Let’s be honest. Weddings are usually events that are mostly run by and for women. It’s the bride’s day, and her careful planning runs the show, from choosing her lace-embossed ivory dress to selecting the peach peony bouquet. However, one matrimonial item is reserved for her male counterpart to envision and bring to fruition—groom’s cake. Groom’s cake is about two square feet of edible real estate—Southern tradition dictates that the men in the wedding party decorate the cake at the chosen wedding venue. The groom’s cake may reflect hobbies, interests, or obsessions of the groom; its theme is generally light-hearted (think red-velvet armadillo, á la Steel Magnolias). Let’s see just how creative grooms can be in using (and abusing) their slice of recognition:

Beer-Loving Groom

Photo source: Cakes by Graham

Photo source: PhillipWest on flickr (cc)

You Can Run But You Can't Hide Groom

Photo source: Cool Cakes by Lindsay

Methods of escaping from the trap he’s just agreed to enter.

Shaq-Attack Groom

Photo source: Carty Cakes

Hunting Groom

Photo source: Sugar and Spice Bakery

Photo source: Annie O’s Custom Creations

“Sugar, make sure my shotgun and my deer butt art are nice and safe, then let’s sashay down that aisle, woman!”

Groom’s Cake: Dreaming of Beer & BBQ

By: Neha Grey (View Profile)

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Horny Groom

Photo source: David Geaney

Perhaps the bride’s curves actually resembled those of Eddie Murphy in Norbit, and the groom fashioned this cake to fulfill his fantasies. (Beware gooey white icing … )

Geek Groom

Photo source: DiamondVues

Dreaming of Dungeons and Dragons helps keep him stimulated if you don’t.

Dude, Where’s My Balls? Groom

Photo source: Sedona Wedding Cakes

Man to wife: “I am your Prince Charming, hidden in the guise of a frog.” Wife to man: “You croak first.”

Photo source: Daily Mail

Man to wife: “Baby, I love you so much. I wanna eat you all up …” Wife to man, “Eat me.”

Trash-Eating Groom

Photo source: DVO Enterprises

Photo source: Cute Overload

For those who just can’t do without their daily fix of completely artificial flavors, colors, and calories; also, this cake will never decompose.

Supersize Groom

Photo source: Hilda Special

Photo source: A Catered Affair

Tradition holds that if the blushing bride sleeps with a slice of groom’s cake under her pillow, she’ll dream only of life with her new partner. But with any of these cakes under your pillow? Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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