Open church ceremony & cake cutting...then private party following?

Hi there,

First of all, no matter how the day turns out, I could not be more excited to be marrying the man of my dreams. I know that not everything is going to go exactly perfect on our day...but it doesn't matter, because my future husband is perfect for me! :)

I'll state my question first,.... [Read more]

Invited to shower, wedding, cake reception...but not formal reception

I noticed a lot of questions about this, but nothing that specifically address this angle. I have a friend who was invited to the bridal shower, the wedding and the cake reception following, but not to the formal reception later that evening. Is this a breach of etiquette since she was invited to.... [Read more]

Gluten free groom cake

The most experience I have with a groom's cake is from the movie "Steel Magnolias". However I'm considering it because I am a celiac (gluten-free) marrying a non-celiac. So having a bride and groom cake makes sense - one being gluten free, and the other one is not.

Should the groom's cake be the.... [Read more]

Inviting for cake cutting not dinner

The reception location holds 100 comfortably. Our guest list is well over that amount.

Is it rude to invite one set of people to the ceremony and reception for the buffet dinner and then invite another group of people for only the cake cutting and drinks.

The second set of people would be.... [Read more]

Cake

I read an idea about making a "fake" cake and inserting a real slice to cut in front of everyone. In the other room other cheap cakes are cut and served with the same icing color, etc. This way everyone sees a big beautiful cake but it won't cost a fortune. This would be great because I have to.... [Read more]