Wedding Cake History
We invite Cincinnati Brides to discover the fascinating history of wedding cakes!
Check out these unique and interesting web sites to plan the perfect wedding cake.
Kennedy was forty years
ahead of her time!
Wedding Cake: Origins: The wedding cake has been part of the
bridal feast since Roman times, and it symbolizes fertility and good fortune.Wedding cakes and cultural history. The book, Wedding Cakes and Cultural History, by Simon R. Charsley and William Woys Weaver goes into great detail on the history of the modern wedding cake and its origins in England less than 150 years ago.
A history of wedding cakes. A history of wedding anniversary gifts, baby gifts, baby showers, birthday cards, birthday cakes, birthday gifts, flower baskets, roses, gift baskets, gift boxes, greeting cards, silk flowers, wedding cakes, wedding flowers, and wedding gifts!
Wedding cakes in history. Wedding Cakes and Cultural History by Simon R. Charsley
Published by Routledge
Dimensions (in inches): 8.50 x 5.48 x .57
ISBN: 0415026490
List Price: $22.99
Wedding customs and superstitions. This site explains the many customs and superstitions associated with weddings. In the past a wedding was seen as a time when people were particularly susceptable to bad luck and evil spirits. Many originated or are modifications of customs which began many centuries ago. Cutting the wedding cake, showering the bride with small cakes, the shape of the modern tiered cake, and saving the top layer are all placed in their historical context.
Vintage wedding cake toppers. This website looks at why vintage wedding cake toppers have become very popular with collectors and have soared in value. There are many vintage wedding cake toppers and antique toppers that are quite reasonable and can be acquired on ebay and other places to make your cake really unique.
Ronald and Nancy Reagan's
wedding cake.
White House Chef Henry Haller and New York pastry specialist Maurice Bonté designed the seven-foot tall wedding cake for Julie Nixon's wedding on June 12, 1971. It featured the intertwined first initials of the couple.
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