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Personalised Cake Knife sets are used in the Cake Cutting Ceremony, which is an integral part of the wedding reception. This ceremony is symbolically the first task that the Bride and Groom perform jointly as husband and wife. The prices given below include personalisation of the sets, which leaves the details of the bride and groom permanently etched into the pieces. If you would like these items plain with no etching, the price will be reduced by $35.00 per set.
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Wedding Cake Facts
The history of the wedding cake goes back as far as the Roman Empire, well before the concept of elaborately icing a cake, was invented. Through the years, the wedding cake has become the focus of a variety of customs and traditions including the breaking of the cake over the brides head.
By the late 19th century, wedding cakes became really popular, and the early cakes were simple single-tiered plum cakes, with some variations. It was a while before the first multi-tiered wedding cake of today appeared in all its glory.
In the minds of most people, wedding cakes are "supposed to be" white. The symbolism attached to the color white, makes explaining this tradition rather simple. White has always denoted purity, a notion as it relates to white wedding cake icing that first appeared in Victorian times. Another way in which a white wedding cake relates to the symbol of purity, has its basis in the fact that the wedding cake was originally referred to as the bride's cake. This not only highlighted the bride as the central figure of the wedding, but also created a visual link between the bride and the cake.
Today, that link is being further strengthened as more contemporary brides have their wedding cakes coordinated with their wedding gown color, even if it's not white! The once simple wedding cake has evolved into what today is a multi-tiered extravaganza, once upon a time reserved for English royalty only.
There is hardly a bride today who can't resist saving the top layer of her multi-tiered cake. Most couples freeze the cake with the intention of sharing it on their first wedding anniversary.
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