Do you know..the tradition of wedding cake?

It's summertime and that usually means wedding season. Yesterday, I attended the wedding a friend from college and the Catholic priest talked briefly in his homily about the beautiful tradition about the cutting and feeding the wedding cake.

Did you know that:

• In the Roman times and for a few centuries, cake was crumbled over the bride's head to ensure her fertility. Women, would than rush to get the leftover that fell on the floor to receive extra insurance, I guess. 
• When the cake was cut, the wife and husband would feed each other the cake as a symbol of their mutual commitment to each other, from sickness to health... No matter what the circumstance they would be there for each other to feed each other, either spiritually or physically.  What a beautiful symbol! It should be done with elegance, but I guess our culture has made it into fun and games.
  

So tell your engaged couples about this rich history and if you are a women, I dare you to rush and eat the crumbs.
Pictures and information were taken from: How to cut Wedding Cake and The Wedding Cake...history, custom, and tradition