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Reddit users appear to be up in arms over an outdoorsy groom's cake which was decorated with an edible hunting rifle and shotgun shells.
A photo taken of the unconventional cake was recently shared to the online platform under the “Wedding Shaming” subreddit.
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The single-tier cake features a topper that shows a bride with a rifle in hand, dragging behind her a fatigues-wearing groom. A deer, shell casings and foliage are situated nearby the scene, along with the words, “The Hunt Is Over,” written on the front of the cake
“Immediately no. Immediately no,” wrote the Reddit user who posted the image, kayli_thor, on Wednesday.
The post received more than 3,700 upvotes and 209 comments as of Monday evening.
Most of the commenters in the thread did not see eye-to-eye with the humor behind the hunting-themed cake, which many mistook to be the couple's actual wedding cake. And more often than not, the commenters interpreted the cake as suggesting the groom was dead.
“A trashy idea, but well-executed,” the top commenter wrote. “Can't say it's a graceful wedding cake though.”
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“This could be funny if Cupid had a compound bow and both bride and groom were struck by Arrows of Love or somesuch, but this ‘bride murders groom’ thing is over the top gross,” another Reddit user shared.
Others who initially didn’t see malicious intent in the design also shared their thoughts, but some admitted they were swayed into an alternative interpretation.
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“Oh man. I took this cake as more of … he was out hunting and she was dragging him out of the woods to their wedding. Like a ‘Haha, you're married now so no hobbies or fun anymore,’” one Reddit user wrote. “‘Bride murders groom’ is even worse. What is wrong with people.”
In response to Fox News inquiry about the cake, Graceful Cake Creations issued a statement on the design, confirming that it was not the couple’s official wedding cake, but rather a groom's cake, which is usually traditionally a bit more over-the-top.
“A groom's cake typically depicts a hobby or sport the groom is interested in,” Grace Tari, the bakery’s owner, wrote via email. “The groom is a hunter hence the theme for the cake and the bride has caught her man so she is no longer looking for a husband. Just a fun play on words.”
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Tari added that, "believe it or not," this is actually a popular theme for the groom's cakes she makes.
"You can find many variations of this theme on Pinterest,” she added. “I myself am not a hunter nor do I endorse the killing of animals but as a business owner of a custom bakery I keep an opened mind when my clients meet with me to design their wedding cakes, birthday cakes, etc."
