Very few people realize that wedding cake boxes are just as important as the wedding cake itself. In every wedding celebration, it is expected that all guests will enjoy a slice of cake to commemorate the event.
A large wedding cake slice box courtesy of My Wedding Reception Ideas
In fact, cakes in general have assumed a role of more than just a conventional dessert. Many celebrations are incomplete without a cake, and the most important celebration of all that deserves its presence is a wedding. Unlike cakes for birthdays or other kinds of parties, wedding cakes are comparatively more expensive and require considerable time to prepare.
This means that you cannot simply walk into a bakeshop and buy a wedding cake off the shelf. In the same manner that wedding cake boxes should be equally as unique. Just like with any other gift, the wrapping is just as valuable as the contents. This is the reason why many wedding celebrations take extra steps in preparing the wedding cake boxes.
Why Use Wedding Cake Boxes?
The value of these cake boxes are often overlooked by some couples during the preparation of their wedding. Unfortunately, they seldom realize that the use of boxes like these is an integral part of the wedding ceremony not only for the couple, but for the guests as well. There are essentially two classifications of cake boxes; whole cake boxes used for transport and small cake boxes that fit a slice of cake for your guests to take home.
Some of the benefits that can be derived from the use of these boxes include:
Protection
- One of the most common benefits of using wedding cake boxes is to protect the wedding cake as it is transported from the baker to the location of the wedding reception. Any good baker will insist that only solid wedding cake boxes should be used when transporting the wedding cake to make sure that it will not be damaged during the transport. The protection feature is essentially important especially if the shape is not conventional.
Keeping it Fresh
- Aside from protecting the wedding cake, the wedding cake boxes can be used to ensure that the slices remain fresh even the day after the wedding. Sometimes in the case of whole cakes, the wedding cake boxes will ensure that the whole cake will remain fresh until the wedding day.
- Many bakers would agree that putting the cake in a refrigerator without the box will degrade its taste and even its overall appearance. This is why it is important to make use of wedding cake boxes when putting the cake aside.
Wedding Cake Boxes Designed to Complement the Cake
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An elegant personalized wedding cake box
Basic wedding cake boxes are normally made of cardboard and are plain white or ivory in color. However, to make them more valuable, the design of the wedding cake boxes can be the same as that of the wedding cake to make them complement each other.
- This makes them ideal as souvenir for guests that attend the wedding ceremony. Moreover, the designs can be embossed or even incorporate more elaborate drawings to give it an air of exclusivity and style appropriate for the wedding theme.
Manageable Sizes
- Although obvious enough, the sizes of the wedding cake boxes can be designed in such a way that it would make the slices more manageable to transport or give away. You would not want your guests to go home from the reception only to find that the wedding cake they were given has already crumbled.
- The use of the boxes in this instance goes more to preserving the design and structure of the slices. This benefit is ideal for wedding cakes that make use of intricately designed cupcakes or muffins as the giveaway slices for guests.
Wedding Cake Assembly
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A gold personalized wedding cake slice box courtesy of My Wedding Reception Ideas
In connection with the previous benefit, there are many wedding cakes that are designed with multiple tiers. Basically, it would be extremely challenging to transport these types of cakes as a whole. The normal practice would be to transport these types of wedding cakes by tier.
- In order to successfully do this, wedding cake boxes will be designed to comfortably fit each tier of the cake. Upon reaching the reception, the tiers will be assembled to create a single wedding cake masterpiece design.
Budget
- There are many weddings that work on a fixed budget. This however does not necessarily mean that the glamor of the occasion should be lessened. Using wedding cake boxes with personalized designs can help to ensure that the wedding still remains elegant without necessarily having to overshoot the budget of the couple. Moreover, buying wedding cake boxes in bulk can lead to potential discounts and lower prices.
Wedding Tradition
- During medieval times, it was believed that people who carried slices of wedding cakes will be blessed with happiness and luck in their own married lives. The practice at the time was to bring home the wedding cake and place it below the pillow to gain the blessings of luck, prosperity, and even meeting the ideal future partner
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Floral embossed wedding cake box.
The use of wedding cake boxes can help facilitate the transport and preserve this long held tradition. In the same manner that wedding cake boxes can also be used to start your own version of the wedding tradition.
There is no question that with a bit of creativity and imagination, many couples will find more benefits on how to use wedding cake boxes. There is no question that from the point of view of practicality, it is vital that wedding cakes be ordered in a box. With the popularity of theme weddings, couples can even consider using wedding cake boxes to be part of the motif and even the centerpiece of the guest tables.