Cake Cutting Fee

My venue doesn't have a cake cutting fee, but I don't know if that's normal or not.

What does your contract say ?

Some venues have a cutting fee. It's not completely unheard of.

Some places do charge a cake cutting fee. I specifically asked about that at all the venue's we Visited. It's pretty common, especially if some place doesn't provide the cake themselves.

Check your contract. That should definitely state it somewhere if you weren't informed about it.

ETA: Words.

My venue is $1 Per piece

I do know venues that charge a cutting fee. I think $3 a slice to cut a cake is a little nutty, but it's not my profession so what do I know.

I have hear of $1 pp but never $3. That seams like a lot for doing very little.

Totally normal, especially when you're not using the venue's pastry chef. It's a way for them to recoup the lost revenue. A lot of restaurants also do this if you have a private party and bring in an outside dessert. $3 is well within the range I have seen for this, but look at your contract.

It should be noted that some venues also charge a fee for cutting, plating, and serving the cake for you even if it IS their cake.

Mine is $2 per person, but I toured venues whose fees were up $5 per person.

Woah! My caterer isn't charging anything for cake cutting. I'd really hope the savings from an outside baker is worth it.

All the venues that I visited would charge a cake cutting fee if they were the ones providing the cake, if they weren't there was no charge.

Yeah it's normal, mine says (Cake cutting service - $2 ($4 with ice cream) put I'm doing cupcakes so I won't have to pay that.

Yeah it's normal, mine says (Cake cutting service - $2 ($4 with ice cream) put I'm doing cupcakes so I won't have to pay that.

Our venue has a $2 cake cutting fee but we're doing cupcakes.

I've totally heard of it, but my venue doesn't have it. Honestly it would piss me off paying $500 for a cake to then pay $300 to have someone cut it.

Most places charge that from what I've seen. That doesn't seem too bad though.

I think it's bullshit. And I'd call them on it.

The staff is there. It literally takes 15 minutes to cut and plate cake for 100-150 people.

You know what I'd do? If they don't budge? I'd have your aunt make a cake for each table, use it as a centerpiece and designate a person at each table to cut it

I honestly hate shit like this.

We're comparing lots of different venues and caterers. The cake cutting fee is pretty common, I'd say maybe half the vendors we're looking at have one. $3 is pretty standard from what I've seen. I still think it's beyond ridiculous.

That seems high. Our actual cake costs $3 a person...

Have you ever tried to cut one of those wedding cakes?

It's extremely time consuming so yes there are cake cutting fees at most places