It depends on whether a bakery where you live would deliver the cake to the wedding reception. It might be quite difficult to transport the cake yourself.
Somewhere that is clearly visible from a distance, but not easily accesible
It's for during the wedding reception to celebrate the bride and groom on their wedding day.
At a wedding reception? No. A wedding reception, or any reception for a party for that matter, should involve a full meal with drinks, appetizers, entrees, main course, and dessert, along with dancing, music, or some other form of entertainment.
The wedding cake is the cake eaten and presented at the ceremony / reception after the wedding has taken place. It is symbolically cut by the newly wed bride and groom, and then eaten. Tradtionally, the wedding cake is large (enough to feed all the guests at the wedding), and white or off-white in color. A groom's cake can be 2 things. It can be a smaller, more "fun" or "exciting" cake that is also eaten during the reception. Or, it can be a cake that is used at a party for the groom, like a bachelor party or something of the sort.
"Cake table" or "reception table" are the only names that come to mind.
Most people will have their wedding reception begin immediately after their wedding. Once the wedding party arrives, everyone will start eating. The entire reception usually lasts about 4 to 5 hours.
The slicing of cake in a wedding typically occurs after the ceremony if there isn't food and after the dinner if there is food. Sometimes the bride and groom smash the wedding cake in each other's faces.
During the Reception, about an hour before the end of the reception.
No, they do not. And the cake is the bride's and the groom's; it doesn't belong to the groom alone.
That depends on the size of your guest list.
You should always order the cake well enough in advance (a week or so for a minor cake, like for a birthday, or a month or so for a more elaborate cake, like a wedding cake).
* At the wedding reception after the meal is served and approximately one hour after, the wedding cake will be cut by the bride and groom. The bride holds the knife and the groom's hand goes over hers and they make a small slice to feed each other a piece of the wedding cake before serving to their guest. Sometimes the bride and groom will have a little fun and push the cake all over the outside of each others mouths. Then the caterers came and cut the cake and either the bride and groom can serve the wedding cake or the caterers will do it if requested before the reception.