We all love to sit down, have our cake, and eat it, too. Well, that's a large understatement; we just like food, period. Cakes accompany celebration, and in some cultures - in our culture - the cutting of a wedding cake constitutes a social ceremony. Cakes are fun, pretty, and most of the time, delicious. But what's the big deal about cake, anyway?
Here's what Wikipedia has to say:
The wedding cake is a tradition that began in the Roman Empire. Then, however, it was a bread loaf that the groom broke over his bride's head as a symbol of his dominance in the marriage and over her. Times have changed just a little bit since then.
The color of the cake is typically white to symbolize purity - much like a white wedding dress. The cutting of the cake symbolizes the first joint task of the bride and groom in married life. Feeding the cake to each other symbolizes the commitment being made to one another.
The custom of cake toppers is representative of the concept of togetherness. It became dominant is US weddings in the 1950s. Today's wedding cake toppers may be figures indicating shared hobbies or other passions, if they are used at all.
What is the real point of all this?
We met with Mariela, a friend of my dad, on Monday morning. She is making the cake for us. All I have left to say is:
It's gonna be good!
It's gonna be good!
