Review: Preston Bridal Cake Cutter Set From Reed & Barton

A Bride On A Budget received this item for review. All thoughts and opinions belong to ABOAB.

When you start planning a wedding, costs add up. You have to pay for everything. Want premium alcohol instead of house? You have to pay for that. Want the upgraded chairs? You have to pay for that.

There are things that a venue will (most likely) have available for you to use: plates, linens, a cake cutter. But personally, I wanted my own cake cutting set. It's one of those things that you can use and pass down to your kids for them to use at their weddings, especially if you get a very classic and timeless set.


We were lucky enough to receive the Preston Bridal Cake Cutter set from Reed & Barton. The set, which contains a cake cutter and server, is made of 18/10 stainless steel. Personally, if you're looking for sets, stainless steel is the way you want to go. Silver is nice, but you have to polish it or it will tarnish. And if you forget about it, it's not something that you can break out in ten years and just expect to be ready to go. Stainless steel has a lot less upkeep. Be sure to wash and dry it (never putting detergent directly on it) and use a stainless polish to remove any discolorations.

I love the look of the Preston set. It has a classy double barrel at the "throat" (where the handle and head meet) and a fluted hollow handle. Very classic. I looked at a lot of cake cutter sets and some were so trendy. Plastic handles that you fill with beads, bedazzled handles, rhinestones galore. They're things that could look pretty now and might really match your wedding, but they're things that will look really dated when you look at your photos in years from now.

Classy and classic is the way to go. And the Preston set is just that.

The knife is a lot lighter than I thought it would be -- and the server is heavier than I thought it would be, so go figure. Better than the other way around.

If you look close at the photo above, it looks like you can see imperfections in the server. It's not. The set comes packaged in a very nice box with "beds" for each piece. They "imperfections" are actually a dusting from sleeping in the box (oh, such a technical explanation). Once you wash the pieces, this will be removed. I would suggest washing these and bringing them outside of the package to your venue so that you don't have to rewash before you use it. Bring the box, though, so you can store them after (after they are washed, of course -- although mention you want it back. Our venue ended up tossing our box so we don't have it anymore).

Reed & Barton sells a ton of other wedding-related items, like toasting flutes and picture frames.

But back to the Preston Bridal Cake Cutter Set items. I love this set. The photos make it look amazing, but it's even better in real life.

BRIDAL BABBLE: Would you pass this cake cutter set down to the next generation?