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post #16 of 57
3/8/09 at 7:58pm
I disagree. We do a lot of cupcake weddings . They have been a strong trend for over a year and a half. I am guessing they will burn out over the next years or so, but weddings can be anything you want them to be. They are also a great way of including people with different tastes and dietary restrictions. We just set up a beautiful antique milk glass stand lace wrapped cupcakes each topped with a fresh vanda orchid. People entering the restaurant stopped in awe.

Many bakers can't do great cupcakes. They are more difficult and delicate than cake.
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post #17 of 57
3/8/09 at 10:34pm
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Many bakers can't do great cupcakes. They are more difficult and delicate than cake.



i kind of agree with this point. probably why i haven't done many cupcakes.. i do cookies even less, for me its just more work. (that and i eat the cookies more lol)


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We just set up a beautiful antique milk glass stand lace wrapped cupcakes each topped with a fresh vanda orchid. People entering the restaurant stopped in awe.

that just sounds so lovely!!! icon_smile.gif
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post #18 of 57
3/9/09 at 11:10am
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Many bakers can't do great cupcakes. They are more difficult and delicate than cake.



I agree!! thumbs_up.gif
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post #19 of 57
3/9/09 at 11:22am
I did a cupcake wedding http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1274849

The guests were crazy about the concept and did not seem to mind the issue of the wrapper. Forks were provided as well as pretty little dessert plates, etc. The cupcakes were three different flavors so the guests loved the fact that they could have all three if they wanted --and not seemingly look like a glutton. Three weeks later the bride was still gushing about how elegant it was.

I think they are a phase that will eventually pass, but until they do, I think they are fun and different enough that they cause people to still be talking months later.
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post #20 of 57
3/9/09 at 11:29am
Well, call me crazy, but I'm doing mini cupcakes for a friend's wedding. 900 of them. each will have a little fondant flower on it, and we are doing 5 different flavors. That being said, they will be displayed on a table later in the evening and the entire cake cutting and so on was never meant to be a sit-down affair anyway, as it happens kind of in the middle of the dancing. It's a fairly common practice in Manitoba, and I see it's coming to Alberta, too.
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post #21 of 57
3/9/09 at 11:30am
I will have to respectfully disagree here.

I have done many cupcake weddings- they are fun and can be presented very elegantly and be just as classy as a traditional cake. Just look on flickr.com and search cupcake weddings if you want to see some AWESOME examples that will rival ANY traditional cake. Yes, a wedding tends to be formal that does not have to = stuffy. icon_biggrin.gif

No one says a guest has to shove a cupcake in their mouth. Is someone stealing the forks and holding hostage? LOL! You eat it the same way you eat a slice of cake for heaven's sake. Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill. Yes, there is the wrapper but only the most uptight person would get bent out of shape over that. Most adults leave them on the plate, I've even seen some fold them up neatly. icon_wink.gif

I think it comes down to what the couple wants for THEIR day. I do hope the OP hasn't discouraged the bride from the cupcakes already. There are many options for cakes/desserts at a wedding. I think cupcakes are just one of those fabulous choices! thumbs_up.gif
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post #22 of 57
3/9/09 at 11:30am
Hi! I think it all depends on how they are done, thay can be as tasteful as a regular traditional cake. I may a cc tower for my sister's wedding It had a 8 inch cake on top and, regular size cc and about 50 mini cc. Every single one of the filled with semi sweet chocolate ganache with white chocolate buttercream swirls and a sparkly snowflake. They couple got to cut the top cake and everyone was amazed by the cupcakes. The were absolutley moist and flavorful.
They are a lot harder to make, but in the end you have to give the bride what she wants...
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post #23 of 57
3/9/09 at 11:34am
I also disagree cupcakes for a wedding can be very untraditional but still classy depending on their presentation...silver or gold liners...dipped in ganche ..come on sometimes you have to think outside the box.

There are several people on here that make beautiful displays that paired with an elegant cupcake could be the talk of the wedding....
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post #24 of 57
3/9/09 at 12:11pm
As a wedding guest I think it would be cute to eat cupcakes at a wedding reception. Although with all the elegant cupcake designs I've seen I would probably stare at the cupcakes in awe first before devouring. But I also LOVE wedding cakes! My favorite part of every wedding. I don't care about the gown, the music, the reception, just give me da cake! So i guess it depends on how you want the vibe of your wedding to be.

As a baker.... nooooooooo... it will be so tedious.
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post #25 of 57
3/9/09 at 1:10pm
cupcakes are really avant-garde lately and dont think of it as a child's dessert of the quick not good looking cupcake u will do at home. But if you get a really talented decorator they could make some really beautiful cupcakes for you. some even look better than some wedding cakes i have seen.
So i would say think outside the box and try sthg modern

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post #26 of 57
3/9/09 at 4:45pm
Snarkybaker--You're right about how not everyone does good cupcakes, which is why I never eat them. They generally tend to be disappointing. I don't make them because I don't want the hassle, but I do refer out to a baker who does nice ones.

Having said that, I still don't like them at weddings. The ones in the pictures above are pretty, but I wouldn't want to eat all that fondant. I think that most brides think they're cheaper, and that shouldn't be true. Also, if it's true that people are eating two or three, then you'd have to buy more cupcakes than you would cake, so that isn't going to be less expensive.

I did one cupcake wedding cake a long time ago, and no, they didn't provide plates and forks. The catering manager was really excited that they wouldn't have to do anything when it came time to serve the cake, and I assume that they were just going to let guest go up and grab them.
I guess it depends on how it's handled, but that would have been a mess.

I just posted this in another thread, but now the wedding magazines are suggesting that people get cupcakes from the grocery store since "bakery cupcakes can be pricey." Niiiiice...
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post #27 of 57
3/9/09 at 4:57pm
So, in the interest of anyone WANTING to do a cupcake wedding, for regular size cupcakes, THEY (you know, THEY) say plan for 1 1/2 cupcakes per person. With mini-cupcakes they say 5 or 6 per person, particularly if there are a variety of flavors to choose from.

ETA: you also charge for the amount of cake that you make, so charge appropriately. Which does mean more cost, but that is their choice!
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post #28 of 57
3/9/09 at 5:00pm
When a bride asks me about cupcakes for their wedding I'm pretty straight forward and tell them that I feel they are too informal for a wedding.

It just makes a formal event look "cheap".
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post #29 of 57
3/9/09 at 5:03pm
well i must say i completely disgree! i love cupcake wedding sta do lots of them they are very popular in australia (hopefully they -as well as minis- will make way for something new from a decorators view as i am a bit sick of making them) but from a finished priduct and guests view i think they are very elegant and fit the shabby chique trend that is so hot right now, if they are done well they are brilliant espaeciall with a gorgous top tier cutting cake and a good stand, they can also double as the bonbonierre so are a cost effective choice. we have also found some reception venues are now refusing to cut and serve wedding cake if it is done by anyone but themselves (good way to ensure you sell your own wedding cake to the bride lol!) so this gets around that problem as there is no cutting/serving issue. a good cuppy also has a bigger serving portion and guests are usually happy about that and gives them something to take home if they wish and show their friends (taking a slice home doesn't really have the same effect lol!)
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post #30 of 57
3/9/09 at 5:08pm
As a baker, I'll make them if they twist my arm. As a guest, I think that for anything but a very casual outdoor wedding, they're tacky. And by the way, I put sheet cakes served out of the kitchen in the same category.

Here's the scenario. Hello guest. You've committed the time and expense to come to my wedding, perhaps spending quite a lot of money to travel here and to buy me a lovely gift. And you look so nice - all dressed up, in panty hose and high heels and everything. See that beautifully decorated cake on the table with the custom cake and filling flavors? You can't have any. We're just going to cut that, then it disappears into the bowels of the venue's kitchen never to be seen again. Instead, I'm going to give you a piece of white sheet cake with no decoration or any of that lovely filling, or a cupcake, same story. Yum. Thanks for attending.

The pictures of the cupcakes above are gorgeous, and I have to admit I've seen some very nice looking towers of cupcakes. However, they're not representative of what I've seen at weddings. Maybe I just need richer friends... : )
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