What's Up With: Wedding cake

Many couples are into being creative with wedding cake designs. They have the cake because you have to have a cake, but someone recently asked me a question… Wedding cake, what’s up with that?

Wedding cake is known to have many different origins: Per some research I find that there are three major veins in the history of wedding cake.

1-In Rome, bread was broken over a bride’s head to symbolize good fortune for the couple.
2-Also in England, cakes were stacked high and a bride and groom would have to kiss over the cake to ensure a successful and prosperous relationship and life. Somehow those two traditions linked together and bread was stacked and the bride and groom had to kiss over that without knocking the rolls down.
3-Another tradition was a bride’s pie in which a ring was normally hidden in the pie and if a single woman found the ring she would be next to get married.

Some other elements to the wedding cake is the color. Traditionally wedding cakes are white symbolizing virginity and purity. Also the traditional cake cutting shows togetherness of the couple and the feeding of each other represent providing for each other.

All these elements added to the wedding cake we have today! We have moved past a traditional cake to adding colors and jewels and ribbons and other decorations. Also, many elect to represent these traditions other ways like cutting pies, or breaking donuts, even exchanging cupcakes.

Whatever you choose to do, make sure it represents you and your commitment to each other. For more wedding cake ideas and alternatives, continue to check out our blog!

Happy Planning,
{Olivia}