I just tried this, sending from Verbs (iOS 5 supports emoji since forever), and yes, I can see the 😘❤😊🍸💚💤❕💙😰😥😭🏠❔💗👿👽💩🎵💦🐱🐶🐭🐹🐰🐺🐗🐮🐷🐻🐨🐯🐸🐵🐒🐴🐎🐫🐑🐘 with no problem whatsoever :-)