Square vs round

mlisa04 · December 2011

Which is more "traditional" in your opinion?

NOLAbridealmost · December 2011

Well, I am not sure. What are you talking about? A cake? Place settings?

I think round is probably more traditional for most dining related things. Obviously the styling can make something look more or less traditional depending.

ETA: I didn't see the part about cake when I responded. I hope I'm not losing my mind. I stand with round!

athurner02 · December 2011

We are alternating our wedding cake. We are doing a 4 tier cake starting with square on the bottom. It is absolutely gorgeous and elegant!

Kate61487 · December 2011

round is more traditional, but I think with all the variety of designs and styles out there the colors and frosting choices determine the overall feel much more than the shape of the tiers. You can have a very traditional cake with squares or a very non-traditional with round.

lyndausvi · December 2011

I do not find either more traditional than the other. The flavors of the cake and icing makes it traditional to me, not the shape.

leah2489 · December 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_food-cakes_square-vs-round?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:23Discussion:31f03519-900e-4b7a-ac2f-7e52fe058619Post:72fba7f0-27f5-43d9-a3d6-6fbcd8bb6ce6">Re: Square vs round</a>:
[QUOTE]We are alternating our wedding cake. We are doing a 4 tier cake starting with square on the bottom. It is absolutely gorgeous and elegant!
Posted by athurner02[/QUOTE]

We are doing this also :) I voted for round, but thats just based on my experience.

emoyler · January 2012

I think round is more traditional than square...but you can also alter the shape (i.e turn round into heart-shaped). If you are expecting a large number of guests, I would go with square because it will yield more servings!

Best of Luck

Future Mrs Booth · January 2012

Depends on your background. Round is more traditional in North America, but in Europe I believe it is more traditional to have a square cake. We are having a square cake because we just prefer the way it looks, and it is consistent with other elements of our wedding, like centrepieces, etc.

skantrowitz · January 2012

I think round is more traditional, but how it's designed And decorated makes more of a difference than shape.

Lenalohman22 · January 2012

I am getting a square cake mostly because I find the lines to be more modern and contemporary. I definitely agree, that round is more of the traditional route.

AlmostMrsStrong · January 2012

I voted round as more traditional, but I prefer square cakes.

[Deleted User] · January 2012

Square makes me think of the 80s and 90s while most of the round cakes seem modern. But I think it depends more on the design then just the shape!

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