Womans Club of Coconut Grove

The groom's cake is a wedding tradition that dates back to Victorian times, but it's changed in the centuries since. Here, everything you need to know about the groom's cake for a wedding.

At the South Floridan weddings we are all accustomed to, we do not find many couples opting for adding a groom’s cake to the mix. Are they really a “thing”? Well, did you know that the tradition was birthed in Victorian England. YES! Groom’s cakes have been around for much longer than expected. This type of cake is

Considering a groom's cake at your wedding? This Southern tradition comes in so many shapes and sizes, here are 22 ideas we love for inspiration.

I was so excited when I saw a Southern Tradition feature on our calendar, as tradition in any form is one of my favorite things! I especially love how strong and deep tradition lies here in the South — it’s woven right into the fabric of our days. When it comes to Southern wedding traditions, I find the groom’s cake to be an especially fun one! Groom’s cakes can be traced back to England’s Victorian era, when there were three cakes at a wedding — the wedding cake, which was served to the guests, the groom’s cake, which was served to the groomsmen, and the bride’s cake, which was served to the bridesmaids. The earliest groom’s cakes were actually fruitcakes – ick! Thankfully, fruitcake no longer rules as the flavor of choice, but groom’s cakes are still usually made of dark chocolate with fruit and/or liqueur, maybe to contrast with the wedding cake, which as y’all know is usually white or light colored. We’re happy to say that even after the popularlity of groom’s cakes lessened elsewhere in the U.S. after making the hop over from England, this sweet tradition is still going strong in the South. We like that it’s a special way to give recognition to the handsome beau on a day that can be a bit bride-centric.