The Wedding Cake
Bill here, providing northern Colorado wedding photography allows us to witness and share in a lot of the traditions that couples participate in at their weddings. In several blogs over the summer we will explore some of these traditions and their origins.
The Wedding Cake
Wedding cakes originated in ancient Rome, where a loaf of wheat bread was broken over the brides head to symbolize hope for a fertile and fulfilling life. The guests ate the crumbs, believed to be good luck. The custom found it’s way to England in the Middle Ages. Guests brought small cakes to a wedding; the cakes were put in a pile, where the bride and groom later stood over and kissed. Apparently, someone came up with the idea of piling all the cakes together and frosting them, creating an early ancestor of the multi-tiered wedding cakes of today.
We took the following wedding cake photographs at various weddings in northern Colorado.
Bride and Groom Cut the Cake and Feed Each Other
Feeding each other the cake symbolizes how the couple will “feed” and nourish the relationship for the rest of their lives. Now, this was meant as a loving and caring symbol for each other. As for the “smearing” and pushing cake into each other’s faces? No one knows how that started!
The following photographs were taken during the traditional cutting of the cake.
To view more examples of our wedding photography in northern Colorado, take a few minutes to browse our gallery. If you have questions about the services we offer or are considering us as your wedding photographers, contact Sherri Barber Photography.
