My wedding cake didn't show up, can I sue?

[iMsoLucky0]

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id also like to add that some people here seem to undermine the situation. most women dream of having the perfect ceremony and this lady basically crushed someones dreams, even if those dreams seem relatively ridiculous to most of us men.

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Yes, it's a bummer. But anyone so pathetic they take a cake seriously enough to sue deserves to have their dreams crushed.

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Read the thread. We had no plans to sue whatsover, I was just trying to settle an argument.

[dabluebery]

So what happened at your wedding? What did they serve for dessert? What did you guys cut? Or did it not happen at all? I feel like such a woman for asking.

I got married a year ago. I thought about this for a long time, wondering if I'd have cared if this happened to me. I definitely wouldn't have cared.

I mean, it would suck, but if that's the worst thing that goes wrong at an elaborate event like a wedding, take it and run. That is, of course, if the catering hall made some sort of arrangement for dessert and for the cake cutting ceremony or whatever else was important.

[iMsoLucky0]

We had plenty of other food for everyone to eat but no dessert. When we realized the cake wasn't coming, someone ran out to wal-mart and got a 20 dollar celebration cake that we cut for the ceremony. It really didn't bother me much at all, but my wife was very upset by it (she cried). Everything else went perfect.

[PokerFink]

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I mean, it would suck, but if that's the worst thing that goes wrong at an elaborate event like a wedding, take it and run.

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I don't agree with this. I work as a caterer, so I have been to a LOT of weddings this summer. The vast majority of them go off without a hitch, atleast nothing that the guests would notice. Generally the worst thing that happens is someone's dinner is overcooked. I haven't seen anything even remotely as bad as the cake not showing up.

I don't know what kind of wedding the OP had, but people pay a hundred grand plus for weddings these days. People make their living planning and executing weddings, and they should not be screwing up such an important thing.

To the OP, I'm sure you have grounds for a lawsuit, but I don't think it would be worth the hassle. I would have asked for something like 1.5x the cost of the cake as a refund, but since you can get a free cake, just run with that.

[OtisTheMarsupial]

I agree with the lawyer. It's breach of contract and basically all you can get is your money back plus a little, but since you've already done that, point's moot.

Insurance companies now sell "wedding insurance" for just these sorts of things. Now, doesn't that make you a little sick to your stomach?

[somethingstupid]

change your screenname

[mason55]

Hey, at least your wife didn't sleep with the livestock.

[Talk2BigSteve]

Did you have Wedding Insurance?

Steve

[iMsoLucky0]

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Did you have Wedding Insurance?

Steve

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No.