Drink & Dessert Tickets!

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Thank you for your suggestion! Will look into it as an option (-:

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So I guess it's more of a "know your crowd" type of thing. Having a cutting cake for pictures & sheet cake / dessert for guest isn't considered weird in our circle especially for the younger folks. It's becoming more and more normal as a budget conscious option while allowing guests to enjoy in other ways. As for tickets, it was actually some of my guests who suggested with the idea from other weddings the've been to. Honestly, my guests aren't the type of people who'd be offended with the idea. Culturally speaking, it's not a new idea. Weddings don't have RSVPs - anyone invited (or not) comes and are handed meal ticket (one per guest) when signing in and the couple counts the tickets and pays for the amount after the wedding whether its 100 guest or 200. My concern is that there is already a set amount prepared at the event with guest count in mind and adding more scoops is $, leftover is $, and cancelling is also $ because we already paid a big big chunk or deposit and there is cancellation fee as well. So if I could pay or more scoops I'd love to, if I could eat all the leftover in one seating I'd love to, if I could cancel without losing so much money I'd consider it. I'd also not want to not upset any guests because as most of you said it could happen which is why I'm trying to figure this out in a way that's a win for both us and our guests. Not simple just add more scoops or just cancel it.

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Hmm! That's actually not that bad idea having the ice cream truck staff state "one scoop per serving so everyone gets a chance" (instead of me limiting one upfront like another post mentioned). I could see if I have the budget to add more scoops (if not a second helping for everyone) and have them mention to come for a second helping after their first scoop so that by the time they do majority would have already gotten a chance to enjoy them..? I'm just trying to do the math of how much more.

View Quoted Comment Weddings do have RSVPs. It is up to the couple to enforce it and set a guest limit based on what they can afford to host without causing inconvenience for guests (paying out of pocket, etc). Venues have capacity limits that are enforced. If guests don’t abide by them, that is on them.

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I meant in my culture they don't. We will be having them though.

I agree that it's probably best for the ice cream vendor to handle the serving sizes and manage expectations of guests. (Daughter once attended a very budget oriented wedding where each guest was supposed to get one chicken tender and a serving of some kind of pasta in a buffet line. Daughter asked if she could have two chicken tenders and no pasta (which contained an ingredient she can't eat) and was told "no" by the server. She was pretty darn hungry, but the caterer maintained control over the portions/servings....) If there are a bunch of flavor options, a sign outlining the process and options could be helpful in moving the line along (e.g., "Choose one of the following ice cream flavors: vanilla, chocolate, etc., and any two toppings: blah, blah, blah..."). Also, I'd confirm with the vendor that the cones best fit just one scoop -- hard to believe anyone is going to want an over-filled ice cream cone at a wedding, so that should help with portion control. However, you and the vendor should also prepare for the possibility that some guests might want to pick up their own AND their date/partner's serving -- so, two cones ordered by one person. An absolute, "one to a customer" rule might be frustrating for those people. Personally, I wouldn't drink a mocktail, so it's hard for me to imagine a lot of guests will go overboard with those.

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Thank you (-: I will speak with the vendor as well.

Can the vendor do a smaller half scoop size as a portion, so if people do want multiple flavors they can and do it lasts longer? Then for leftovers they can push it in coolers and you can take home/ give away

I won't comment on the ticket thing as I think you got enough feedback about that... but we are having ice cream scoops from a special to us place in addition to cake and I am not worried at all about it running out. They know the guest count and told me they have never run out of ice cream and we should plan to take the remainder home. And in the off chance they do run out, I trust that they can manage the crowd if there is some random guest who goes up for 3 scoops before everyone is served.

Please please please: no tickets at a wedding This brought back PTSD from my first wedding when my first FIL wanted to hand out drink tickets. I was like, this is not a carnival or a street fair. Just no, especially since it is a mocktail. A sign saying one scoop and two toppings is enough. And not everyone likes sweets, so not every single guest will partake of the ice cream.

Best wishes!

No to food/drink tickets at a wedding. It makes you look cheap and like an inconsiderate host.

As others have said, if you are hiring a professional they should be good at estimating amounts. Two drinks plus one dessert with some overages is probably too low of an estimate, but it depends on how long your event is. If its just an hour or two that's likely fine.

Our bartender recommended one drink per hour. We are accounting for four mixed drinks (alcoholic) for each guest plus beer and wine. We will DEFINITELY have extra but we don't want to run out. If I were at a dry wedding, I would likely be drinking even more mocktails than just one per hour, TBH.