You Say "Redneck" Like it's a Bad Thing
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:
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)
Look closely-the groom appears to have met untimely demy at the hands of his wife.
I kind of like Exhibit C...not that I would ever choose that for my wedding. However, if I saw any of the others while attending a wedding I'd sneak out back and order a pizza.
OK now I KNOW I'm a true redneck - I saw that first cake, immediately showed to DH and said "dang why couldn't we have found an awesome cake like that when we got married?!"
Mind you I said that - not him...but he agreed!
you gotta admit, though the first one is a little creepy to have as a wedding cake, excellent work! off to find nascar cake...
I am definitely from an area where most people are 'rednecks', but those are a little... wow. And I've been to a wedding where the groomsmen had camo vests (no joke, you can get them at MW Tux), and the ring-bearer took the flower girl down the aisle in a little kids electric John Deere. (Granted, the flower girl had no way to get down the aisle herself, she was an infant...)
I do think the first & third cakes were great.. the CAKES. The addition to the cakes, however--not so cool. Not my style, at least...Seriously? A Truck?
(Just FYI, at the camo wedding I mentioned, the cake was great--beautiful, with a little mini cowgirl & cowboy bride & groom. No deer hooves.)
There is a God. I was just paging randomly thru the blogs and came across these cakes. What a gift to me. We have a big party coming up this summer and rather than go for multiple layers of twinkies and chocolate hostess cupcakes glued together with cool whip, I'm thinking I might go for a wildlife theme such as these... Thanks for the inspiration. Is that my cousin's truck on that cake?
That second thing, there---the one ("cake"??) with the camo covering and the dead-animal foot accent (party favor??)...and the severed head sprouting out of the top? What IS it???
You know, it's so tacky that I wouldn't be AT ALL surprised to learn that there is an actual person crouched underneath the table with his hand up inside the head--waiting for the signal to operate the mouth like a ventriloquist dummy's! The head could start talking, burping, singing or making lame jokes. Can you picture that?
I CAN, actually...
MAN! I just realized that I must be a lot less mentally stable than I had thought!
I actually think the tree stump cake is kind of cute. Hehe... Also, in its defense, the initials are clearly "DWL", not "DWI."
I'm glad you liked your cupcake. Good luck. But I don't think you'll need it. Your site is great! And that hoof is scary!
Of course there's a NASCAR wedding cake!
www.hal-pc.org/~canupnet/nascar-cake.html
Anonymous said...
Those who see two male deer on the first reminded me that not all New England outdoorsy types are furry animal- and tree-huggers who want world peace and universal health care; there are quite a few hunters in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and especially Vermont.
Or perhaps this is a cake for the premiere of Brokeback Mountain 2: Return to the Woods, only this time they're hunters instead of cowboys.
January 28, 2009 2:36 PM
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Ay-yup! I can attest to that 'specially Vermont stuff, having been a Vermonter for all but three of the earliest of my 58 years. Damn straight.
Vt. is chock-a-block FULL of us huntin rednecks. Way more of us than them there treehuggers an peace-sign wearers...if you go out fur enuff from the big cities like the capital, that is. Bout a mile or so'll do er (cross through Wilter Hanksabob 's pasture and apple yard to find a real good spot).
Problem is, they's too many of them rich outta-staters comin in an huntin in our woods with their fancy-shmantzy car racks an huntin LICENSES an LL Bean coats an such. Think theys so all-fired bettern us locals. Fraid to get a little cow flop on their overhalls.
They can all go ta--
Gotta go, Ma's callin me fer breakist.
That first cake is not bad, but the two male deer make it somewhat odd.
I like the third, as well. Creative.
Not that either of those should be used as wedding cakes.
Now, A & C are really quite well done. Hilarious as all swyve, too, but not wrecks.
Actually, most of those cakes are very well made.
Just very redneck-ish as well, lol.
I give credit to the first one for being well made. It's not what I'd pick myself, but if it's what the customer wanted, the decorator got the job done.
I didn't run across any NASCAR cakes, but toppers for them abound. I think I'd go for a checkerboard layer and a tire layer with a nice topper.
Oh god, my sister wants her wedding to be like these, she loves that show redneck wedding.. and I will probably have to be in it :(... hahaha
Hee! But I have to admit I kind of like the truck cake...it has a lot of personality.
I ADORE that first cake. I am SOOOOOOOOOOO talking MG (My Guy for those who don't know me) into getting us that for our big day!
:)
I was at a wedding where instead of a traditional wedding cake with cars on top. They had his and hers nascar cars. I'm so sorry I don't have a picture
Exhibit A is actually pretty, but I really don't want to be thinking "dried leaves" when eating cake.
The last cake - it looks like the bride shot the groom instead of the deer! Mwahaha...
I actually think that first cake is quite exceptionally done, though the theme may not be everyone's favorite, still well done!
I also think it's funny that on the stump cake the first person's initials are DWI...are they telling us something?
Are we SURE the first one is a wedding cake... two deer, both with antlers? It has to be a father/son event right? No true redneck would marry another man! Long live "antlers in all of your decorating".
I want to lick the stump cake - I imagine it tastes like maple.
Mmmmmm.
Now someone went to a lot of trouble to make that first cake. It is still awful. The rest? Bless their hearts! (snort)
I'm confused, it isn't Sunday??? I don't see what is wrecktastic about these cakes (well OK the first one with 2 bucks is a little odd).
The initials on the cake are DWI: Is that how they're getting married? "while intoxicated?"
alw_ays
the first cake is a buck and a spike. a spike is a male deer...
I like them, but I am a redneck so that's to be expected.
Sadly enough, I really kind of liked exhibit c. The baker created a neat effect. Does this make me a redneck?
my dad had the armadillo cake (from Steel Magnolias) made for his wedding... I think it was his groom cake. Red Velvet. yummmmmmyyy. And maybe it had a crushed beer can under its chin. Can't quite recall. Blocked it out. Love that guy.
At least most of them were done by people that can actually decorate cakes. I love the first one with the deer. Does that make me strange? I think it is very well done and I love the colors. That said, I wouldn't want it at a wedding but it is a cool theme cake.
Even if it is in poor taste, at least the first one is executed well.
Bahaha, I actually kinda fancy the stump one.
First one reminds me of paint-by-numbers... and that is the nicest thing I can say. LOL... great post.
Eloise said... More tacky talent, please!
I move to add a "tacky talent" tag for cakes like these.
well, the theme is... to say the least... a bit of
but all the cakes are very well done, some of them extremely well done...
so I say the wreck is the theme, not the cake...
and the theme is hilarius...at least for a wedding... LOL
I've been reading and visiting the blog for a long time, and this is my first comment, congrats on a very well done blog
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't let my sister see these! She would have them at her wedding.....I worry that she'll end up on that Redneck Wedding's show.
badfirstdates.blogspot.com
Great, thank you very much.
Now guess what my OH wants as a wedding cake.
I know it's my fault I showed them to him.
Although apparently the car has to be a range rover and he's got the model version all ready to go.
I can go off websites you know ;)
Its not NASCAR but it is a car racing wedding cake.
http://storybookwedding.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dsc05047.jpg
God bless america, we sure need it with people like this!
I really have no words! If I had to choose the best http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-cakes" REL="nofollow">wedding cake I think it would have to be the tree stump with the initials carved in it (and that's if I HAD to pick) ha-ha.
Great post.
I didn't have a NASCAR themed cake, but I did have NASCAR limos! It was exciting... but I'm sure if my husband had seen one of those other options he'd have petitioned for some sort of replica... I'm glad I went with a traditional looking cake... I can't call it a wreck except my cake topper was sitting in front of it because the baker had put a bazillion icing flowers on top where the bride and groom were supposed to go.. oh well...
Though they are all strange, I think the first one is actually very pretty-if you take the heads off the top. LOL!
I love the shot-gun shells! I hope that they are made out of fondant. I think the first one is actually pretty cool...But I am a redneck at heart...
Groom's cake: http://www.cakesbysam.com/images/Wedding_Cakepics/jengroom.jpg
No idea where it comes from, but: http://picasaweb.google.com/lighthousewilly/TheKrekowSWedding#5188790505039396066
I found a ton of cake toppers (this being my favorite: http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.13789468.jpg), a ton of non-wedding NASCAR cakes, and a ton of people who were talking about having a NASCAR-themed wedding ... but no NASCAR wedding cakes other than these! Weird.
WV: halight. This blog is the halight of ma mornin :)
Except for the shotgun shells and neon bugs, I think the tree stump cake is cute for a groom's cake.
Actually, I think the top one is quite beautiful if it were for a FALL motif only. Get rid of the scary heads on top and you're good to go.
Sarah 2E
I'm the least redneck person ever, having been raised in Milwaukee, but I kind of love the monster truck cake! It's clever, funny and interesting and fine as a groom's cake.
All the men wore camoflagued vests under their tuxedo jackets at my cousin's wedding.
Actually, from a distance it looked like a very-tastefully designed ornate pattern.
I wouldn't have called most of these "wrecks", either. Your wedding cake should be about you. Ever watch "Ace of Cakes"? They do some pretty weird cakes, but, hey, that's what the paying customers want!