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Groom cake?

theredskittletheredskittle
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I just read on my month board that a bunch of ppl are getting groom cakes. Embarrassingly, I had no idea what they were and had to look them up.....

Is this mainly an American thing, or am I just an uninformed bride?

Are you having a groom cake?
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    LittlinLittlin member
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    edited December 2011
    Ours comes free with our wedding cake - I'm going to have it displayed at the rehearsal dinner - not sure of the design yet - something fun.  I wouldn't be having one if it wasn't free!
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    raynesraynes member
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    edited December 2011
    I think that it's a Southern thing. 

    I'd rather have a bigger wedding cake than two cakes. 
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    ancavazancavaz member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm having cupcakes, but even if I was doing a cake I would not order a grooms cake. Just like pp said I'd rather have a bigger wedding cake.
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    azure46137azure46137
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    edited December 2011
    Hi there. I'm from Atlanta, and I can affirm that it's a Southern tradition. Nowadays, one sees them in other parts of the U.S. as well, but not as frequently as in the South.  My fiancé (who's Canadian) is looking forward to choosing one. It's a bit more casual than the wedding cake, and people tend to do something more creative, especially with the flavor. (They usually taste much better than the actual wedding cake!)
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    ring_popring_pop member
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    edited December 2011
    We didn't have one. Generally, I think that if a tradition doesn't mean anything to you, don't bother.

    I get the groom's cake tradition, but I don't understand the part about it tasting better than the wedding cake. Why wouldn't you also get a yummy wedding cake? I don't get it.
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    PreppySailorPreppySailor
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    edited December 2011
    I always see this in southern weddings (tv lol). We had our rehearsal last night and Fi's best man surprised us by having one made for fi. it was delicious and it had his old hockey team's logo on it.
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    homedivahomediva
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    edited December 2011
    I'm planning to surprise my FI at the RD with a groom's cake, either shaped like his car or his guitar!
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    theredskittletheredskittle
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    edited December 2011
    thanks all :)
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    NukkeNukke member
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    edited December 2011
    This tradition meant absolutely nothing to either of us (I didn't learn about the grooms' cake until I picked up a Martha Stewart Weddings magazine a couple years ago).  I just thought it was yet another completely unnecessary expense created by the wedding industry.  I had no idea it was actually a (Southern) American tradition.

    Anyway, as I said, the tradition means nothing to either of us.  FI is from Pennsylvania, and I'm from SW Ontario.  We're concentrating on the wedding cake--making sure it tastes fantastic!
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    azure46137azure46137
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    edited December 2011
    It tastes better because there's less concern with appearance than with the wedding cake. For instance, most wedding cakes are frosted with white (or colored) frosting, or even fondant, which tastes awful. Most of the groom's cakes I've had have been chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, or another less elegant but classic cake--Texas sheet cake, Coca-cola cake, or red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. If a couple has a favorite cake that they've eaten since childhood, the groom's cake is the platform to include that in the wedding. (Oftentimes, a member of the family even bakes the groom's cake).
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    melissamc2melissamc2 member
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    edited December 2011
    Previous "older" traditions aside, the groom's cake has become universally known as the "fun" cake, in recent times.  Many brides get one for their groom as a surprise "gift," of sorts.  It also works great for rehearsal dinners or a way to add in a chocolate cake if you are going for an all white appearance for your "real" wedding cake.

    I'm looking into a comic book or Star Wars design for my fiance.
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    theredskittletheredskittle
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    edited December 2011
    Oooh star wars, that would be awesome! I can imagine a great big darth vador helmet...
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    RevangelRevangel member
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    edited December 2011
    I've definitely heard of this before (I live in southern Ontario). To me it's one way for the groom to have something all on his own, when often the bride gets to do a lot of the decision making. At least that is why we are doing it, since my FI is in the air force and will be away on training for 3 months of the planning process (our wedding date is Jan 8, 2011). He adores this cake from a local bakery and asks for it every year for his bday, so that will be his groom's cake, and we are going with a different baker for our wedding cake. FI said I can design the cake however I want it if he gets his groom's cake. I think that's a pretty good deal!
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