Cake Cutting 411

Cake Cutting Traditions

Enough is enough! How many more wedding traditions can we shove down your throat? Alright, so the possibilities are endless. So here's one more for you to "swallow." The traditional cutting of the wedding cake, like many traditions, has been around for centuries. Long, long...long ago, it was thought that eating the crumbs off the floor that fell from the bride and grooms mouth would promote fertility for whoever ate them. Yuck-e! Thank goodness that tradition is no more!

What has survived is the opportunity to do one of your first activities together as husband and wife (much like your first dance). And believe it or not, there is a right and wrong way to do this. So pull out your notebook, grab a pen and start taking some notes, guys and girls. Here are some suggestions to keep you from making some typical cake cutting mistakes!

1. Champagne popping and toasts take place before the cake cutting. This includes the traditional crossing of the arms toast for the bride and groom.
2. Let the groom take the lead and be in charge of the cake knife. With the knife in the grooms hand and the brides hand placed on top of his, make your first cut into the cake simultaneously.
3. Cut a small piece of cake and then use the cake server (triangle looking knife) to transfer the piece onto a small cake plate where you can then cut that piece into two.
4. Let the groom feed the bride first (you can do this with a fork or with your fingers). This way if there are any shenanigans on the groom's part, the bride will have the perfect opportunity for bridal revenge.
5. Afterwards you can choose to cut and serve the cake to your guests to eat with their champagne or have it taken away and served for dessert at your reception. Either way, enjoy!

Contributing writer: Sarah Makua