Alternative to groom cake & sweets...HELP me please!!

terriedwards

My fiance does not like cakes, pies, chocolate, or any kind of sweets.  I am looking for an alternative.  I know that they have towel cakes and diaper cakes...does anyone know of anything similar that can be done for a guy?  He is very into working out, watching football (and other sports), he's a photographer and graphic designer...I am just at a loss of creativity.  I canot seem to come up with anythying. 

SSaltzman87

A groom's cake isn't absolutely necessary.

You could just do without, and it's one less expense to worry about.

kaesha

Yeah, they're certainly not necessary by any stretch of the imagination.

If you want to spend the money on him, with not do it on something he'll actually appreciate? Is there a favourite food you could incorporate elsewhere into the reception? Late night nachoes? Maybe have an amazing whiskey available? We did lemongrass energy shooters as a pick-me-up towards the end of the evening (alcohol free) and they were a real winner.

NOLAbridealmost

You could use a cup cake tower stand and do cheese, crackers, meats. etc.

But really there's no need to worry about this because groom's cakes aren't necessary. 

And actually according to tradition, grooms cake slices are sent home with guests not actually served at the wedding (although lots of people serve them at the wedding as an alternative flavor to the wedding cake)

KaitlinRich

I am so glad to know I am not the only one! My FI also hates sweets and makes this horrible face like it is brussel sprouts or something! On the upside he loves breads of any sort. I am using this for his "groom's cake" and instead neatly arranging an array of different breads, a few spreads (honeybutter, reg butter, etc), and some sugared fruit for color. He likes this idea and it makes me happy that this is more what he likes than what is traditional.

mica178

H doesn't like dessert either, so he gets a cheese course when we eat out.  Having a cheese display out later in the evening would be nice for guests to continue soaking up alcohol.

M1ssJ

I agree with everyone else, do w/out the grooms cake but present him something during the reception as a gesture - tickets to his favorite NCAA team bowl game? a collage of photographs he's taken that are your favorit could be hung somewhere or you could have a picture he took made into a puzzle for guests to sign the pieces and assemble and it'd be a nice keepsake and a creative guestbook, I ve also seen cigar bars if he's into that

lilcassers

My fiance and I are not sweets people either. We are doing cupakes for the guests and will probably just not eat them!

We will have a mini cake on top to cut and try. It's not like we hate cake, but it is something I could definitely do without. The only reason we are still doing cupcakes is because our friends mom is making them for us.

terriedwards

Thanks for all of the great ideas.  I think we may do the groom's cake just to have another flavor, but I'm loving all of these other ideas!  Turning the picture into a puzzle and having guests sign them is a great idea, and definitely something I may do.  I just really want to do something special for him.  I feel like the whole day is about the bride and I don't want it to be like that...I really want to have a surprise or two thrown in there for him, you know?