Congrats to Mr. & Mrs. Goehle
The Wedding Cake
The history of cutting the cake and "feeding" it to your spouse is actually something the brides changed many years ago. Traditionally the groom would break a baked good over the bride’s head. He would gnaw off a bite of barley bread. The remainder of the loaf was held above the newlywed bride’s head and then broken, showering her with crumbs. This was a message to show the bride her husband’s male dominance. Guests would then scramble to pick up any crumbs off the floor because it was a sign of good luck!
This tradition evolved as cake emerged as the preferred sweet for wedding celebrations. Fortunately for the bride, a whole cake doesn’t break in two as a loaf of bread. So the cake was sliced on a table. Instead of the guest scrounging on the floor for lucky crumbs, each guest would stand in line while the bride passed tiny, “fortune-blessed” bit of cake through her own wedding ring into the hands of the waiting guests. This part of the tradition also fell through; as the brides became determined that it was a lousy waste of their time. Therefore, the tradition of giving out whole slices of cake to each guest, not to be eaten, but to be placed under their pillow at night for good luck and, for the ladies, sweet dreams of their future husbands.
Happy Planning!
