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 The ancient Greeks threw cakes at the newly married couple, just as we throw
confetti today. In Roman times, at the marriages of the upper classes, cakes
made of flour, salt and water would firstly be shared by the bride and
groom, which was thought to promise the couple a life of plenty, in both
children and happiness.
The remainder was then broken over the bride's head. The guests,
believing they would share in the blessing it symbolised, would rush forward
to procure a morsel for themselves. Furthermore, it was only the children
born to a marriage sanctified in this way that qualified for the high sacred
offices in Roman life, hence, the cake provided the couple with future
fertility.
In Victorian times, the tradition of breaking the cake over the bride's head
was believed to promote fertility and unmarried girls would pass a piece of
the cake through the bride's wedding ring and place it under their pillow
believing that they would dream of their future husband.
In more recent times the cutting of the cake, once the sole
responsibility of the bride, was symbolic of the bride's pending loss of
virginity, and even now the wedding cake is often still regarded as a symbol
of fertility, and its distribution among the guests is symbolic of the
sharing of happiness.
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| Cake Diameter |
Total Surface
Area |
Yield for 2
sq. inch Servings |
Yield for 3
sq. inch Servings |
Yield for 4
sq. inch Servings |
| 6 |
28 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
| 7 |
38 |
19 |
12 |
9 |
| 8 |
50 |
25 |
18 |
12 |
| 9 |
64 |
32 |
21 |
16 |
| 10 |
79 |
39 |
26 |
20 |
| 11 |
95 |
47 |
31 |
23 |
| 12 |
113 |
56 |
37 |
28 |
| 14 |
154 |
77 |
51 |
38 |
| 16 |
201 |
100 |
67 |
50 |
| 18 |
254 |
127 |
84 |
63 |
Ask your friends, relatives for recommendations. Lacking a good word of
mouth referral you will need to shop to compare quality and pricing. Even
with a good word of mouth referral it is not a bad idea to shop around since
the cake will be one of the focal points of your wedding reception decor.
Selecting the type of cake
White cake is the traditional selection, however, the current trend is to
select the flavour of cake that you like. Anything from chocolate to carrot
cake is acceptable. It is not a bad idea to actually taste the cake/frosting
combination before ordering a flavoured cake though.
Decorations
Cake toppers that are placed on the top tier of the cake can be
traditional using bride and groom figurines, wedding bells, hearts, love
birds, etc., themed with (non poisonous) floral decor, or sentimental using
items that have a special, personal meaning.
Dummy Cake
Consider a decorated dummy cake for the display and sheet cakes for actual
guest service. Some decorators have very beautifully decorated display cakes
available for rental for that purpose.
Legal requirements
Civil ceremony Church
Documents required Costs
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