A Reddit user shared the story of a wedding cake smash gone wrong; the groom cut the bride's face with the tines of the fork during the ritual, and she spent several minutes bleeding during the ...

Whitmore warns couples to think twice before creating a messy moment and says the act could wind up spoiling their special day She also shares her own insight into the matter and gives advice for ...

What happened at the wedding? A poster in the subreddit r/TrueOffMyChest said he was a guest at his mom’s best friend’s daughter’s wedding when he witnessed the smashing. “Cake time, groom has a fork ...

It’s your birthday. Your friend brings out your cake. You blow out the candles and — smash! — they shove your face into the cake. It’s all fun and games until you lose an eye — which is, apparently, a ...

Planning a wedding can be stressful, especially with all of the long-held traditions and potential ceremonies a couple can include. The cake smash is one wedding tradition in which the bride and groom ...

It's easy amid the romance and festivity of a wedding to feel like the new couple's love couldn't ever run aground. However, according to those in the wedding industry, there's a universal indicator ...

In an exclusive chat with PEOPLE, etiquette specialist Jacqueline Whitmore gives her take on the do's and don'ts of wedding traditions When it comes to cutting the cake at weddings, many couples opt ...

She says cake smashing could "run the risk of ruining the bride’s hair and make-up" and "run the risk of ruining or soiling the bride’s gown" Etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore weighed in on the ...