Question about the wedding cake one year later?

We didn’t keep a piece of our cake but I thought it was only for the couple to enjoy. I wouldn’t share it with family.

I think it’s ok you wouldn’t want to share it with others

Some couples freeze the top tier of their wedding cake to save for their first anniversary. I wanted to do this but FH doesn't eat cake that much, so it would just have been me eating it (not going to lie, I'd be pretty stoked about that part!).

I think you're entitled to want to do this tradition just you two. I would just put it to DH that you're celebrating your anniversary together and will eat leftover cake together as in just you two. I'm sure the next day you can take what is left to your in laws but otherwise there's nothing wrong with what you want to do.

I believe the tradition is for the couple to eat it, not the family. That is something that is supposed to be special and intimate for you and your husband, so I say it'd be best if it were just for you two.

I wouldn’t share. I would tell my husband that an anniversary is a time for the couple to celebrate their commitment, and sharing the top tier of the cake is supposed to be a reminder of the wedding day for the two of you, not a family affair. Maybe they can have what’s left AFTER your anniversary, but that’s a big maybe because we are talking about cake.

Frozen cake is horrible. It becomes incredibly dry and even collects all the flavors of everything else in the freezer, no matter well it's wrapped.


Most bakers will offer a free fresh anniversary tier.

My bakery is giving us a voucher for a replica of the top tier that we will be able to pick up on our anniversary. And I’m only sharing it with my FH as tradition dictates.

I’d keep it just between the 2 of you! Just my opinion!

I believe the tradition is for just the couple to eat it in celebration of 1 year of marriage. Our baker is making us a replica for our 1 year and we will be eating it, just us two.

I also think this should be for the couple to enjoy, whether you freeze your top tier or get a new cake from your bakery. If you are having a 1 year anniversary party that includes family, I could see sharing the cake or having a new cake made, but otherwise I don't see why you would be expected to bring others into a tradition for you and your spouse.

I'd definitely do it just for the two of you, as it's normally an intimate moment to celebrate your first year as a married couple. While you do marry the family, too, the marriage is only between the two of you.

Just between the two of guys. No sharing please!

I’d keep it to just the two of you! Maybe you can play it cool and tell them: it will probably look and taste terrible and they wouldn’t want to try it anyways! To discourage their interest. Now I don’t wish that upon you, but when I unwrapped our wedding cake a year later (which i painstakingly wrapped the morning after our wedding!) it looked horrible and was a little green 😂😂😂 Our cake baker warned us of this but I still wanted to give the tradition a shot.

Don't eat frozen year old cake. But do get a 1 year cake if you want to.
Nothing at all about your anniversary needs to be shared with anyone else. The word you are looking for is NO, to family who brings this up. No explanation needed.