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    maydate    May 7, 2010  

    Will you and your future hubby be smashing cake into each others face? I was at a wedding last weekend and I only saw the after results, but appently the groom did this to the bride. She was mad and stormed off to the bathroom (which I think she could've handled it differently in front of the guests). My hubby and I didn't do this at our wedding...and I don't even remember it being a topic before the wedding. So...who's smashing and why? 

     
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    jordynrose    October 16, 2010   Las Vegas, NV/Chandler, AZ

    Not us!

     
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    krissybee    October 15, 2011   :: chicago IL ::

    definitely not!! i've never understood doing that i guess, but as always, to each her own. I'll be spending $$$ on hair and makeup too and wouldn't want to ruin it :P

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    We will not be doing that. I don't understand it either.

     
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    Future Mrs. Martin    August 21, 2010   London Ontario Canada

    IT is totally like me and my FI to DO some cake smashing.

    But I am really worried about getting greasy icing on my dress or ruining my make-up so I think we are going to go with no cake smashing or just cute icing dab on the nose or something! 

     

     
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    MissAsB    June 6, 2009   Married in CO, Living in AL

    No way.  I paid way too much for my makeup.

     
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    trugem    January 2011  

    No way! I would be angry, plus FH doesn't like to waste food, and the cake costs too much per slice.

     
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    azula    February 27, 2010  

    Hell no. My husband and I hand-fed each other small pieces of cake, but there was no way in hell we'd smash it in each other's faces.

     
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    galore5    May 29, 2010   chicago

    um. i would kill him

     
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    Mrs. Menard to Be    February 11, 2010   Kansas

    no. i paid too much for my dress for it to get covered in icing and/or raspberry filling. not gonna happen.

     
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    Sulli301    June 26, 2010   Michigan

    Nope, not us!!! I'd kick his butt...but luckily he feels the same! :P

    There was a similar thread where someone posted about an article saying cake smashers are more likely to divorce...which I thought was a pretty bizare fact and I don't think there was much "research" to it but it was interesting for sure

    I don't mind when other people do it though, my friend and her hubby did and they looked pretty cute ;) just not my style

     
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    guffee    June 26, 2010  

    i've been to weddings where the bride and groom did this and it was kind of funny but we will not be doing it. like the other bees have said....i'll be paying too much for my makeup and i've already paid too much for my dress. he's already been warned. if does it...i'll be a trooper in front of our guests but when no one is looking....ITS ON!!! i dont get mad....I GET EVEN! lol!

     
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    clarebee    August 21, 2010   Vienna, VA (wedding in Greensboro, GA)

    No we won't be! We have discussed it and both think it's tacky. Actually I read that some (older) people might find it disrespectful. The feeding of the cake is supposed to be like you nurturing each other and it's very meaningful so smashing the cake is kind of making a mockery of it.

     
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    TrixieStix    October 26, 2010   NY

    i'm with you other bees -  no cake smashing thank you very much! (i just asked FI and he agrees as well). i don't think i've actually been to a wedding where the cake wound up on the face and not in the mouth. hmmm...works for me that way no one will be expecting it.

     
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    No way!  I initiated a conversation before the wedding where we both made an agreement not to do it.  It was really hard, when we were actually feeding each other because all of his groomsmen were sitting very close to where we were standing and they were all egging me on.  I was soooo tempted but was afraid that he might follow and smash on my face too.  So, I resisted and was glad that I didn't do it!

     
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    BlissBound    November 6, 2010   Philadelphia, PA

    Not us either!

     
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    veganglam    January 5, 2013   Philadelphia; Wedding in NYC

    FI would die if he tried this.  

    People have pretty strong feelings about this haha...I remember it came up about a month ago too...not too many takers: http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/face-cake-is-anyone-smashing-cake/page/2

     
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    MissDW    November 25, 2012   Colorado

    not for us BUT i am going to to it to my moh....long story short it is a Latin tradition to do that at birthdays and my best friend had tried for YEARS to get me, but failed. Graduation senior year of highschool  at my party was her last chance before she moved to Mexico. She chased me with my cake and I ended up running into a pole and having to go to the emergency room...

     

     

    so I am getting her back majorly!

     
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    Toffee    January 15, 2011   Hayden, Id

    We're not doing it, mostly because FI said he would walk away if I did it to him. I know he wouldn't but he would be pretty upset, so we decided not to do it at all.

     
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    Sep_Queen    September 4, 2010  

    No I think thats just rude and disrespectful to one another.

     
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    Miss Geek    May 27, 2011  

    we discussed it and neither of us want the cake smash. I'm still not sure if i even want the feeding cake to each other in front of everyone, I'd much rather wait until later that night when we are alone!

     
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    RoddyBride09    September 5, 2009   Bethlehem, PA

    No, we did not do any cake smashing. Both my hubby and I didn't want it.

    My sister and her now ex hubby did it and they looked like they were fighting. Interesting to say the least.

     
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    michelle86    April 17, 2010   Saint Paul, Minnesota

    I'm doing my makeup myself, so that's not an issue for me.  We won't completely smash, but I think just a tiny bit on the nose is okay.  We love to be playful, that's why I love my FI, he makes me feel like a kid again.  But if he does fully smash me, I'll probably be upset.

     
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    SweetAdelineXO    June 5, 2010   NJ

    No thank you. I get that some people think it's cute - I think it's just disrespectful.

     
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    tarahartman    June 25, 2011   Hamburg, PA

    we agreed to "lovingly" smashing cake in eachother's faces. lol ie. we will be gingerly getting cake on eachother faces with care not to destroy my adored wedding dress and his rented tux. lol we're really silly people... we get caught "fake fighting" like slapping eachother and wrestling all the time. so yes, cake smashing is on our "to do" list! Andd... if hubby full on petal to the medal cake smashes me, he's gonna get his ass kicked!

     
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    whitesonnet    June 26, 2010   Detroit, MI

    I thought we had definitely discussed no cake smooshing, but then last night my FI didn't seem so confident about it. So, I'm a little worried that I might end up with a bit on my nose or something at the last second! I think I'll try to be the bigger person though and just laugh it up w/o smooshing him back! I guess at this point, we'll have to wait and see.

     
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    Ms. Kookie    November 7, 2010   New York

    nope, no cake smashing here!  I've already spoken to the FI about this previously and we agreed this wouln't be happening.  I dont want to ruin my dress or my make up, plus the FI would TOTALLY get his ass whooped.

     
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    AlmostMrsG    September 25, 2010   Rhode Island

    We're actually not even cutting the cake or feeding it to each other. We can feed ourselves.

     
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    BusyBride2Be    November 6, 2010   La Jolla, CA

    No smashing just feeding it to each other and maybe getting a little on the nose or side of the mouth! I don't need my makeup ruined lol

     
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    mrsZ    5/29/10   Ohio

    NO. I told my fiancee that if I spent that much time getting ready for one day and he messed up my makeup/hair/dress that I would be out and he could have the reception to himself. I wouldn't let him smash food in my face any other day!

     
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    sloth    May 14, 2011   Philadelphia, PA

    Nope. We're not even feeding it to each other.

     
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    PrncssDva    October 16, 2010   Memphis, TN

    No. I will already be emotional and that might take me over the top. We had this discussion at our cake tasting. Plus, I don't want cake in my hair or my face to be all sticky and ugly, lol.

     
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    Dancy905    February 5, 2010  

    Oh Hail no! I know some people think it's funny, but it's really not. Plus, I spent a lot of $$ on that dress and makeup - there will be NO cake smashing. My mom already told FI she'd kill him. LOL

    A little joking with the cake on the fork is kinda funny, but that's about it.

     
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    Tonya2010    September 11, 2010  

    No smashing or feeding for us. I never understood it!

     
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    daydreamwanderer       DC

    Nope. J's mom (my FMIL) told us she would support every single decision we make about the wedding, without question, on one condition: We are NOT to smash cake in each others' faces.

    I was more than happy to go along with it. We're not even sure we'll be feeding each other. The whole finger food aspect of it grosses me out a little.

     
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    lynnabby       northeast

    NO.

     
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    Capitol.Bride    April 30, 2010   D.C. Metro

    Helllllllllllllll no. Tacky is the only word that comes to my mind. But to each his/her own

     
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    marywil1    September 18, 2013   NYC - Wedding in PR

    Maybe like a tiny piece of the frosting!! But definitely no smashing!!!

     

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