Invitations to neighbors for cake towards middle of reception

Dear Etiquette Experts:

My finance and I live in a very involved historic neighborhood and interact with many of our neighbors in community events. We are having the ceremony and the reception IN the neighborhood and would like make it as much a neighborhood event as we can.

Naturally inviting.... [Read more]

Wedding Cake Alternatives

I searched and searched for a post like this but I couldn't find anything. So I figured this was a good place to post my question.

I am unable to tolerate to milk. It takes very little to make me sick so I tend not to take chances. My fiance doesn't like cake much so we were planning to skip the.... [Read more]

Cupcakes to make a wedding cake

I'm going to get married next October, still quite away, and have begun telling my friends and family about it. I told a couple of my co-workers, whom I plan on inviting, that I wanted to have a nice reception, but also save as much money as possible. I told them that I heard of using cupcakes to.... [Read more]

MOB Shower?

Hello. I've heard that it is inappropriate for the MOB or MOG to host bridal showers. However, I am located in New Jersey, the MOB is in Montana and the MOG is in Colorado. The wedding will be in Colorado. My maid of honor is in Colorado but she is not (yet) well acquainted with my soon to be.... [Read more]

Ok to have cake and punch reception?

First, let me put things into perspective... We would like to have a moderate size wedding... not huge, but not small either. Approx 200 guests total. My parents' list is around 60 people. Future father-in-law's list is about 30. FI and I have about 50, and future mother-in-law(FI has divorced.... [Read more]