Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco celebrated one year of marriage the old-fashioned way: with a slice of wedding cake that had spent twelve months in the freezer. Benny shared the moment on Instagram Stories on 27 September, writing "year old cake never tasted so good", as reported by People via Yahoo.
It is a sweet, low-key twist from one of the most watched celebrity couples of 2025. We covered every detail of their Santa Barbara wedding last year, so here is the story behind the cake, and what it means if you are thinking of saving your own.
Quietly, by all accounts. The couple married on 27 September 2025 in Santa Barbara, California, and marked the date at home with a slice of their preserved cake, served on a pink plate reading "LOVE IS LOVE", according to Billboard.
Benny also posted a photo from their ceremony captioned "1 year down… forever to go…". Selena shared a picture of the pair embracing at their reception in their custom Ralph Lauren looks, writing "Happy anniversary my love" and "I love you to the moon and back", People reported. If you missed those outfits the first time, here are Selena's three Ralph Lauren wedding looks.
A quiet night was exactly the plan. Guest hosting Today with Jenna & Sheinelle on 15 September, Benny said the couple wanted "to just be chill" after months of travel, according to iHeart. He also floated an idea many couples will relate to: "Maybe we'll watch our speeches or something like that."
Because Selena's grandmother insisted. Benny told the Today audience that he "didn't even know this was a thing" until her nana pulled him aside at the wedding, as reported by Billboard. Her instruction, according to HOLA! USA, was simple: "You gotta save the cake."
Benny was honest about his storage skills. "I didn't even wrap it correctly. It's probably furry now," he joked before the anniversary, per iHeart. Clearly the slice survived, because the couple ate it on the day.
There is more to come. Benny revealed they have six slices left and joked that he does not want to be "eating this thing on year six", Billboard reported.
The cake nearly did not make it past the reception. Selena's Only Murders in the Building co-star Martin Short told Jimmy Kimmel Live! in January that he spotted a small cake near his table, assumed it was one of several and cut into it, as reported by TODAY. It was the wedding cake.
Short said he tried to smooth the icing back over, leaving a fork mark behind. The wedding coordinator and chef then performed what he called "surgery", and he described the result as a "Hollywood wedding cake" that had "a little work done".
Benny's version on Today was blunter. "He just ate it with his hand, and they had to put it back together," he said, according to Billboard.
No, and that detail makes the anniversary even sweeter. In July 2025, in a TikTok shared by her brand Rare Beauty, Selena said "I do know I don't want a big cake", as reported by TODAY. She said she would rather have a mini cake for the two of them that they could freeze.
Her dream dessert? Her grandmother's biscuits and gravy. So the woman behind Selena's favourite comfort food also turned out to be the keeper of the couple's cake tradition.
The small cake fits a wider shift. Plenty of couples now choose smaller wedding cakes over towering tiers, which also makes freezing a leftover far easier.
Eating the top tier on your first anniversary is "an old and classic tradition", as Inside Weddings puts it. The appeal is easy to see. Your first year of marriage is often a blur, and sitting down to the same cake you cut on the day is a simple way to mark how far you have come.
It also gives you a ready-made anniversary plan that costs nothing extra. As Selena and Benny showed, a slice of cake and a few wedding photos can feel more personal than a fancy dinner out.
Planning ahead is everything, so appoint someone to box the top tier straight after the cake cutting. From there, Inside Weddings recommends these steps:
Strip it back: Remove toppers, fresh flowers and large sugar decorations, which can break or pierce the wrapping.
Chill it first: Refrigerate the cake for a couple of hours so the icing firms up and does not stick to the wrap.
Wrap it well: Use at least two layers of plastic wrap, then add layers of aluminium foil, and wrap the box too.
Protect the flavour: Pop an open box of baking soda in the freezer so the cake does not absorb other smells.
Thaw it slowly: Move it to the fridge the night before, then let it sit unwrapped at room temperature for several hours before eating.
Two extra tips from our team: label the box clearly so nobody mistakes it for leftovers, and ask your baker which flavours and icings hold up best in the freezer. If freezer space is tight, save one generous slice instead, as Selena and Benny did.
Cake is only the start. If you want to mark year one, try these ideas:
Give a paper gift: Paper is the traditional first anniversary theme, so think love letters, framed vows or concert tickets. Our guide to traditional anniversary gifts for each year has ideas for every milestone that follows.
Rewatch your speeches: Benny's idea is a lovely one. If your videographer captured the toasts, revisit them, or read back our favourite wedding speech ideas for a laugh.
Book an anniversary shoot: Recreate a favourite photo in your wedding outfits. Here is how to plan your anniversary photo shoot.
Take a leaf from the A-list: See how celebrities celebrate their wedding anniversaries, from surprise trips to vow renewals.
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