There are various wedding traditions that have to be followed and cutting the wedding cake is certainly one of the most beautiful and important ceremony that the married couple have to perform. The cutting of the wedding cake symbolizes the couple’s fertility, love and support to each other throughout their lives . Cutting the cake is the first act performed together by the couple indicating the beginning of a new life. It is a great emotional moment for the couple and is enjoyed with merriment.

 
To make sure that cutting the wedding cake ceremony goes smoothly, here are a few tips for you to follow:

Dos:
The cake should be cut at the right time. If you have planned a brunch or tea, cut the cake immediately after the guests have gone through the receiving line. If you have decided upon a lunch or supper reception then cut the cake after supper and just before the desserts are being served.

Before cutting the cake make sure to garner everyone’s attention by either letting your MC announce the ceremony or by replaying the first dance song. Thereafter allow the best man to make a toast to the couple.

The bride and the groom should cut the cake with the groom gently holding the brides hand. Make sure to slice through the bottom layer.

The bride and the groom should pause for a while to allow the photographers and family members to take snaps of their first ceremonial cut.

Then the bride and the groom should feed one another from the slice of cake cut. It is generally the groom who first feeds the bride and then the bride feeds the groom.

Thereafter the bride should make sure to serve the cake to the groom’s parents and the groom should serve the bride’s parents a piece of cake.

Appoint a friend or someone from the catering staff to cut and serve the rest of the cake to your guests.

Make sure that your photographer and videographer know aout the ceremony before cutting the wedding cake. 

Use a special silver cake knife or either an heirloom or anything that you have purchased especially for the occasion.

Don’ts:
There are some people who smash the cake into each other’s face, however this is not a very pleasant or dignified thing to do. It will spoil the brides makeup and besides that it is the first act performed by the couple together, and smashing is not considered to be a good sign for a blissful married life. Moreover everything you do is captured by the video and will be viewed by generations to come. Therefore aviod smashing the cake.

If there is a sweet table being served at a wedding, it is generally the guest are welcomed with the cutting of the cake. After the ceremony is over it is time for some dancing .

A groom’s cake  is a traditional wedding cake associated with the American South. While a wedding cake is often adorned with white and light textures or colors, the groom’s cake can take a variety of forms like a chocolate or a fruit cake depending on the grooms interests. Cheesecake can also be used as a groom’s cake. The grooms cake reflects the grooms  interests, hobbies, favorite sports, alma mater, profession, or anything else he enjoys. It is often served at a separate table from the wedding cake at a wedding reception, though it may be served as a dessert for a rehearsal dinner.

Here are some ideas for the groom’s cakes according to the interests of the  groom:

Hobbies can include photography, chessboard, poker table, pool table, bowling, books etc. 
Sports like baseball, hockey, kayaking, snowboarding, fishing, golf, etc.
The groom can choose his favorite teams
Wild Animals
Treasure Chests 
Gift Boxes

A groom’s cake is a smaller cake which is served to all of the unmarried girls at the wedding reception. An old  wives tale associated with the groom’s cake is that if the unwedded girl takes the piece of cake home and places it under her pillow when going to sleep at night she will dream of her future husband. 

Earlier it was the grooms mother who baked the cake, but things have changed with the passage of time. Though a grooms cake is supposed to be smaller than a wedding cake, gradually it has aquired an elaborate and spectacular form. The grooms cake is created in order to appeal the groom’s taste  hence the flavor and filling should be chosen accordingly. There have been several great designs for grooms cake like footballs, cowboy boots, a six-pack of beer and even a tackle box.
You can also be very traditional and yet classy while  designing  and styling your grooms cake with chocolate dipped strawberries made to resemble mini-tuxedos or layers of chocolate fondant and decorate it beautifully.

Serving the grooms cake as a dessert on the wedding reception is not a necessitity. It entirely depends on the couple whether they are willing to include the grooms cake and thereby the extra cost of the cake into the wedding budget. There is one way by which you can save the cost while including the groom’s cake is to have it packed up and distrbute it at wedding favors at the end of the wedding evening.