Cake Setting: The cake is traditionally displayed on a small, decorated table in front of the bridal table. It can be accompanied by an engraved knife. How you decorate your cake table will depend on the style of the wedding. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• Layer tulle over the table for a soft dreamy cover
  
• Rest bridesmaids' bouquets on the table
  
• Decorate with ivy for winter weddings
  
• Rose petals look gorgeous sprinkled around the cake in spring and summer
  
• Feature an engraved knife

Cake Cutting: The cake is traditionally cut between the speeches and bridal waltz, following the receptions main meal. If you're having an informal gathering or cocktail party to celebrate, cut the cake after the speeches have been made. The wedding cake should be cut together by the couple with their right hand overlapping. The cake is then taken away to be cut by the catering staff and placed in boxes or served with coffee.

Tradition: The tier that you save for your first anniversary or first child's christening needs to be fruitcake, otherwise it won't keep. To store, place the cake in the box, then in a plastic container and freeze it. Another way is to wrap the cake in layers of baking paper, then foil, then place in a plastic container before freezing. When your anniversary arrives, take the cake out of the freezer a week before eating so that it thaws slowly.