Your Wedding Planner Guide 2015

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CAKES & CATERING UNIQ IMAGES

THE WEDDING CAKE HAS LONG PLAYED A SYMBOLIC ROLE IN WESTERN CULTURE. IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE ‘CAKE’ WAS A LOAF OF BREAD THAT THE GROOM BROKE OVER THE BRIDE’S HEAD TO SIGNIFY HIS DOMINANCE OVER HER. TODAY, IT’S ALL ABOUT MUTUAL LOVE AND RESPECT. THE ACTION OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM CUTTING THE CAKE REPRESENTS THEIR FIRST JOINT TASK IN MARRIED LIFE, WHILE THE GESTURE OF FEEDING CAKE TO ONE ANOTHER DENOTES COMMITMENT AND DEVOTION.

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