Wedding Invitations

Wedding cakes have been a part of weddings for just about as long as brides, grooms, and even wedding etiquette.  Did you know, for instance, that many hundreds of years ago, wedding guests each brought a small cake, which were stacked on the table in levels and layers.  This wasn’t just potluck dessert:  if the bride and groom were able to kiss over the top of the stack it was considered good luck.

Nowadays, it’s not unusual to find a second cake at a wedding reception: the groom’s cake.  The groom’s cake can serve many purposes, from dessert at the rehearsal dinner, to an alternative choice to the bride’s cake at the wedding. It’s customary for the groom’s cake to be displayed next to the bride’s cake, and later cut and put into boxes for guests to take home. Legend says that single women are supposed to sleep with a slice under their pillow the same night they receive it — and if they do, they will dream of their future husband. Boxed slices of groom’s cake can also serve as your wedding favors.  While etiquette doesn’t specify who may cut the groom’s cake, you and your groom may decide to honor the groom’s cake as they do the wedding cake, and cut the first piece together.
Don’t forget, there’s one time during wedding planning when you will have an abundance of volunteers offering to help make decisions:  cake-tasting time at the bakery.  Whether he likes chocolate, white, yellow, or red velvet cake for your wedding, your groom is almost guaranteed to be willing to go and have a taste of each choice that’s available.