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My late mother-in-law was allergic to eggs; so, at our (very) small wedding we had the dinner at a restaurant we all liked and they had a huge ice cream sundae on the dessert menu that served a lot of people. We ordered that, so my mother-in-law could have dessert; and, my late father was also very pleased as ice cream was always a welcome dessert for him.

When my eldest brother married, they had a cake and there are several photos of the moment when they "fed" each other a piece of cake. My sister-in-law took a piece, which ended up being almost totally frosting. My brother got a photo of himself with a mouthful of frosting, weighing his piece of cake with a look on his face that was priceless. He did NOT, however, shove the cake in her face. They were laughing and he fed her, her piece of cake normally.

They had their ups and downs; but, they were married for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, they were both killed in an auto accident some years ago.

It is nice to know I'm far from alone in thinking smashing a cake in someone's face, while it MIGHT be appropriate for a kid's birthday party is certainly much less so for a wedding.

We never know how long God will give us on this green earth. Another reason to treat with respect the people who matter most in our lives and save the hi-jinks for those who do not.

As I always told my kids: Don't be a liberal who bites the hand which feeds them and licks the boot which kicks them.