Weddingbee Blog

Even though Mr. PN and I are bypassing the traditional wedding cake, we didn’t want to miss out on the cake cutting tradition. While we were in Napa this past spring checking out our wedding vendors, we began thinking about a wedding cake substitute. Our florist recommended a wonderful bakery called Sweetie Pies. Sweetie Pies is a cafe and bakery in downtown Napa. They were founded 10 years ago and are active members of the community. They make lots of beautiful wedding cakes and specialty cakes. In order to stay within budget we will have a simple 6″ lemon cake with citrus butter cream frosting.

The cake will be pretty small, so I purchased a cake plate on eBay. I found this great plate for $10 (including shipping). When it arrived, it was very tarnished and I wondered if it would clean up enough to be presentable.

Before polish

I purchased a Cape Cod polishing cloth at a local hardware store and went to work. Soon enough, it was sparkly and looked brand new!

When we discussed what we were going to use cut the cake, we hoped to borrow something from a family member. We asked my parents, but they didn’t have anything from their wedding, and they were pretty sure that my grandmother’s cake set went to one of my cousins. Darn! I figured we would have to start our own tradition, and we added a cake serving set to our registry. Then, out of the blue, my mom called to tell us that she had found my great-grandmother’s cake knife. It was made of handcrafted silver, and had an “R” imprinted on the handle (for my great-grandparents last name). She said that it didn’t have a matching knife but she thought we still might want it! We were thrilled, and happily accepted the cake server! Now we will be able to incorporate another piece of history into our wedding day.

Before polish

After polish

The monogram

What will you use to cut your cake?