A cake or dessert reception is just that, cake or desserts. Appetizers and sandwiches are neither so why do some people expect those or strongly suggest that you have them when you say you want to serve just cake or desserts which are perfectly appropriate on their own at non-meal times. That would be like saying you want to have an Italian menu and someone insisting that you have tacos or something else completely non-related to round out the meal that doesn't even go with the menu you have planned.
For what it's worth, I'm not having this particular issue myself but I can't help but wonder when I read or hear other comments from folks who insist that you can't have just desserts or cake at any time but that you have to have other stuff with it. No you don't.
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I think perhaps because the people who are answering just really did not read your answer or perhaps they don’t know but feel the need to post anyway.
For instance, ‘refreshments to follow wedding’ means just what it says. Most people just serve cake, desserts, coffee, tea and pop. Some might serve appetizers and non-related stuff, but ‘refreshments’ is specific enough for guests to know that there will be food, but not a full meal.
For anyone facing this problem, on the invitation put cake reception and have a 2:30- 3 PM wedding. That way people know that they need to eat and if they don’t then too bad for their own stupidity.
To avoid confusion all together, the invitation should be worded “Please join us for Cake and Coffee” after the reception. If people get “appetizers” from that, than they don’t know what a cake reception means.