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Mrs. Milkshake, Seattle/Vancouver, BC Age and Occupation: 23, Pharmacist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Pharmacist Engagement Date: May 2007 Wedding Date: August 2008 Blogging Since: December 6, 2007 Venue: Victorian Mansion About Me: Despite the fact that I’ve invested many long years of my life studying the sciences in college, I’m glad to be out of there and I would never do it again! I’m super artsy at heart - I run an indie craft site, I grew up shooting and developing my own film, doing jazz and ballet, and the whole gamut of art classes. I’ve been called a Jane of all Trades… but I was also told many years ago not to make my passion my career because it’d suck the fun out of it. Hence my choice of day job. We live in Seattle but are having our wedding in Canada to be fair to all our family and friends.
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The Cake Smash

March 20th, 2008 @ 3:33 pm by Mrs. Milkshake

The Cake Smash :  wedding cake vancouver 2337081 DSC_6380I spent the entire day having a blast from behind the camera at my friend’s wedding, which rendered me undanceworthy and perhaps harder to get a word in with than the bride herself. But when the cake smashing happened, Mr. Milkshake leaned over and said “ohhh….that’s what you don’t want to happen.” My MOH and I had had a discussion about how uncouth cake in the face would be, and when I brought it up with Mr. Milkshake he had no idea that it was something people did at weddings. In fact, I wouldn’t put it past him to have done it anyway, without even knowing!
The Cake Smash :  wedding cake vancouver 2336246 DSC_6376

Have you had the cake-in-the-face-discussion? Have you had this happen, discussion or no discussion?

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37 Responses to “The Cake Smash”

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sally

I will never understand this. or the garter toss. do not want.

 
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kpenn

We have had this discussion, and there will be absolutely NO smashing of the cake in the face. No way, no how. I didn’t spend $XXXX on a dress to have cake smashed on me!

 
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brendalynn

Yeah, we’ve totally brought it up & agree resoundingly: No smashing! For us, it’s not about looking dumb–its more about the aggressiveness of it…

 
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Linda

FI told me pretty early on he did not want any cake smashing. I agreed. Pretty simple.

 
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Miss Jasmine (message)  1,170 posts, Bumble bee

Both Mr. Jasmine and I find the cake smash idea really unappealing– thankfully we’re on the same page!

 
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JoJo23

I have warned my fiance since the first wedding we ever went to together that if he put cake on my face he would be in a world of hurt! He’s agreed not to do that (after all, I’m not having my hair and makeup done to have it all ruined in a food fight… and I HATE being dirty), but he’s such a goofball that I still get worried!

 
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Jessica

There will be no cake smashing. Thankfully, FI is on the same page as I am. There’s really no point to it, no reason behind the tradition, and all it does is create an uncomfortable agressive situation and wreck the bride’s make-up. No thanks.

 
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KaSandra

I told dh he could smash cake in my face any time, but that day! I would even buy the cake. I jus tthin Cake smashing on your wedding day is horrible

 
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Emily

My finace was actually the first to bring up the no cake in the face thing - to my relief! Especially if I will be paying to have my make-up done.

 
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SoireeLaura

Yep, we made a compromise. No cake smashing in return for as many snowballs he ever wants to throw at me. Thank goodness it doesn’t snow too often in DC!

 
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AMK

We were both anti-smashing. I just don’t think there’s anything cute about it.

 
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Sarah

Immediately following the cake smash at a wedding just after our engagement…

Him: We’re not doing that.
Me: No, we’re not.
Him: Okay, good.

 
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endb

no cake smashing here. or garter/bouquet tossing. those are all traditions I can do happily without.

 
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Miss Lovebug (message)  712 posts, Busy bee

Cake-smashing terrifies me. All that passive aggressive energy…**shiver**. Not our thing.

 
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Jo

Cake-smashing is trashy as all get out. And incredibly disrespectful to each other. No way.

 
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Marisa

No Cake Smashing! With my luck, if we did it, I would end up with some sort of filling all over my dress. Thankfully, this was an easy sell.

 
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Cara

I told him if there was smashing, there would be an annulment shortly there after. =) LOL

 
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E

FI had also never heard of the cake-smashing “tradition” until I mentioned it to him and agreed that it is really disrespectful and unappealing. So no, we will not be doing that either - or the garter toss, for that matter.

 
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mhb

I agree that cake-smashing and the garter thing belong in the same category. Both of them are gross displays that just seem to exist to humiliate the bride (and the groom, in some respects). We didn’t do either of those at our wedding… because we LIKE each other.

 
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L

No way. FI thinks it’s dumb as well. You pay all that money for hair and makeup and I don’t want to ruin it with cake mushed in my face.

 
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Mrs. Milkshake, Seattle/Vancouver, BC Age and Occupation: 23, Pharmacist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Pharmacist Engagement Date: May 2007 Wedding Date: August 2008 Blogging Since: December 6, 2007 Venue: Victorian Mansion About Me: Despite the fact that I’ve invested many long years of my life studying the sciences in college, I’m glad to be out of there and I would never do it again! I’m super artsy at heart - I run an indie craft site, I grew up shooting and developing my own film, doing jazz and ballet, and the whole gamut of art classes. I’ve been called a Jane of all Trades… but I was also told many years ago not to make my passion my career because it’d suck the fun out of it. Hence my choice of day job. We live in Seattle but are having our wedding in Canada to be fair to all our family and friends.

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