I'm not super traditional, as in a cake has to be white, but damn at least be real! If you can't afford fancy schmancy have someone's granny make you a nice tasty cake! The granny ones usually taste better than any store one anyway.

This type of keeping up with the Joneses just looks ridiculous.

Yeah, I've looked :eek: I can see why you'd do it for a really special occasion, or hell, if you have the money to throw around, but no one should feel like they have to have a cake like that. It's a luxury item!

Paging SHEETCAKE...

*sigh* Just get a smaller cake.

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Less than $200 and oh, so yummy!

Is that Buttercream icing? It looks quite yummy and very pretty.

Why rent when I can have this made?

That's why God invented Groom's cakes - so you can have your beautiful wedding cake AND a funkier one, too.

tell me about these groom cakes. sounds interesting!

The groom usually has a smaller cake. Traditionally, it's chocolate and reflects something he likes or a hobby.

I would not go the rent a fake cake route, but I see nothing wrong with the foam layers. That's a design decision. I plan to have a really small wedding--50-75 people. However, I like certain cake designs and I don't want that to be compromised. My bakery charges nearly $200 for 1/2 a sheet cake. So, I know I will be paying out the wazoo.

Groom's cakes
 

I am not much of a white cake lover, so I am sooo happy to have a slice of a chocolate groom's cake instead.
I've never seen one like the "Steel Magnolia" armadillo (although I do love me some red velvet cake!) but I have seen some shaped like fraternity badges, or with a hunting, golf or sports motif.
My (ex) husband's was German chocolate, and very, very good. Our wedding cake was chocolate, but it had the traditional white icing (which I think is kinda tasteless).
I've reached a point where I am much more impressed by a cake which is moist and tasty than one that is a bizillion tiers high.

Ehhhh.... says who? If it's what the bride and groom want, who are you to say that it's not allowed? As long as it's not offensive or something involving poor etiquette, it's the bride and groom's wedding - not the guest's. They're still providing you with cake, it's not like they're leaving you with a dixie cup of punch and a few peanuts. Just because it isn't big, white and boring doesn't mean that they can't have it.

Now, I agree that the fake cake is a bad idea, but why can't a wedding cake allow for more individuality? I personally dislike boring, plain white wedding cakes. Actually, I'm not a huge fan of wedding cakes in general. They cost a ridiculous amount, they're fairly boring looking, guests just get a sliver, and it isn't all that good at all. When I get married someday, I don't even know that I will have an actual wedding cake (the horror!). I will certainly be looking into alternatives

Groom's cakes are fun. We don't really do them up here in Pittsburgh. Probably because with the cookie table, there's already enough sugar. I've been to a wedding with a HUGE cookie table, a chocolate fountain, and cake. that's a recipe for a belly ache!

I think the bride and groom should do what ever they want on their wedding day and to hell with who ever might think it's tacky. Nobody eats wedding cake anyway unless you force it upon guests as desert.

What you should never do is have a "black tie" wedding with a reception at dinner time and then not feed your 200 guests, and not tell them that it's a cash bar and make us sit through boring speeches for an hour and half.

My cousin had one at her third reception in Hong Kong. There was no way she and her husband could do three cakes (husband is from Malaysia), so the real cake was at their "real" wedding in NYC.

That's bad even if it's a "casual" wedding.

Wow you got a really great deal and it looks yummy... My cake was all real and it was good. I didn't think that it would get all eaten but it did because it was that good. I spent $600+ on my wedding cake... thank goodness my MIL paid for the grooms cake...

...at my cousin sweet 16 though they did have this huge FAKE cake on display on one of the tables... and yes later they served sheet cake.

I have heard of the fake cakes and although it is a good idea, I think you should go ahead and get the real deal. You definitely do not have to go with an expensive cake. The cakes at Wal-Mart and Publix (if you have one) are tasty, professional, and affordable.