Pass the cake - literally!

As many of you have seen at weddings that you’ve attended some brides & grooms have taken the tradition of cutting and serving the wedding cake to one another to a whole different level. Here is a tasty slice from the road.

I remember the cake vividly. It had off-white frosting with orange piping and stood three levels high. I took notice of it because I had to navigate around it with every load of equipment I brought into the hall. The bride looked lovely in her white gown and her groom was wearing a light gray tuxedo with an orange cumber bunt and matching bow tie. They asked for the traditional “The Bride Cuts the Cake” song. I start the song and everything is going great until it’s time to serve one another. The bride is the first to do to the feeding and she starts off delicately only to end up smashing the cake in her new husband’s face to wild cheers from family & friends. Now it’s the groom’s turn and delicacy is out the window. He winds up like Jonathan Papelbon and throws a sugary fastball right at his wife’s face. She is blasted and a little stunned. Once again the cheers are heard from all in attendance and everyone seems to think that it’s over but it is most certainly not. The bride reaches down, grabs a handful of cake from the upper layer and chucks it at her husband and with her follow through smears the white & orange frosting all over his tuxedo. A frenzied melee ensues and by the end of it; both bride & groom are covered in cake & frosting and the guests are left with no dessert. I can only imagine how the groom explained the situation to the tux rental shop.