You Say "Redneck" Like it's a Bad Thing
January 28, 2009 I would like to state for the record that I grew up around a bunch of rednecks, and I have nothing but affection for that Nascar-loving, deer-hunting, Coors-ball-cap-wearing crowd. That said, I'm pretty sure they should never be allowed to plan their own weddings.
Exhibit A:
I have no words.
Exhibit B:
I have words, but none that can be repeated in polite company. Egads, man, the hoof! I don't even want to know what that is inside it - just tell me it's not the cake server, please. [shudder]
Exhibit C:
"We are gathered here today to join this man, this woman, and this truck in holy matrimony..."
Exhibit D:
For a "shotgun wedding" perhaps? (Ba-dum-bump!)
And finally, Exhibit E:
Hey, look, an actual bride and groom topper - no deer heads! Oh, but there IS a deer...and the bride's toting a shotgun...and I'm suddenly in the mood for fruit roll-ups. Huh.
I'm actually a bit disappointed that I couldn't find a Nascar-themed wedding cake. Anyone have one to send me? C'mon: it'll be therapeutic!
Thanks to Chris M., Melody H., Jacy D., and both Anony M.s for their expert Wreckporting!
Reader Comments (312)
Um.. yeah... deer and cake just don't mix. Really.
WV: mudali... don't get the cake near the truck, Bubba... it might get mudali
OMG, those are hilarious! A true shotgun wedding...just perfect ;-)
Looks like something pulled off of redneck weddings. Actually, these are better.
Yee haw! Them are right purty! Yer just too dang high falootin'...
Actually, I think the first one is very pretty. Wow, what does that say about me?
I grew up in Mississippi and I'm pretty sure I've attended some o those weddings. :) And I agree. Rednecks are great.... but should not plan their own weddings.
The first cake baffles me - the one deer is clearly a buck, but the other has small antlers too . . . Two men? Two redneck men?
A and C were pretty impressive as far as the talent goes. I thought C was hilarious. The stump just doesn't do it for me, though. And the bride dragging the groom by the collar? I just hope she isn't marrying the deer and presenting him with the man as a trophy. Creepy!
Do you think one of those cakes was made for the wedding of Sarah Palin?!
I refuse to agree that these are wrecks. As a born/bred redneck from Oklahoma, I see true artistry in these cake, especially the first one...not so much on the second or last one.
I'll start...If your beer is buckled in but your baby is not...YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK!
These cakes are great! I love them!! I couldn't stop laughing. :D
Um.....Uh.....huh? Too funny!
I'm just throwing this out there - there's definitely a TV show called Redneck Weddings that's filmed not too far from where I live.
I have yet to see it, but i'm sure they have some AWESOME cakes.
I dunno, Jen; cultural baggage aside, I think these are pretty impressive cakes. The carved-tree one is masterful.
Wow...funny thing is that I actually know more than one person who would love those cakes. I know, trust me. But my cousin would love it: his Christmas card picture was of him and his wife in hunting gear.
It also looks in the last one like the bride is dragging the groom to the altar.
The tree trunk cake would be cute if it weren't for the shotgun shells...
These are just fantastic!
I actually saw wedding redneck preparations being made, wile visiting potential receptin venues & this couple actully used logs as theie place card holders & as their centerpieces.
Its was sorta cool... if you're into all that stuff : )
Great theme, Cake Wrecks, can't wait to see more!
Disturbing as they are, one must still admit they were executed with excellent artistry (love the tiny flowers in the mudslide on the truck cake)... I'd like to see what these decorators do with not-so-strange/creepy orders if they can make these look as good as they do!
On the first cake I do wonder what's up with the little devil horns on the doe deer. Doe deer do not have horns. Is this perhaps a gay redneck wedding??? Not that there's anything wrong with that....
Curly
This is just wrong!
It's all bad. A couple of them are skillfully-rendered cakes, but I'm shaking my head just the same.
Near where I grew up, a couple was married on their pickup trucks. The bride and groom both owned lift-kit-fitted, roll-bar-equipped trucks upon which they took their vows. Classy.
On the 2nd cake, I'm almost expecting the deer to jump out, shout "Surprise!" and start stripping... seriously, that's how disturbing it is.
You have to admit that the first cake is pretty good artistically. You know, if you can overlook the beheaded deer.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com)
Actually The first cake is amazing to me, and it would be something I would get my family (though not for a wedding perhaps). My family is very much into the wildlife scene, photography, wild life rehab... and sadly even the hunting (how it all fits together is weird to me lol). So the cake as an art is pretty... just gotta have a sense of humour when eating it I guess haha.
Oi vey. The words have been sucked from me. I'm torn between horror and awe that people actually have cakes like this.
ah there's the shotgun shells...
can't have a redneck wedding without a shotgun!
long time Wrecktator, first time poster.
Okay, I love all of these cakes..but then again My hubby is a hunter and we did go to Graceland for our honeymoon, that being said. the first cake has an error - at least I hope it's an error - they are both male deer. Female deers have NO antlers, that would be a buck and a spike (teenage male deer)...and no I don't hunt - but I have been married to my hunter for 15 years, and along the way I have picked up little tidbits - but the cake is still very creative! :)
I really liked the first one, although the deer and stag heads could be creepy in certain lights. I regret that there's no NASCAR cake today; I'll just look at the Hot Wheels cakes instead.
~Katie W.
WV: gition "Gition yerself into the truck, darlin'. We're gettin' hitched!"
*stares at the first cake* Is this for a California wedding? How come we've got two bucks on there? The one isn't even worth making a trophy out of...seriously who wants a little guy like that on their wall? I mean a buck and a doe would have made more sense unless it really was two guys (not that there's anything wrong with that!)
The others I can't really comment on because they all resemble something that would have shown up at my relatives' weddings.
Funniest cakes ever - Thank you so much for brightening every day from the cake-shelf, and I am delighted to be in early with my comments today, as you understandably get so many appreciative comments - You are fantabulous!
The first cake is beautiful on a technical level, and so wrong on so many other levels!
Those are too funny. What kind of women would go for cakes like that on their wedding day? Wait, I don't think I want to know!
Exhibit A - I'm having difficulty breathing. Bride and groom represented by wall-mountable hunting-trophy deer heads... you could do a graduate dissertation on the symbolism alone...wow wow wow.
These are great! I have to defend (D) though. It would make a cute groom's cake.
Is it me, or are those horns on the doe in the first picture?
I have to admit, I kind of like the cake with the truck on it. Would I have chosen it for my wedding? No. But it's kind of cool.
I always thought it was bad when people bought lingerie and bed linens with the hunting 'woods camo' theme. But there is no excuse for the cakes!
The interesting thing is how well-done most of those cakes actually are...
I guess I had some redneck in me, I thought they all looked cool!
That truck one brings new meaning to the term cakewreck!
Looks like it could fall off at any moment.
bakingandmistaking.blogspot.com
Nascar cake
http://thepartyworks.com/article.php/articles_id/1258
I love that the first one is actually served up on a log. How rustic!
My husband's family would love the first one. :(
Also, I found a NASCAR cake. Emailing you shortly!
Yes, these are tacky, but I honestly don't think they are that bad...
I kind of liked the first one - without the heads on it.
Found one!
Hopefullly you'll have the e-mail submission soon.
Just gonna have to send this entry to my daughter's best friend who is "getting hitched" in September. She just may have to change her theme.
;^) Jan the Gryphon
http://gryph-wotd.blogspot.com/
WV: terisej - name for upscale redneck baby (e.g. Marisue, Billijo, Terisej)
Somehow, none of those look appetising. Especially the one with the deer heads poking out of the top.
~Amy B.
That is freaking hilarious!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
Jessica
i'm about as far removed from being a redneck and would never want one of those cakes as *my* wedding cake but i kind of did think the first one was sort of cute, if you're into that sort of thing. :::runs & hides after admitting that:::
:)
Cake C is obviously meant to be funny. I mean, just ignore the subject matter and look at the cake itself - it's lush.