I guess Im a little confused. I am planning my wedding and I am learning that people usually have their wedding cake out for all to see, but they don’t actually serve that cake. They have a sheet cake in the back that gets sliced up and served. I understand the sheet cake is cheaper, but why save the WHOLE wedding cake?
People don’t save the whole wedding cake. They save the top tier to be eaten on the couples one year anniversary.
Sometime you can’t afford a cake and people will use a model that isn’t real and serve sheet cake. Sometimes only a section of the cake it real for the cake cutting and pictures.
The couple may have a small wedding cake that will just be served to the bridal party and parents, and the sheet cakes for the rest of the guests. Cost efficiency is a major thing when planning a wedding. This also keep the guests from complaining about who gets what cake, because usually the caterer takes the wedding cake to the back to cut up for guests serving.
I have never heard of a bride saving the entire wedding cake though. Check your sources, I think you might be slightly misinformed.
Our wedding, we have a four tiered wedding cake plus two sheets cakes. All but the top tier will be served at the wedding. We are being a little fun with our sheet cakes. We are actually doing cheesecake, so we are doing a build your own cheesecake dessert table. It will have toppings for everyone to choose from so they don’t have to eat the flavors of wedding cake we picked. Our tiered cake is also cheesecake and are chocolate and almond flavor, and not everybody likes flavored cheesecake. This gives people a chance to have more variety and it is fun and different than other weddings.
Good luck with your wedding