The wedding cake represents good luck and fertility. At the wedding scene, the groom will hold the bride's hand and cut the cake together under the witness of relatives and friends. In the west, this means happiness and harmony. This tradition of cutting cakes can be traced back to ancient Rome. The wedding cake in ancient Rome was wheat bran bread made of barley or wheat. When getting married, the groom will put bran bread on the bride's head and tear it apart. At this time, the torn crumbs will fall from the bride's head like rain. This means a bumper harvest, a happy union between two people, good luck and fertility.
Later, due to the improvement of living standards, wheat bran bread became a wedding cake. The white cream at the wedding symbolizes the purity of the bride. Because people have higher requirements for the style of wedding cakes. Simple single-layer wedding cakes can't meet their needs. Especially for some high-income families or wealthy classes. Well-made multi-layer wedding cakes represent lofty status and a way for them to show off their wealth.
Wedding dresses, suits and wedding cakes are indispensable in western-style weddings. This shows that they attach importance to the wedding and is also a metaphor for their happy life after marriage.