Posted on 05/30/2014 7:00:51 AM PDT by Gamecock
Ahhh, the Wedding Cake.
The worlds most fattening food.
Right after after the bride eats it, she gains 20 pounds.
(ba doom shish!)
A. Wedding cake
My sister made our wedding cake: simple, delicious and BEAUTIFUL because my sister was beautiful!
But we celebrated our 30th anniversary in March with our children and grandkids.
Very interesting.....thanks
My exchange with my ex was gentle and respectful. How did that predict she’d have an affair with my son’s tae kwon do instructor?
I told my bride-to-be (at the time) that I was just going to hold it up for her to take a bite, none of the stupid smashing-into-the-face stuff. She did the same and that was 22 years ago.
The fun starts at the 4:00 mark..Listen to the crowd..er guests..urging them to "Smash it!!"
lol
But I've been shocked at some recent weddings I've attended. Something isn't right when so many young people of today feel the need to publicly demean their new spouse at the cake exchange.
I don't like this new "tradition" at all.
Watch the whole thing...are they still married???
She must hate her maid of honor...
I think there is something to be said about one’s ability to let a little playfulness at the cake exchange roll off their back so to speak. If you can remain jovial after all of the stresses of the day and deal with it in a playful manner, a lot can be gleaned from that as well.
It doesn’t have to be outright smashing of the cake into your partners face, but a little playfulness well received can show comfort and trust with your partner also.
You can learn a lot by observing behavior closely.
Priests are fortunate to be too busy to attend wedding receptions.
I’m going to my hippy nephew’s wedding this summer. I’m actually looking forward to it. It should be a hoot. And who knows? It might last.
Over a half century ago, I helped my dad (A wedding photographer) in the darkroom. As the silvery images emerged on the paper under the red safelight, I especially noticed things in “The Feeding of the Cake”.
Even as a 9 year old, I found myself making similar observations!
There were some real brutal smashers, even way back then.
I am sure the events staff enjoyed cleaning up the mess.
Gentle playfulness is a sign of an abiding affection.
If cake-smashing is a “tradition” then why not go all out and have a food fight? Just splat your future mother-in-law thoroughly and you can all yuk it up and look back fondly in twenty years.
What is good and desirable about ruining someone’s appearance and causing embarrassment in front of a crowd of family and close friends during an important milestone in life?
There’s not anything good about it.
Our son’s first marriage ended in divorce after his wife had an affair four months after their wedding. Looking back there were lots of signs that their relationship was not a happy one. His spouse was dominating and never shared any of his interests. Things were always her way and their relationship was never playful. Fortunately he met another young lady and their relationship blossomed. They will be married this fall and our whole family is thrilled. Our daughter and her husband just celebrated their fourth anniversary. Things haven’t been easy, but she is married to a remarkable guy who we have adopted into our family. My wife and I will celebrate 36 years of marriage this summer.
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