Breaking Tradition One Slice At A Time

Weddings are full of many traditions, some more common and popular than others. One tradition most people seem to follow (no matter how unappetizing it may be) is the practice of freezing your wedding cake and eating it a year later.

I hadn't really given the tradition much thought, until I overheard two women having a discussion about it at David's Bridal. One of them suggested eating a piece of the cake every month on the date that you were married, and I immediately fell in love with the idea.


Josh and I took home the entire top tier of our
wedding cake, and we were able to enjoy it over the course of seven months.

The first piece definitely tasted better than the last, but I looked forward to eating a slice every month regardless. 

Sharing a piece of our wedding cake was an excuse to celebrate our relationship every month. It gave us a chance to reflect on what we had accomplished, what we had experienced, and it lead to happy discussions about our future.

Breaking the wedding cake tradition turned out to be a fantastic decision for us; It brought us closer together. And even though the cake is gone, we will continue to celebrate each month. In fact, we're actually really excited that we're done with it, now we get to celebrate by eating a dessert of our choice! Bring on July 17th!

(To the right are appetizing pictures of our cake month-to-month.)