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A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.

Now, don't you have a photo you want to send me? ;)

- Jen
Friday
Jun012012

Seven Hilariously Wrong Wedding Cake Monograms

(I'm hoping to make this a Top Ten list by the end of this wedding season. Fingers crossed!)

 

Not everyone is fully fluent in text speak and common abbreviations, so let's cut these couples a little slack, mkay?

Right after we finish laughing, I mean.

(facepalmheaddesk)*

*Do Not Attempt

 

Hey, guys! You've just make the most serious vow of either of your lifetimes.
OR DID YOU?

Aw, just kidding. Really. It's no big deal.

See?

 

Wedding cupcake are the hot new(ish) trend these days. 

Want to know how to make 'em even hotter? 

Just add a little of this:

[Photo removed at baker's request. Please enjoy this lovely picture of Epcot:]

 [And imagine it's a giant pink cupcake.]

At least the center circle wasn't brown.

 (Oh, don't look at me like that; YOU WERE THINKING IT, TOO.)


Some of these could be chalked up to a simple oversight, but this? How could you NOT notice your monogram spells something?

I know it's an old joke, but...

...nope, that's pretty much it.

 

Hey, you're not superstitious, are you? Because some people might be tempted to take this as a sign:

It's all in the delivery.

 

And finally, my wedding monogram of the month:

[head in hands]

I can't decide if I'm more delighted or horrified that their accent color was blood red. I'm delorrified.
Or horrighted.

No, wait: I've had time to think about it, and I'm definitely delorrified. Mostly 'cuz that's how I'd describe Marty when he gets stranded in 1955. Right? Delorrified? Eh?

(You're welcome, BttF fans.)

 

Thanks to Amy M., Bobbi K., Deanna F., Kelly G., Maegan, Ruth H., Kimberly W. for the initial discomfort.

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Reader Comments (107)

The striations on that AGE cake make it look like muscle fiber. But it kind of looks like moldy muscle fiber. So pretty much the cake looks like it's made from rotting zombie flesh with the skin ripped off. Yum!

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJessica B

I cannot wait for one of my great neices weddings. We struggled over her name as the name we all LOVED would give her the initials ASS - That is going to be fun!

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKimberlee

When I got married my initials became SAG and my lovely friends/bridesmaids threatened to monogram my lingerie. The good news is that an Asian friend of mine said that it's good luck to have a monogram that spells a word and extra good luck if it spells a word backwards as well. Lucky me... SAG and GAS!

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterSaraG

Heh, my husband's and my initials are also 'T and A' and that particular conundrum crossed my mind. I decided if we did have a monogram it would just be '@' and it would be a game to see how many people would get it.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAlison

My name is Sara Elaine. I want to marry someone who's last name is Xavier and then get things mis-monogrammed. And we'd name our son Charles.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterSara

I really wanted our wedding monogram to be PMS, but then my first name would've had to go in the middle. See? Some people WANT those crazy monograms.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterMargaret Perry Shea

And it's Sharyn for the win with a double post today! :-) You go, girl!
You are the MASTER! (said with a long, low bow in full martial arts regalia :-).

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKarateLady

Sharyn, nothing is illegal because there are no laws. It's the unwritten laws that get one sent to Room 101.

Thanks for activating Ninja Donut -- he (?) hasn't been active much lately, with all the strangeness from Theardare. Did I say 'strangeness'? I meant, 'awesomeness'. Oy.

Speaking of features of the Cake Wrecks Universe, I kind of like the idea of the Monogram Police. It could be a special unit of DOC. (Barbara Anne, are we off DOC CON 1 yet?)

I would like to pause at this time to honor National Doughnut Day -- which, if I had my drothers, would be National Doughnut Month -- with a 21 NOM salute. (Alas, I have the misfortune to be located many miles from the nearest Krispy Kreme, and I cannot convince them to deliver.)

#3 You know there has to be a 'BFD' out there somewhere. If the last name happened to be 'Ferning', it would be classic.

#5 Awww -- a shotgun wedding. Gets me all choked up. But isn't it normally the bride's father who is armed? What is the groom being dragged away from, anyway? I see a dog and a raccoon, but I can't make out what the sign says. I guess the cake is supposed to be fall-themed, but it looks like camo. Kinda worried about where this one is headed...

#6 The monogram could describe the cake -- or the wreckorator after delivery.

#7 This one may have been deliberate. "Congratulations, man. If you ever need a place to stay for a few days every month, let me know."

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterCraig

When my husband, Scott, and I got married I seriously considered having a monogrammed wedding cake that read, "S&M," just to see who would say something. =P

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterMelissa

How can anyone above the age of twenty not know what SOB or DOA means???? Those pre-date text messaging. I mean, REALLY????

I am stunned. I am, as Jen so eloquently put it, DELORRIFIED! Thanks for my new word!

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterGinger

my hubby and I are a "T&A" couple. I always add "pretty hot" in front of it.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterA!

If you're looking for a remedy to all these wedding wrecks, my friend (know knows I love this website, of course) just sent me this link: http://iwastesomuchtime.com/on/?i=38557&fb_source=message

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered Commenterbutterfly

I thought Sharyn won at Comments, but then I read SuBee's. Hmm..maybe a tie?

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterCourtney

Oh, Jen. Oh, Jen. Oh, Jen.

Any post that makes a pun about BTF is a winner.

Could we please discuss the AGE cake a bit more? Like, what is the bride carrying -- a light saber? What has she done to the groom? And, What the h-ll is that icing? And why is there a dog on this wedding cake? Someone (probably someone in the Modern Language Association) could write a PhD thesis on this one.

Thanks for the continued laughs, Jen. I read your posts every day, and if I miss one because I'm out of computer range, I read all the ones I missed, once I get back. It's as important to me as Prozac!

Naomi

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterSweet!Baker

Sherron, my BFF's wedding monogram would have been (was?) STD. We didn't realize it until I stood in a craft store holding up the letters. Needless to say, they used their first initials as their monogram instead. I think it would have made an awesome cake for this feature, though!

Sarah, NBD=No Big Deal

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJE

What I don't get is why you wouldn't just reverse the initials?! My hubby and I did or all of our stuff would have been bRa :-)

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAlissa R

@Julie - I went to high school not far from Port Moody.. to another PMS(S) (Pitt Meadows Secondary)

My husband and I are ASS... :/

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommentersweetNsawa

Aside from the monogram wreckage, that cupcake is totally adorbs.

The monogram on the NBD cake is the least of its problems.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKhymera

My very first teaching position, was at All Saints School.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterSuBee

This is why, when I got married, I decided to keep my middle name, not my maiden name. I didn't want my initials to be ETA. I'd already gotten "ET phone home" my entire life, I didn't want any more nicknames, acronyms, or initials that spelled something. Now, I'm just EEA. :)

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterElizabeth A.

My name starts with B and my husband's a J. All the monograms were supposed to say BMJ, but I told everyone that his name had to go first.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAwesome

My initials are THH which is kind of like a raspberry lisp, and I married a guy named Andrew so we're T&A! Love it. My friend just had a baby and cursed her with the initials PP. Seriously? Come on people.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterTees

For better or for worse, my husband and I can't make any fun words or inappropriate monograms with our initials. But, unfortunately, one can give us nicknames that match a one-time "famous" - or rather, infamous - reality TV couple. We didn't even realized until we were at a book signing and the person double checking the inscription said, "Oh, you must get sick of the jokes about how your names match up with that other couple's." We were delorrified!

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAnne-with-an-e

Wow, people are so clueless sometimes! Ridiculously wrong monogram aside, though, that's the best camouflage cake you've ever featured on C.W. Actually looks pretty darn good.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterLaura P.

@Sharyn, SuBee and john(thoj): the trifecta of posts today! well done, well done...!

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered Commentermel

I know this is sooooo wrong, but my first thought when I saw the PMS cake was that it would be perfect for two women! :D

"Here's your cake, Pam and Sally. I've been told you agreed on Marsh.I know you said no monogram, but I just love monogrammed cakes. What?"

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered Commenterpikkewyntjie

I have to admit I lost it with the pig latin. Thank you Sharyn. Oh, and I am compiling your parodies. Someday I will set them to music. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Our monogram is pretty boring. Just RRK,,,;) I had to take a mental inventory of my kids' initals to make sure we didn't saddle them with something unsavory.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKIm in ID

Awesome, Jen! I so needed a laugh after this week (yes!! it's over).
Sad there's all these posers who want to get their 15 minutes in the comments...heh.

@Craig, I think we can go to a 4 for now, but I'm not willing to call off the alert completely. I live near a Krispy Kreme and can vouch they're even good when you freeze and defrost them (which I taught my late grandmother to do so she could have them when no one was around to pick some up). Want me to UPS a few dozen?? :D

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterBarbara Anne

I *really* hope you get a WTF cake this wedding season. Then again, FTW would be fun.

June 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterEm Johnston

Sharyn, you would be great at literal videos. If you've never seen one, my favorite is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7aGFrVSTAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
It's based on Men Without Hats' "Safety Dance". It's not appropriate for young children. You could do the same kind of thing with a video of cake/CCC/doughnut pictures strung together and sing your lyrics or have someone else do it if you'd rather not sing.

John (the hubby of Jen), I haven't had a problem with the pop ups since clearing the cache, but I'll let you know if things change. Thanks!

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered Commenternormajean

Hmm my monogram would be AMOB lol. Could be worse I suppose. I loved the PMS cake. it is very pretty and thank goodness the only red on it are the roses and the ribbon. What a great day for wrecked monograms.

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterArlene

Jen & John,
I love you guys. Thank you for making me laugh out loud! You are way too hilarious (SuBee is, too, btw).
Please keep doing this blog, like, FOREVER, ok?
xxx
V.

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterValentina

When Peter and I got married, we eloped. And I know nobody is really ever going to see the inside of my wedding ring, but I STILL didn't want A&P there. FYI, A&P is a grocery store chain in the NY/NJ/CT area, where we both grew up.

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAlexa

My husband really wanted our monogram on our wedding cake, even (perhaps especially) after I pointed out that it spelled ACK. Needless to say, it didn't appear anywhere at our wedding :D

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKC

This just makes me petrified of my future. My initials are ABB. Apparently my parents didn't think about me marrying a guy whose last name starts with a "C". Now my sis as threatned me that if I do, she's playing the "jackson 5" at my wedding.

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered Commentertaichi16

Hmm.

My dad's initials are WAS. His sister's are WAA. Before she was married, my mother was MUT. My oldest sister used to be RSS. My youngest niece is ALM. I'm pretty sure my aunt is SAW...

And here I am stuck with a totally not funny ALH.

Maybe I should change my last name to something beginning with E... ;)

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAmy H.

I would like to point out that the replacement picture for #4 is not of 'Epcot' but of 'Spaceship Earth'. The font on 'T & A' appears to be correct, but more research is needed in order to be sure.

Update: A search for 'Disney font' turned up WAY more than I care to know on the subject, but very little that seemed official -- not even a Wikipedia article. Therefore, I'm letting the font issue slide this time.

Notice and disclaimer: The above comment is 'snark', not an actual complaint, and should not be construed in any way as being genuine criticism of the way in which this site is run. If this had been an actual complaint, I would have been directed immediately to the nearest Room 101. This concludes the test of the Emergency EPCOT System. This was only a test.

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterCraig

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! "Photo removed"!!!!!
Epcot!!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha

So glad I came back to see that.

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterFluffy Cow

That first one looks digitally altered.

I'm sorry I missed the cupcake...

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAmy

There was a middle school in the county where I grew up called Page Middle School. Many of the sports uniforms used the school's initials, and their main color was, naturally, red.

Also, even if the first couple didn't know what S.O.B. stands for, it still spells out the word 'sob.' Not exactly the sentiment I'd want at my wedding....

June 2, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterSMiaVS

Ours is jPg...

June 3, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJP

I've told my brother and SIL that I don't care what they name their future children, just please consider the initials. I'm DDD. Fifth grade boys, high school boys, college boys all have the same sense of humor. I didn't speak to my dad for a week when I found out that his sister was also DDD and HE used to make fun of her for it. Really, you gave me initials that you knew would cause me misery, thanks.

My mom is DAD. Other than a cousin who is BAS, Mom is the funniest we have.

June 3, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterDani

Ours would have been LSD...so we went with a bow design.

June 3, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterLaura

Meh … it seems like a pretty trivial concern to me. There are so many acronyms – more coined every day – it's hard to find initials that don't mean something else to at least a few people. Certainly parents couldn't have predicted what was going to be a txt buzzword today when naming their children 25 years ago.

If you scrunch my first and last names together they read like some sort of pick-up line. (I knew what I was getting into when I took my husband's surname.) Do I avoid giving my name in public because of it? Not on your life! It is what it is and I have as much right to use my proper name as anyone else. Actually, it's rather useful in revealing the maturity level of some people I interact with. Perhaps these folks felt the same about their monograms.

June 3, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterDH

We have a middle school here where I live whose initials are PMS. . .makes me giggle every time I drive by. ;-)

June 3, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterTonia

PMS = Perpetual Motion Squad "All Night Long"

June 5, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJennifer

Sorta surprised T&A asked to be removed. It was a really well-done cupcake. It's not the BAKER'S fault the couple didn't think these things through.

June 5, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterReggie

The AGE cake to me looked like raw muscle. Like when you pull back the skin....It was a nicely done cake but the coloring and texture gave me the willies.

June 7, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterCanIhazFrostin

My grandparent's monograms would have been wild to see. Granny's was E.A.T. & Pappy's was R.A.T. :o)

June 10, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJudi D

I totally want a slice of that pMs cake. Awesome!

June 13, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterNickol

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