Ice cream cart: a wedding guide
An ice cream cart scoops treats for your guests. Some carts serve soft serve or gelato.
When couples book this
About 7 months before your wedding.
Still deciding the wedding
Your wishlist
Answer these before you meet anyone.
What kind of frozen dessert are you after?
When would you like the cart to pour?
Any flavors or toppings you're dreaming of?
Free text — the flavors you are hoping for, compared against what each cart offers below.
What must the cart be able to accommodate?
Comparing your options
What to ask each one
What kind of frozen dessert?
Flavors and toppings
How does the cart keep cold on site?
Soft serve is the heavy draw; a dry-ice or battery cart is self-contained.
Where does the cart set up?
How it’s usually priced
Usually priced per guest.
Possible extras: Travel & setup.
Booked and settling details
What you settle once booked
When should the cart pour?
Venue paperwork for the cart
What to look over
Correct these details as needed.
How many people is the cart serving?
Dietary needs and allergies
Dairy is the whole product — a dairy-free or vegan sorbet option and a nut-safe topping line are the usual asks.
When does the cart pour?
Moves with your event time and the venue's curfew.
The week of the wedding
The day-of sheet
Confirm arrival, finish, who to call, access, a meal, and what is due.
Across the whole day
Choose which moments to include.
- Cart arrival & freezer setup
- Scoop window
- Cart departs
For businesses
The brief a couple sends you has these sections:
- The event
- Counts
- Flavors
- Service
- Schedule
- Contacts