British/Scottish Wedding Traditions?

[Converse34 1]

The place I'm working with is great. The bar owner said that basically we can cut off the open bar whenever we like. But I'm also thinking about handing out 2-3 tickets that would be worth a free drink, and once they are used up they have to pay for their own. That way it might control the double/triple fisting of drinks that happens at pretty much every wedding open bar I've been to (and I'm guilty of it too).

It's very important, as our familys combined could easily drink us into several years of debt :-p

Can you negotiate so that is a true open bar - meaning you pay x per person and they can all drink as much as they want? Usually works out easier and much cheaper, plus then you don't have to worry about shutting it off.

[ginger1981 0]

The place I'm working with is great. The bar owner said that basically we can cut off the open bar whenever we like. But I'm also thinking about handing out 2-3 tickets that would be worth a free drink, and once they are used up they have to pay for their own. That way it might control the double/triple fisting of drinks that happens at pretty much every wedding open bar I've been to (and I'm guilty of it too).

It's very important, as our familys combined could easily drink us into several years of debt :-p

Can you negotiate so that is a true open bar - meaning you pay x per person and they can all drink as much as they want? Usually works out easier and much cheaper, plus then you don't have to worry about shutting it off.

I could likely speak to her about it, as she seems really flexible. Most places you pay $X per person for say, 3 hours/2 hours or whatever X amount of time. She offered the "cutting off" request as another option that wasn't listed on their website.

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[rebeccajo 14]

I've been told wedding cake in the UK is different from the US. The cakes are still decorated ornately, but the cake itself is more like a fruitcake.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

I've been told wedding cake in the UK is different from the US. The cakes are still decorated ornately, but the cake itself is more like a fruitcake.

Yes; very disappointing to me as a child (that and Christmas cake, which is even heavier!)

What are they like in the US?

Mine's going to be chocolate either way!

[no name 1]

I've been told wedding cake in the UK is different from the US. The cakes are still decorated ornately, but the cake itself is more like a fruitcake.

Yes; very disappointing to me as a child (that and Christmas cake, which is even heavier!)

What are they like in the US?

Mine's going to be chocolate either way!

Normal cake.

I don't think all UKers do the fruitcake thing, at least not the weddings I've been to.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

I'm sure they don't, but fruitcake is certainly traditional.

Fruitcake has two advantages. One, it is firm, making it much easier to ice. My friend made a sponge wedding cake (well, lots of little ones) for another friend and the icing (standard sheet icing) was slightly bumpy because the sponge was all soft and malleable. Two, it lasts a very long time and allows for slices to be saved for wedding anniversaries (one couple on the BBC a few months ago ate their 50 year old cake they'd found in a cupboard - it was apparently still good!)

[no name 1]

I'm sure they don't, but fruitcake is certainly traditional.

Fruitcake has two advantages. One, it is firm, making it much easier to ice. My friend made a sponge wedding cake (well, lots of little ones) for another friend and the icing (standard sheet icing) was slightly bumpy because the sponge was all soft and malleable. Two, it lasts a very long time and allows for slices to be saved for wedding anniversaries (one couple on the BBC a few months ago ate their 50 year old cake they'd found in a cupboard - it was apparently still good!)

You can do that with sponge/buttercream too. You just need to wrap it well in the freezer. It's very common in America to do that. My brother said it tasted just as good.