Cutting the cake is a tradition in western cultures. It started in ancient civilizations but in those days, they used to break the loaves of bread over the couple's heads to symbolize wealth, happiness and fertility. It has been replaced with the bride and bridegroom cutting the wedding cake. It is a first task done by the couple in their life which symbolizes their unity, shared future and their life together one. The bride cuts the first piece with feigned assistance from the groom. After cutting the cake, bride and groom share the piece of cake facing towards each other based on the belief that eating the wedding cake together would create a special bond between the couple. In the early days of roman civilizations, wheat cakes are available and the wheat used to bake the cake was a symbolic representation of fertility, and sweetness of the cake was believed to bring sweetness to the couple's new life and also sharing of the cake to each other symbolizes your vows which means to love, honor and respect to one another.
In some weddings, the wedding cake is served at wedding receptions following dinner. In some countries, wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast, in the morning following the ceremony. Traditionally, wedding cakes were made to bring good luck to all guests and the couple. Usually this wedding cake is shared by the guests also, but cutting a multi-tiered cake became a daunting task so that it became a center piece in the wedding ceremony. At last, a wedding cake is a representation of commitment to starting a new life for the couples.
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