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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The wedding cake and cupcakes were made by a friend of McKenzie's mother, Gretchen Gerstner of Baked in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2021, a piece from one of the nearly two dozen other wedding cakes was sold for more than $2,500 at auction.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Phillips is the same baker who was at the focal point of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the majority ruled that Phillips did not have to make a wedding cake for a gay couple that would have violated his freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
In downtown Asheville, Abby Moore, general manager of Old Europe Pastries, helped her hungry neighbors get through the ordeal by giving them wedding cake.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2021, a piece from one of the nearly two dozen other wedding cakes was sold for more than $2,500 at auction.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Phillips is the same baker who was at the focal point of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the majority ruled that Phillips did not have to make a wedding cake for a gay couple that would have violated his freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
In downtown Asheville, Abby Moore, general manager of Old Europe Pastries, helped her hungry neighbors get through the ordeal by giving them wedding cake.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Wedding cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedding%20cake. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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