Divorce Cakes

9/02/2009

Comments: 7 readers have left a comment

We all know that one of the most important symbols at a wedding is the cutting of the wedding cake. It is usually the final ritual of the evening that confirms the newly created bond between a man and a woman.

Unfortunately though, not all marriages survive. Particularly in these modern times with fast paced, high stress lifestyles and quick divorces.

In fact divorce is now so ingrained in our society that it has developed important rituals of its own. One of these rituals is the divorce cake.

Like the wedding cake they can be quite extravagant and very expensive or they can be simple, home made affairs to symbolise the important day.

Sometimes they look just like a wedding cake with multiple tiers and miniature bride and groom figures. Other examples will have simple written messages to mark the significance of the occasion.

Whatever your own feelings about the practice of divorce may be, there is no denying that it has become an important ritual in modern society, and like other important rituals, it needs its own symbolism.

So I have collected together a visual feast of divorce cakes for your perusal and if you happen to be going through one at the moment maybe they will provide some inspiration for your own 'big day'.

Reader Comments

bignanna

09/02/2009 at 18:03

Needed a good laugh after the terrible fires in Victoria, excellent

Ena Pang

17/02/2009 at 15:46

This is so cute :) I'm going to link this to my blog

Beth

22/03/2009 at 04:12

Where can I find the cake toppers with the bride and groom holding guns?????? I have looked everywhere.

Caz

05/06/2009 at 10:47

im with Beth, where can i get the topper of the bride and groom holding guns towards each other - i would love to get these

Suep

19/09/2009 at 22:21

Some of these cakes are disturbing to say the least. Wow. blood and beheadings? Murder something to really joke about? See,I have a sister who actually KILLED her husband and is in prison now.Not so funny to families who have LIVED this sort if thing.

jessica shipley

13/04/2012 at 01:31

i was wondering i would love to have the toppers in the 9th photo but i cant seem to find them anywhere do you know where i would be able to find them.
thanks jessica