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We probably won't do one because I dont think my FI even knows what one is....and he doesn't like sweets. We'll put the $ elsewhere!
I think it's a great idea.
I'm doing it at the rehearsal dinner and I was able to get this completely cute cake topper for it:
We are getting married at the start of baseball season and he's a huge Brewers fan so I thought it would be appropriate.
I am planning to have a groom's cake. My FI initially said he wanted to celebrate his Scottish ancestry and wear a kilt for the ceremony. My mom and I talked him out of it. I am thinking of doing something with a kilt for the groom's cake.
We did one and served it at the rehearsal dinner. Instead of a whimsical design, I let him pick the flavor which ended up being peanut butter with a chocolate drizzle. The cake was definitely a huge hit!
These are great ideas everyone! My fiance is from Ukraine so he will have *no* idea what it is, but I can just say "oh well it's a tradition" and he'll take my word for it (LOL)
Chela- are you in Milwaukee like me? 
I LOVE the idea! My boy is a huge Bears fan so I want to do something with that.
I think its such a fun idea! I'm not sure I'll end up doing it... because my budget is getting tight... but I think its a great way to show the groom's personality a little. Is your groom picking it out himself or are you doing it as a surprise?
My brother had it and it was one of his most favorite parts of the wedding!
For all you baseball fans: When my SIL and BIL got married, she did a baseball-themed grooms cake for the rehearsal dinner. She went to the local grocery store and got a sheet cake that was decorated like a baseball diamond. Then she ordered little baseball guys to field the team from the her favorite team and his favorite team. It was cheap, and it was PERFECT.
I had two cop car cakes done for my hubby, one was his and one was mine. Unfortunately, mine was totaled in a near accident when my cake was being delivered so we ended up with just his. The funny thing is....it didn't even get cut up and served so my FIL took it home with him. I will say that the car didn't turn out like the pics I had seen of other cars she had done so I was a little disappointed.
I wanted to do a groom's cake but my venue doesn't allow outside food or drink. So I'm surprising him with one on our first anniversary!
Wait, not everyone does a groom's cake? I'm from the South, never realized it was regional, just thought everyone did it. ^_^ We're doing a cake shaped like The Swamp (Florida Gators stadium). His mom's making it, which is great. Cheap, and it's a good way to let her be involved. And she's done on like it before and it looked great!
Oh, and we're serving it at the reception. I've never seen one done at the rehearsal. Northern variation on the tradition perhaps?
And I'm really glad you brought this up, I was forgetting to take the groom's cake into account when figuring out how much cake we need!
I wanted to do it for cause I think it's such a great and SWEET idea! My FI said no, that's what the wedding cake is for! I guess from his point of view, the wedding cake won't be his!
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I like your bowling ball idea. It's great when you can see the two different personalities: bride vs. groom. Our groom's cake was served at the reception and was in the shape of Texas. The flavor alone was descriptive of my husband: chocolate with more chocolate.
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We had a groom's cake too. My maid of honor/chef extraordinaire made it in his favorite flavor, carrot. She did a music theme as the decoration because he loves dancing.
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My FI loves Mustangs (he has 2 with another on the way) so our groom's cake will be in the shape of his 89 mustang.
I'm from the South and was surprised to learn that some people do not do groom's cakes (or serve them at rehearsal). My favorites from wedding receptions I have attended this year have been a deer stand (it's another Southern thing, I think) and a putting green. They are all really cute and totally add something to talk about at the reception. It's a great way to add the groom's personality to the wedding.
i wanted to do a groom's cake at the wedding reception, but the cake baker said that one of two things usually happen: 1. the cake gets lost between the wedding cake and/or viennese table or 2. everyone wants a slice of the groom's cake, but there is never enough.
having the groom's cake at the rehearsal dinner is the best idea.
Yookie, my fiance is a CHEESEHEAD (in caps). I'm a New Yorker, I don't get it. He's a diehard Brewers & Packers fan. If we were getting married in winter I would have chosen the groom with the Packers helmut.
My fiancee loves starbucks, so I'm going to do a Chocolate espresso cake that is designed like the starbucks cup logo.
sarakat28: the starbucks cake is a great idea. I had not thought of that. My FI LOVES starbucks. We can never go anywhere without a stop at starbucks and at least one or two more during the day. Hmmm. I may have to change my idea for a groom's cake -- maybe a guy in a kilt carrying starbucks!
I'm from the South (NC) and I've seen groom's cakes at receptions and at rehearsal dinners. I think I've decided to do it at the rehearsal dinner, because (like sahcha said) it can get lost at the wedding. My fiancee's brother got married last June, and the groom's cake was a standing (ie 3D) Rocky Balboa in the ring. It was awesome, but hardly anyone saw it and I don't know if anyone ate it. Only the wedding cake was actually served. At another recent wedding in NOLA, the groom's cake was a delicious chocolate on chocolate -- and everyone wanted it instead of the wedding cake.
So, I figured it would be best to have it at the rehearsal dinner where it's not competing with other desserts. Less people may see it, but not many since all the OOT guests are coming to the dinner and that's about 2/3 of the wedding.
I surprised DH with his groom's cake at the rehearsal dinner. I couldn't decide on what to do for a sculpted cake, so I gave the baker a list of things that he loved and she went for it from there. Alot of the things were inside jokes or things that you really have to know him well to understand, so the rehearsal dinner was the perfect venue for it (where the only people in attendance were close family and friends).
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I hadn't even thought of doing a groom's cake because the only time I'd ever seen one was in Steel Magnolias! But now that I read all of these great responses, maybe I'll have to get one for the rehearsal dinner.
yep! were also doing a grooms cake..not sure if we'll have it at the rehearsal dinner or reception..haha, yeah maybe don't do a red velvet armadillo cake kosstobe
I'm doing a groom's cake, but haven't even considered having it at the rehearsal dinner - I love that idea, though, and may end up stealing it! My fiance is a geek to the core, so I'm having my FSIL make him a "robot" cake! Now i just need to find some good examples to show her.
Here's one I love..except I'd like his in red, with the wench on the front and the larger tires, and his initials and a number 4 on the back and me, the blonde bride in the passenger seat holding a baton up in the air twirling it! Maybe also a KA license plate on the front and some mud splashed on the front of it!
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We are doing a groom's cake (I thought everyone did them!) but decided to do something kind of different-cupcakes! They will be chocolate on chocolate (his choice) and displayed on two cupcake stands. Our wedding is in the morning and we are having a brunch reception with wedding cake for dessert with the groom's cake also. There are going to be lots of children at our reception-I'm an encore bride-I have twins, all of our friends have kids and there will be lots of them at the reception so we thought cupcakes would be a great way to celebrate with the little ones.
Wow! a groom's cake? I didn't know that this was still done! Well, since I hadn't even thought twice about this, it's fortunate that my groom was born without the sweet tooth. So I'd have to say, no, we will not be getting one. Plus, we're ona budget and paying for most of the wedding ourselves, so it's an unnecessary expense.
Ok... so yes I am from the south and we do plan on doing a groom's cake. I plan on serving it at the reception. My FI also loves to bowl and that is what I was planning on doing for him. Have you found and designs that you like? If so, please show me! I am still looking for the perfect one! Good luck!
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I just learned that groom's cakes existed last week! I wasn't planning on one and when I asked the FI he didn't seem all that interested in the idea. As long as he gets a slice of the wedding cake, he's good to go. :)
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We'd like to - he's southern, so his family will understand the tradition. We're thinking about a Monopoly board or something to do with our college.
Well, every wedding I've ever been to had a groom's cake....but I'm from Texas. It's probably a South thing. The future hubb's cake is totally him. It's a square chocolate cake w/ a cheesecake on top and chocolate drizzled over all of it. It also has LOTS of strawberries all around it. He was totally into planning this part. When we met with our coordinator he had pictures with notes written on it to give to the baker. It was adorable because he was so specific and particular. :)
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Is anyone here planning on doing a groom's cake? I think they are a Southern tradition, and I just love the idea of a whimsical cake just for the groom. It's often served on a separate table at the reception or served for dessert at the rehearsal dinner (this is what I am thinking of doing.)
My groom *loves* to bowl, so I thought it would be such a fun, silly tradition to do a bowling ball cake. Total whimsy, yet totally him at the same time.
Has anyone else done this? What kind of cake did you have and when did you serve it?