakes or cupcakes as centerpieces in lieu of a flower centerpiece. is that crazy or do you guys think it could work or is it too crazy to manage? has anyone ever seen this in real life or in pictures somewhere?