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As for where that tradition began....who knows!
I know it is symbolic to feed each other a piece of cake, but smashing it each others faces.....I think this came to be, by accident.
From around the web....
"Some newly minted husband who was harboring secret hostility toward his new wife thought it would be "funny" to embarrass her in front of all of her loved ones and her new in-laws after she had spent a lifetime dreaming of a perfect wedding and months planning it. It caught on with other passive-aggressive brides and grooms. Then it caught on with others who thought that their guests would be amused by their antics (look how quirky and outrageous we are, making a food fight part of a formal occasion! Look how we don't take ourselves seriously!) The rest is history."
"Don't know but I think it is stupid. How could a groom smash cake on his bride's face after all it took for her to look radiant on her wedding day. I'm sure the tradition was meant for both to take a piece and feed each other as a symbol of how they will take care of each other. But some jack*** thought it would be funnier to make a fool of his wife on their wedding day."
Really who knows where it came from!
I know it is symbolic to feed each other a piece of cake, but smashing it each others faces.....I think this came to be, by accident.
From around the web....
"Some newly minted husband who was harboring secret hostility toward his new wife thought it would be "funny" to embarrass her in front of all of her loved ones and her new in-laws after she had spent a lifetime dreaming of a perfect wedding and months planning it. It caught on with other passive-aggressive brides and grooms. Then it caught on with others who thought that their guests would be amused by their antics (look how quirky and outrageous we are, making a food fight part of a formal occasion! Look how we don't take ourselves seriously!) The rest is history."
"Don't know but I think it is stupid. How could a groom smash cake on his bride's face after all it took for her to look radiant on her wedding day. I'm sure the tradition was meant for both to take a piece and feed each other as a symbol of how they will take care of each other. But some jack*** thought it would be funnier to make a fool of his wife on their wedding day."
Really who knows where it came from!