Why do most couples have a wedding cake?

In the distant past it was common for grooms to take a bite of bread at their wedding, crumbling the rest over the bride’s head for good luck.

Guests would then scramble around her feet to pick up the crumbs, in an attempt to absorb some of that good luck.

Later, the tradition evolved into the bride pushing  pieces of her wedding cake through her ring to the guests. Those in attendance would take that piece of cake home to place under their pillows for,  again, good luck.

It’s a great thing that today we can just enjoy a slice     (or two) of the cake at the wedding to symbolise the newly married couple sharing their first meal together without having to pick up crumbs off the floor.