Cutting the wedding cake has now become a tradition, it is served at every wedding receptions. While the overall appearance and customs of the cake have changed, but one thing has always remained true that each culture celebrate this ceremony to honor the bride and groom. Wedding cakes, wedding decorations and wedding invitations in general have become a certain pop culture symbol in society.
The meaning of the traditional wedding cake has evolved over the course of history.We enjoy the variety of wedding cakes at every wedding, but these cakes also had a long deep history.The contemporary wedding cake has grown out of many traditions. The original concept of the wedding cake finds its traces in the Ancient Roman Empire, where the custom was for the groom to break the cake over the bride’s head to symbolize the end of the bride’s virginal state, ensure fertility and brings the good fortune to the couple.
This breaking ceremony was replaced by a kissing ceremony in medieval England. During the ceremony, the guests would stack small cakes into a pile and the bride and groom would kiss each other over the pile, If they succeed in doing so, it was construed as a sign that the couple would have a prosperous life together.
During the mid-17th century to the beginning of the 19th century, the €bride’s pie€ was served at most weddings. The tradition behind the bride’s pie was to place a glass ring in the middle of the cake and then was served to the female guests. There was a belief who would get the slice of a pie with the ring would be the next one to marry, similar to the modern tradition of catching the flower bouquet.
Traditionally, the wedding cake was represented as a symbol of fertility, purity, loyalty, brings good luck to the couple and was considered as a good omen, but now days they serve as the centerpiece of the wedding and as a sort of photo prop. The wedding cake at a wedding is as important as a wedding dress and bouquet.
These days, the tradition of cutting the cake as a couple is ever more popular. During cutting the groom places his hand over the bride to symbolize the continuity of their relationship and promises to support and feed her lifetime and the bride allows the groom’s hand on top of her to show her trust and promises to remain faithful towards her duties.
