A wedding cake is the traditional cake served at wedding receptions following dinner.
Wedding cake tiers meaning.
Each tier of the wedding cake has its own significance and the top tier serves a very special function indeed.
Saving the top tier.
Most couples cannot resist saving the top tier of their wedding cake to eat on their first anniversary or a christening ceremony.
Now most couples are more likely to create a small cake eating ceremony around their first anniversary.
In modern western culture the cake is usually on display and served to guests at the reception.
The tradition of the wedding cake dates back to roman times when the groom broke a barley cake over the bride s head to symbolize the end of her chastity.
A traditional wedding cake has three tiers and each tier of a wedding cake has its own significance.
In some parts of england the wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast.
The wedding breakfast does not mean the meal will be held in the morning but at a time following the ceremony on the same day.
Today s more elaborate multi tiered wedding cakes have both symbolic and practical meanings.