During the Middle Ages, it became traditional for the couple to kiss over a small cluster of cakes. Later, a clever baker decided to amass all these small cakes together, covering them with frosting. Thus, the modern tiered cake was born. The three-tier wedding cake is based on the unusual shape of the spire of Saint Bride's Church in London. The bride and groom make the first cut of the wedding cake to signify sharing their life together.
Every guest then eats at least a crumb of the cake to ensure good luck.
And if a single woman sleeps with a piece of wedding cake under her pillow, she will dream of her future husband. The brides knife signifies that the new wife is ready to accept the responsibilities of her role as keeper of her own household. On the second tier was a sculpture of the mythical heroine Britannia gazing upon the royal pair frozen at the moment of their exchanging vows. Completing the scene were various sculpted Cupids, one of them writing the date of the wedding with a stylus on a tablet. According to legend, when a bride and groom drink their wedding toast, whoever finishes first will rule the family.