When you get married, you have time to think about what you feel would make a perfect day for you and your husband or wife to be. There is a lot of planning to do, so hopefully you have a lot of time to think about what you want, and also that you can find what you want. Instead of going with a traditional wedding cake, you can go with something a bit different but every bit as elegant if you want to try something new. Some couples today are having individual wedding cakes served to their guests instead of slicing up one large cake. It's a very neat idea, but it is more expensive in many cases.
Individual wedding cakes can be a lot of fun. You can go with something as simple as cupcakes if you are having a more informal wedding, or you can go with the expensive cakes that are made to look like tiny cakes. These look like miniature versions of the larger cakes that you may get for a wedding. These are more time consuming for your bakery to make, so you are going to have to pay a bit more to serve the same number of people than you would pay if you were getting a whole, large cake. However, these can look amazing, and if you want them, they are certainly going to make you very happy.
These individual wedding cakes can be much easier to serve to your guests. There is no cutting involved. Instead, they are served on a plate, sometimes they come on their own plates that can be returned to the bakery after your reception is done. Depending on how many people you have coming, many of the cakes can be placed on display before serving. If you have a large guest list, you can display some and then have the rest waiting in the serving or kitchen area to be served when it is time for cake.
One thing that puts individual wedding cakes above your more traditional wedding cake is that you can have a large variety of flavors. You could have as many different flavors of cake as you want to have, but do remember this can cause some confusion. Anything too exotic may not go over well with your guests. However, if you have three different flavors you like, and you can not choose or you want your guests to choose, you can have your cakes made in those flavors. You can also have each decorated in one theme while they all look different. These can be a lot of fun.
Don't forget to order small cake boxes that will fit the size of your individual wedding cakes, as there are always going to be people that want some to go. Save one, or have one made special, just for the cutting of the wedding cake, and have one aside if you would like to freeze it for your first anniversary. Wrap it up tight and it will last until your first year and will probably taste pretty good too if you do it right.