Do you keep it or just eat it? The tradition of keeping the top tier began in England and was supposed to be eaten on the Christening of the first child…a year later… It then became tradition to drag the cake out of deep freeze and share it with those closest to you for good luck. I had one bride who was going to eat it at her third month anniversary. That’s when all the females in her family became pregnant. (FYI-It’s not the cake’s fault!)

I offer a complimantary cake on your first anniversary. For those of you that will be coming from far away and may not be back soon, I offer to have the 6″ cake sent to the hotel room for the bride and groom- as you will be getting very little of it at the reception any way! (It can’t hurt to ask your baker to offer the same too.)

I did have a bride that wrapped the cake up tight and planned on taking it back home on the plane. The groom/now husband dropped the cake and stepped on it going up the escaltor and then the security guards demanded they open the box as the went through the security check point. They decided enough was enough and got some champagne and 2 forks and went at it on the ride home.

Here’s what another shared:

 ”Today is my 4th wedding anniversary. The top layer of my wedding cake has been in the freezer for 4 years now. We saved it for that good luck thing. So far, it’s just been in the way of the ice trays and Rocky Road ice cream.

Let me break it down for you, why that dang suggary mess is still in the freezer:

Year one - he was in the county jail. No time together.
Year two - he was in prison. Once again, no time together.
Year three - he was working out-of-town without me. No time together. Though I actually got a phone call on that anniversary.

Today will be the first anniversary we’ve actually spent together. Finally, we can thaw out that blobby mess of the top layer of our wedding cake and debate on whether or not it will kill us to eat it. ”

I don’t know of any one who has sat in divorce court and said “Damn, if we had only kept that top tier we wouldn’t be here now!

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It’s hard to tell what is right. The old wives tale that if it rains on your wedding day, you will be lucky or great weather on your day means you picked the right location because 90% of the reception is based on the view from the deck/windows. Lakeside weddings are not a huge hit in the rain. Try this website to get the most up to date info on what your day will be like!

http://www.weather.com/activities/events/weddings

p.s. Remember, if you are getting married in New England and you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes because it will probably change.