Traditional cake or dessert table??

I am in a bind on a decision about cake! Never thought I'd say that.... But here we are! So in my research and from observation from my friends weddings. Cake is becoming a dying trend and in it's place dessert tables are becoming very trendy. I have always know of having a big fancy cake that you cut in front of everyone and eat ....but then like half of the crowd doesn't eat it! So you just paid 300+ for a cake and most of it you're going to throw away! So I'm torn between should we have the big cake for everyone? Or should we have little desserts at a station,with a personal cake just for my FH and me to cut? Or should we just go all out and do both?? I personal lean toward the personalized cake with dessert table but I want to keep to tradition in some places!