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The Elegant Southern Wedding Cake Tradition Meant To Bring Good Luck By Laura Christine Allan Nov. 1, 2025 4:00 pm EST

We've all heard of the usual wedding traditions. Something borrowed, something blue is a rhyme any good bridesmaid knows. Throwing the bouquet is an event that single ladies either dread or look forward to. The Best Man toast can be quite moving or a total laugh riot. However, New Orleans has one wedding tradition called a "cake pull" that really needs to become more normalized.

This charming Southern ritual involves tying a series of small metal charms to the ends of ribbons. The charms are then inserted into the cake on the bottom layer or multiple layers. Before they cut the cake, the happy couple will invite family, friends, or the wedd

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