Cutting the Wedding Cake

 

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The cutting the wedding cake is normally done at the reception, between the speeches and the bridal waltz this is usually organized by the best man.

The bride stands in front of the cake with the groom behind her. She then picks up the cake knife, he wraps his arms around her and rests his hands on each of her wrists and they cut the bottom tier of the cake together.

The first slice, which is small not bigger than a mouthful is feed to the groom by the bride, and then the groom cuts a small piece and feeds it to the bride.

The cake is then taken to the kitchen, sliced and placed on plates if served for dessert, or placed in cake bags (boxes) for the guests to take home. The cake can be cut by the caterer who knows how to cake a tiered wedding cake

On the other hand if you have family or friends who are throwing your party, they may need a little guidance on how to cut a tiered wedding cake in order to get the right number of slices from the cake.