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Wedding cupcakes - amount serving

post #1 of 8
3/5/12 at 8:18am
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Hey guys! When doing a cupcake wedding how do you figure out how many cupcakes for the wedding? Say theres 200 guests, i know that if you have exactly 200 there will be lots of left overs and not everyone will have a cupcake where someone may have 2 or 3... do you take off a % to get a number? Or do you leave it up to the bride to make the decision weather she wants to be left with leftovers or not. Thanks so much!
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post #2 of 8
3/5/12 at 8:45am
I always advise to order 125% of the confirmed rsvp number.
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post #3 of 8
3/5/12 at 8:46am
I leave it up to the bride. The industry standard seems to be that about 70% eat the cake or cupcakes. When attending weddings or serving, I have noticed that this seems to be about right. I inform the client and then ask her to determine how many she wants. I remind them to consider the eating habits of the guests.

One thing to keep in mind is when you have more than one flavor, more people will go for a second piece, but it is still close to that 70% range.

I have still gotten the amount of the guest count. The bride is so worried ones at the end of serving won't get a piece.
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post #4 of 8
3/5/12 at 2:35pm
I've read somewhere that cupcakes are different because they are easily transportable, some people will get one at the reception and another one for home. They said you need to plan for 1.5 cupcake per person.
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post #5 of 8
3/9/12 at 3:04pm
70% of INVITED people show for the wedding. You must plan on dinner, chairs, beverages and dessert for 100% of those who rsvp yes.

But people DO eat more cupcakes than cake in my experience. Or as the PP says, they grab a cupcake or two to go "for the kids."
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post #6 of 8
3/9/12 at 3:34pm
Yeah..I'll just take some for my kids.
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wife to David for 25 years
mom to 13 blessings
Nine who are still living at home that range from 22 to 4 years old.
Holly, Amy, Aaron, Evelyn, Zebedee, Melody, William, Melissa and little Tobin
and four more sweet babies in heaven.

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post #7 of 8
3/16/12 at 4:27pm
My cousin's wedding will be on June this year and I'm the one to actually bake cupcakes for her wedding. She has a total of 100 guests and 1/4 of those are kids. Do you think I would settle to 100 cupcakes or more?
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post #8 of 8
3/16/12 at 4:48pm
I always recommend ordering cupcakes for 125% of the rsvp'd guests. If you're sure there will be 100 people attending, I'd make 125 cupcakes.
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