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I would ask the hall/location. Ours said that if we didn't bring one, they had one for us to use. It was just simple and silver, nothing fancy, but would have worked just fine.
To put it simply: nope! We borrowed our parent's set and we ended up forgetting it and just used a large knife the caterer had. We didn't notice and neither did anyone else!
@Ella1978: Cool beans. I don't really care for them and it's just another thing we'll never use so I'm trying to avoid getting one. A simple one might get more use...maybe I'll get one of those. Thanks!
We didn't have one, and we didn't have a need to buy one, either. Our venue let us use some they had. I was about the use a butter knife, and could have cared less.
i would guess your venue will have a knife. after all, after you do the ceremonial cake cutting the venue takes the cake to the back to cut it up and distribute to guests....and it's not like they are taking your nice cake cutting set with them. they use their own. i have to say, this is one item that is definitely on my "i'd rather put that money elsewhere" list.
A regular knife works just fine and is used to cut any other type of cake. Your guests won't notice at all or care what it is cut with. Never assume anything. If they have a full kitchen on site, there is no reason they won't have a knife on hand, but you need to let them know this is your intention.
At the restaurant where I work we have a nice silver set with hearts on the handle that people can use if they like. It's engraved with the names and date of some couple from a few years ago who never cared/forgot to bring it home!
I think we're just going to borrow from his parents or mine.
Your caterer can rent the set through your rental company. You don't need to buy one!
Nope. It is another must-have item concocted by the wedding industry.
@camrie: A woman I worked with said that she didn't have one for her wedding, and wished she had, that there were so many times later she would have used it that she went out and bought one years later.
So of course, my impressionable, pre-wedding mind, decided that I NEEDED one. My sister got me the set for my shower. It's pearl filled handles. Pretty, just fancy enough. I have no idea if I'll ever use it.. but I will try to remember, each time there is a cake in my house (or pie, or brownies, or flan) to bring those bad boys out!
we used the ones provided by our venue. We just know we'll never use it again. So we didnt get one. One year late, still dont regret it =o) so o you dont NEED it. Its a matter of want =o)
You don't NEED a set, but there are a lot of "wedding-related" things that you don't need. We bought a pretty set for the wedding, and we'll be using it often (during holidays, birthdays, other celebrations), so it was worth it to us.
i don't think a server and knife set are remotely applicable to your wedding... seriously, not unless you are counting on a detail shot of the server/knife/cake shot.
if you would like one but aren't keen on purchasing one, check into your family heirlooms or with grandparents/relatives. i think cake servers and knives used to be more common in "the olden days" and you might even have one in your family already
We totally forgot to buy one ... and forgot to borrow one, so ended up cutting the cake with a butter knife that I grabbed off of our table (LOL) no one noticed!
We brought my Great-Grandmother's cake server, but only we used it. The cake was actually cut with a big knife. It worked out fine. Maybe someone has something you can use too.
As long as your caterer has one, I don't see why you'd need it. Cake cutting sets are just one of those things that the industry tries to convince everyone they need, but that's an easy area to cut spending.
I wouldn't think so, unless your venue doesn't have one you can use.
I doubt we'll buy one.
My sister borrowed a friend's set for her wedding, because her friend had a point: there's no guarantee that the set your venue has on-hand won't be ugly! And you may not want that in your pictures.
I registered for a set, and it was given to me for my shower. Mine is also fairly simple, so I do hope I get some use out of it in the future.
Not required at all, but we bought this one from crate and barrel for $10! http://www.crateandbarrel.com/kitchen-and-food/serving-utensils/dessert-serving-set/s270167
I plan to use it for my kids birthdays and other special occasions in the future :)
If you don't buy one, check with the hall that they have one that you can use!
We brought my grandmother's silver set to use and apparently forgot to tell our venue we wanted to use it. Just a thought, if you bring one to use, make sure you tell someone! But again, totally not necessary, the cake got cut!
I wanted a nice kate spade but nobody bought it for us and DH though it was a waste. We rented one from our rental company for $1.50 each and it was perfectly fine.
Nah. We only got one because my FMIL wanted us to get us an engraved one. Otherwise you can borrow one from your venue or from someone you know.
You should make sure there is SOMETHING to cut your cake with. When it was time to cut ours, we had to root through the kitchen and ended up using a huge black butcher knife to cut it!! So even if you don't get a fancy set, make sure there's a decent cake cutting knife to use!
This was one of the first purchases I made after getting engaged! I bought the Vera Wang Love Knots Guest Book, Cake Serving Set and Toasting Flutes. While I am absolutely in LOVE with all of those items I look back and think to myself, "Did I really spend $200 on all 3 of those items?"
I borrowed a set. It's nice if you can use a nice looing set because you will probably see it in pictures of you cutting the cake. But, there's nothing wrong with borrowing!
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I just saw this on someone else's list of things to purchase but do we need one? We are getting plates and cups from the venue so can't I just assume they'd have a spare knife?
Or will our guests be taking slices with their hands if I drop the ball on this one? :)