Post # 16

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Sugar bee
- Wedding: March 2016 - Surfer\'s Beach, Grand Cayman
I have a feeling suggesting 1.5-2 is a bit of a scam considering every wedding I’ve ever been to has a ton of cake/cupcakes left. I’ve never seen even 1 serving per person get eaten.
Post # 17

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Sugar bee
There were a lot of people at my wedding who ate more than 2 cupcakes. My Maid/Matron of Honor drunkenly put 4 in her purse (not that I’m advocating that most normal people would do this, but she’s special…). I would definitely order about 50% more than number of guests, so 1.5/guest.
Post # 18

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Bumble bee
We had six doxen (72 cupakes) and 56 people. We also had a few leftovers. This was about 1.25 per person.
Post # 19

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Busy bee
My philosophy is better to have extra than run out! 1.5 sounds like good number.
Post # 20

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Helper bee
My package has full size and minis, but 1.5 full size per guest is average.