Wedding Caketraditions By: Suta Chabok

In an ever changing world it is nice to know there are some things that do not alter too quickly and one of those is the customs surrounding weddings and in particular the wedding cake. For centuries there have been traditions associated with wedding cakes, which have their origins from all over the world. Although we try to keep up with these traditions, often they are only learnt by word of mouth and so they change slowly.

One such change is that with the history behind the wedding cake which as far as we know was originally made u of a number of tiny wheat cakes which were then broken up and thrown over the brides head. This was meant to bestow fertility and good luck to the new bride for her married life and is one wedding cake tradition which is not practiced any more. A wedding cake is usually good for photographs of the bride and groom so it is worth their time choosing well so that it will be remembered.

The tradition of a three tiered cake still continues at weddings but there isn't a real limit to how many tiers can be used but they are normally all covered in icing. A great deal of variety is available to day when the bride and groom are ready to choose their wedding cake but if they wish they can even create their own.

Even the cutting of the wedding cake has meaning because unlike today, it was originally cut only by the bride; this was to signify to everyone attending the wedding that she was going to lose her virginity. Today however, this tradition includes the groom as well plus cutting the cake and sharing the first bite together, symbolizes that the wedded couple's promise to share a whole new life together.

There are many wedding traditions but one of the more interesting is that one that says that if an unmarried woman sleeps with a piece of wedding cake beneath her pillow then she will dream of the man she will marry. While this is no longer practiced, it is a quaint story that many people find interesting and makes for an amusing tale at the reception, especially amongst the women. Many people wonder why the top tier of the wedding cake is not used; well this was always kept by the married couple and was too be used only when they christened their first child but over time this too has altered and now it is used on their first wedding anniversary.

Another tradition was to place charms in the wedding cake, which were attached to ribbons so a bridesmaid would pull at a ribbon and depending on the charm that she uncovered, her fortune would be indicated. There are a large number of charms but probably he best known are those shaped like a heart (bringer of love) and of course the horseshoe (lucky in life).

Article by Suta at: http://wedding-tips-n-ideas.blogspot.com/

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