Wedding Cakes - A Delicious Tradition

A delicious cake crowns the great day of the couple in the Christian weddings. However, many other communities also order wedding cakes to add beauty to the celebrations.

Here Is a Short Guide to the Wedding Cake!

1.      Cutting the cake:

Cured in every detail, the couple cut the cake in any Matrimony. The bridegroom along with their right hand cut the first slice.

2.      Order:

According to the etiquette, the bride’s mother-in-law must serve the first slice. Then give the other slices to other relatives, in the order of importance.

3.      Cake topper:

These are the statues of the newlyweds to put on the cake. Ironic, classic, funny, romantic... now the cake toppers are a must for the wedding!

Types of Wedding Cakes:

1.      Classic wedding cakes: It includes three, five or seven stories cakes. It is the quintessential wedding cake, the best known. The cakes are superimposed on one another and this is supported by a structure.

2.      American Wedding cake: Spongy inside and covered with a creamy paste. Elegant and monumental as the classic wedding cake, also has a facility plans.

3.      Wedding cakes plan: As the word suggests, has a single plan. Hearts, roses and flowers are the great protagonists of the cakes of this type.

4.      Anglo-Saxon Wedding Cakes from Great Britain: These cakes have a pyramidal shape. Adorned with ribbons and flowers, and is constituted by cylinders or cubes stacked in descending order.

5.      Wedding cake hat: The base of the cake is a hat, which is generally round and five feet wide. The wedding cake hat is usually of three stories and is not supported by any structure.

Cutting the wedding cake is one of the highlights of the wedding and, indeed, a necessary moment to capture, only to be treasured for the life. So make sure that you preserve the moments of your Matrimony by clicking it.

Author: Rashmi Karan

Attending an Ahom Marriage

I had a chance to attend the wedding ceremony of one of my Assamese friends, Madhurjya Phukan. He belongs to the Ahom community whose ancestors ruled Assam for six centuries.

The Ahoms are strict followers of their ancestors, as they are believed to keep an eye on their descendents. Worshipping their ancestors in the weddings is an important part of Assamese Matrimony. They believe that the ancestors keep the household free from any kind of evil eyes or bad omen.

The rituals and customs followed in Madhurjya’s wedding were common to all Assamese communities, which involved the Joron, Daiyan and Gathiyan ceremony. His was a love marriage with an Assamese girl only, who belonged to other community. They faced a lot many problems while convincing their parents for the alliance.

However, all the traditions were followed in their wedding, as they would do in an arranged Assamese matrimony.

At the time of wedding, the groom was made to sit in a courtyard; the bride came in and walked seven times round the groom. The bride sat by groom’s side and to my surprise, a cloth piece was tied round her neck and the other end of the cloth was fastened to the groom's waist. There were a number of rituals that were so interesting that I forgot that I was attending a wedding. Some of the rituals in the Assamese matrimony were quite adventurous for me.

After the rituals concluded, the bride and groom were given gives words of advice by the priest, from the holy books of Ahoms. They were reminded of their rights and duties of married life. As I stated earlier, Ahoms strongly believe in worshipping their ancestors, the history of seven generation of the boy’s family was recounted. Overall, attending an Ahom wedding was a different experience for me!

Author: Rashmi Karan