Post # 1
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Helper bee
I’m having a groom’s cake made for our wedding next year & it will be paintball themed since my fiance plays professional paintball. He has no idea & even I hadn’t heard of such a thing until I started planning. I’m SO excited! Although it will be a mini cake, it will still have a lot of detail & fondant so I’m wondering how much other brides paid for a groom’s cake.
Did you do a groom’s cake? What was it? Pics? Price?
Post # 2
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Bumble bee
I dont understand the whole “grooms cake thing” I thought the wedding cake was “the cake” why does a groom need a special cake? Can someone enlighten me on this subject.
Post # 3
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Busy bee
UndercoverKitty007: I don’t understand it either, what, the man can’t eat a white cake with flowers? lol
Post # 4
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Blushing bee
No, we didn’t. I think they are kind of pointless and not worth the extra money’s worth. Why not just enjoy the wedding cake together? It’s *both* your guys’ cake.
Post # 5
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Bumble bee
I also don’t understand the whole “grooms cake” thing. I mean is it because it is typically thought (wrongly, of course) that the wedding is all about the bride and this is a way to allow the groom something special?
I mean, I love cake so I wouldn’t be all “eww a grooms cake!”, I just don’t understand the point.
Post # 6
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Busy bee
I’m intruiged… what’s this “groom’s cake” tradition we speak of? I haven’t attended too many weddings in my adult years and have never been to one with a “groom’s cake”. Does he pick this himself? Or is it always a surprise?
Post # 7
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Buzzing Beekeeper
We didn’t do one. I already spent $1500 on a cake for my guests, I didn’t need one of a football or some other unique thing for DH to have a cake of his own. Personally, I think they’re just another wedding gimmick brides get conned into paying for.
Post # 8
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Busy bee
- Wedding: July 2017 - Nashville, TN
I had one made and my DH LOVED it. It was a complete surprise. This cost me $120 and fed 15-20 people.
Post # 9
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Helper bee
UndercoverKitty007: futuremrscrow: anndck: freckles071611: I don’t think there is really a “point” it’s just more of a fun thing that is surprising to him. If he didn’t play paintball, I wouldn’t do it. Bc I think the super hero ones are really lame. But this one has more of a concrete meaning bc paintball is really important to him. And to me, since I travel with his team. 🙂
Post # 10
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Bumble bee
futuremrscrow: LOL, if that be the case I want a brides cake, a grooms cake, and a cake cake.. ya know one for the guests.
Post # 11
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Helper bee
JiminyCricket: Yeah I’m getting my cake & cupcakes for free from a family friend who is a baker, so that’s another reason I wanted to do it 🙂
Post # 12
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Blushing bee
JiminyCricket: I agree, I think a lot of wedding things are gimmicky nowadays. It’s all about the “show” of it all anymore.
Post # 13
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Honey bee
We had one at our rehearsal dinner – it was decorated like a pool table, since DH is really into billiards. I have no idea what it cost, since it was handled by DH’s parents. I’ve ssen some really cool ones, but they’ve always been at rehearsal dinners in my circle.
Post # 14
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Helper bee
anndck: No one said it’s all about the show. It’s just a fun cake to surprise my groom with 🙂