The wedding cake plays a very important role in the reception, but its meaning in today’ wedding is somewhat different than in the past. For instance, the Romans used to break the cake over a bride’s head to symbolize fertility. During the medieval ages, guests brought scones and biscuits and piled them on top of each other. The bride and groom would then kiss over it in order to bring their marriage good luck. In the Seventeenth Century, the French began to stack wheat buns and coat them in icing, which is the origin of the wedding cake as we now know it. Not that long ago it was an acceptable standard to have a white tiered wedding cake; however now cakes are an expression of each individual couple. What does the wedding cake symbolize to you in 2010?
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