wedding cake
noun
1
: a usually elaborately decorated and tiered cake made for the celebration of a wedding
2
: something (such as a large building) resembling a wedding cake especially in elaborate ornamentation
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Each couple even got a custom wedding cake to take home.
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Oliver Haug, Them, 20 Jan. 2025
In addition to a typical three-tier wedding cake, courtesy of the package, there will be a donut tower from Paula's Donuts — another Buffalo staple.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
After the ceremony finished up on the field, the newlyweds were driven over to their afterparty site at the end zone, where there was a mini dance floor and three-tier ombre orange wedding cake.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Robert Sloan, Trident’s associate chaplain, officiated a short, religious ceremony followed by a reception with hors d’oeuvres, punch and wedding cake.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Oliver Haug, Them, 20 Jan. 2025
In addition to a typical three-tier wedding cake, courtesy of the package, there will be a donut tower from Paula's Donuts — another Buffalo staple.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
After the ceremony finished up on the field, the newlyweds were driven over to their afterparty site at the end zone, where there was a mini dance floor and three-tier ombre orange wedding cake.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Robert Sloan, Trident’s associate chaplain, officiated a short, religious ceremony followed by a reception with hors d’oeuvres, punch and wedding cake.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Wedding cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedding%20cake. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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