Making it Special

For the next few days, I will be blogging about something near and dear to my heart when it come to weddings: Special Touches.
It is in the details and the special ways that you present your wedding to your guests that set you apart from every other wedding event out there. Attention to feelings and things that will make a big impact, will ensure you a day to remember.

Let's start with the Groom's Cake. This cake is becoming increasingly more fashionable to have at your rehearsal or reception. Here is a bit of lore and history surrounding this time old tradition:

Early American wedding cakes were fruitcakes, a tradition that the Pilgrims brought to America in the 17th century. It wasn’t until the 1800s with the advent of white flour, baking powder and baking soda that the white wedding cake as we know it, came to be.

The traditional fruitcake, has withstood the test of time. In fact, it’s this cake that evolved into the groom’s cake. At the reception, it was traditionally cut, boxed and given as favors to the guests.

Legend has it that single guests, who placed the boxed cake under their pillow, would dream of their intended. Hence, it became known as dreaming bread.

Traditionally, the groom’s cake is placed beside the bride’s and today it may come in any flavor or shape that the groom desires.

Why not add this wonderful element to your event by surprising your groom with his favorite sporting team, hobby, or vehicle. If your groom is a stockbroker, then a ticker tape shaped cake would be fun. Be creative and have fun. Isn't that what the wedding is about?