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A wedding cake is the traditional cake served to the guests at a wedding reception (or in parts of England, at a wedding breakfast) after a wedding. In modern Western culture, it is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated with icing, occasionally over a layer of marzipan or fondant, topped with a small statue representing the couple. Other common motifs include doves, gold rings and horseshoes, the latter symbolising good luck. Achieving a dense, strong wedding cake that can support the decorations while remaining edible can be considered the epitome of the baker's art and skill. A couple cutting a wedding cake - Tradition generally requires that the first cut of the wedding cake be performed by bride and groom together. An older, archaic tradition had the bride serve all portions to the groom's family as a symbolic transfer of her household labor from her family to the groom's family. A portion may be stored, and eaten by the couple at their first wedding anniversary, or at the christening of their first child. Sometimes this portion is the top tier, and sometimes a portion of the piece from which the bride and groom fed each other, depending on the local customs. The portion of the wedding cake may be frozen for this purpose; the top tier of the wedding cake may sometimes consist of fruitcake, which could be stored for a great length of time. Whatever shape or flavour you choose, your wedding cake, to your friends and family will always symbolize love, the sweetness of life, prosperity and fertility. Here are some questions to ask yourself when deciding your wedding cake design. How much can you spend on the wedding cake? Will the wedding cake be the only dessert? How big a wedding cake will you need? Not every guest will want wedding cake if you offer other desserts or a meal. Will a particular wedding cake fit your reception decorating scheme and menu? Today’s wedding cake designers offer an almost endless variety of cake styles, decorating, choice of construction, flavours, icing and decorations. How many tiers do you want, in what colours? Do you want a custom made, one of a kind wedding cake topper? Do you as a couple have a shared passion, job or hobby? Make your wedding cake topper reflect that interest. You can get anything from animal to motorcycle cake toppers. Or do you just want a porcelain or crystal bride and groom wedding cake topper? Are you planning to serve the wedding cake as dessert or do you want to put slices in little boxes for the guests to take home?