So during the regular family and friends birthdays, we all play our little parts. There's the "first-on-the-dance-floor", the "gatherer", the "professional mingler" or even the "photographer". The role of cakecutter has always been thrust upon me. I don't know if it is because I'm good with a knife or talented with portioning. I have simply always been given the job to serve the cake.

Little did I know that I should have been charging a fee this whole time.

Wedding cakes are pricey pricey things at a few dollars a piece. For even a hundred guest wedding, it is no joke. However, when putting the cake cost in your budget, don't forget about the cakecutting cost. Yes, certain venues will charge a fee for cutting a cake - sometimes at another few dollars a piece. However, some venues have certain agreements with select bakeries and will sometimes void that cost. Ask this during your meeting with the caterer or the venue. Vancouver venues charge anywhere up to 7 dollars to cut and serve the cake - sometimes the cost may include a garnish of fruit or cream. Think of it as a bottle-opening fee at any other restaurant.

At 5 dollars apiece simply to cut the cake, your cake could come up to twice what you had anticipated.