Wedding Cake Thoughts

The Wedding Cake has become an integral part of the wedding ceremony. It almost always has its own dedicated time slot at the reception. Everyone usually looks forward to the moment the newlywed couple cuts the cake and feeds each other a piece of this beautiful work of art. Will they be respectful of each other or will they have fun mashing it into the face of their other half? It is a moment we all love to see and remember. All brought to you with regards of the edible masterpiece.

One of the first questions that newly engaged couples get asked is “What kind of cake are you going to have?” I know this from very recent experience. It is usually asked right after “Where are you going to have it?”. That may give us an idea of how important the wedding cake is to those attending. I’ve been lucky. I come from a long line of bakers, so I am having my sister and mother make the wedding cakes. In case you are not that lucky, you will need to look around and interview a number of cake artists. You need to make sure you are comfortable with the previous work of the baker. Don’t be afraid to ask for their portfolio. Once you find someone you feel you can trust, you might consult them to assist you in some ideas for your cake. Of course, if you already know what you want then you have one less thing to consider.

In deciding on on what kind of cake you want to have for the big day, tradition and convention can go out the windows these days. It has become just as proper to have a unique wedding cake that reflects your own personal style as to have the more traditional multi-tiered white cake. In all reality, the white cake doesn’t have the same tradition as the white wedding dress which is meant to symbolize the bride’s purity – even this tradition is becoming less and less standard as more and more brides are choosing colored dresses. The tradition behind the white cake is based on a time when only the affluent could afford the highly refined sugar to make the white icing. It was more of a status symbol than anything else. By all means, if you want an ice cream cake (and the climate you are in approves) then go for it.

Something else you should think about when choosing your cake is the venue for the reception. If you are having it indoors then you shouldn’t have to be concerned with the climate and your cake. If you, however are planning an outside ceremony and reception make sure you take the weather into account. An ice cream cake in Texas in July might just be a poor idea!