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The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I paid £300 for the perfect wedding cake but still cry looking at the snaps – what the woman delivered was a monstrosity
A BRIDE has revealed how the 'most important part' of her wedding day was 'ruined' after her wedding cake was delivered. In a video, she admitted she was left 'shattered' after the three-tier dessert was delivered in separate parts and looked nothing like she had imagined. 3 3 The wedding cake had simply been decorated with white icing and wasn't assembled ready for the big day. TikTok user @brunarobertson shared: "Nothing can hurt me... I will never forget how my cake lady nearly ruined the most important day of my life, this cake cost me £300.... She delivered it late & in 3 pieces and just told us to 'put it together...' "This is how she delivered... I still cry looking at these pictures because I had an image of our cake & us cutting it, to me it was the most important part of the ceremony and she absolutely ruined it. 'When I got to the venue and I saw the cake, my heart literally sunk and I wanted to cry, it was too late to do anything about it as the guests were walking in - she really ruined the cake part. 'Every time I walked past that cake I felt rage and sadness, like that cake put me in a foul mood on my wedding day!' The bride said her aunt had tried her best to 'fix' the cake - which reminded her of the Leaning Tower of Pisa - for the ceremony, and admitted: 'If it wasn't for her I would have been so devastated.' She continued: 'The cake is not at all what I imagined, it was falling apart! 'This woman is someone I will always carry in my heart, £300 down the drain & I was honestly shattered!" Thankfully the aunt was able to assemble the cake and add some flowers to make it look pretty for the cake cutting. However, the bride said the experience wasn't at all what she had wanted on her special day. I'm horrified by what an Etsy seller did to my beautiful wedding bouquet - people agree it looks 'awful & tacky' Many people were quick to comment on the video, with many offering support. One said: 'This is absolutely ridiculous, as a professional baker who sets up and delivers tiered cakes I cannot believe this! 'I hope you received a full refund! Shocking!' 3 A second added: 'This was your wedding something you've dreamed of, you paid money and didn't receive what you asked for, people take things out of context, I'm sorry you had to deal with that.' The bride replied: 'I get that there are worse problems with the world, I fully understand that it was a privilege to have a wedding but I'm also entitled to feel upset about it.' However, one said: 'If this was 'the most important part of your wedding day' you're missing the point of getting married.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bride's Best Friend Saves the Day by Secretly Making Wedding Cake After Last-Minute Baker Cancellation (Exclusive)
"I'd promised my best friend a cake, so I was determined to make it happen no matter what," the bride's friend, Deeva Wazir, tells PEOPLE A bride's best friend secretly came to her rescue when her wedding cake baker canceled at the last minute. Deeva Wazir wanted to help her best friend plan her wedding as much as she could because they're both "still in law school and finances are tight." So, Wazir took over the wedding cake responsibility and reached out to bakeries in Vancouver to see if any would sponsor the cake in exchange for social media promotion. One bakery agreed but a family emergency caused them to cancel the order just one month before the big day — leaving Wazir to scramble for a solution. Wazir "panicked at first and felt awful," but decided to take matters into her own hands. She made the "slightly chaotic" decision to not disclose the cancelation to the bride and groom because if they found out, she knew "they'd just go without a cake" and she "wasn't going to let that happen." "I'd promised my best friend a cake, so I was determined to make it happen no matter what," Wazir tells PEOPLE. Wazir considers herself to be a "passionate home cook," but she had never made a layered cake before, let alone a wedding cake. "Even though [she] had never done anything like that before," Wazir was up for the daunting challenge of making a three-tiered cake big enough to feed 90 guests. "I didn't sleep much the week before the wedding," Wazir remembers. "I had baking books on my nightstand, my entire TikTok algorithm turned into cake tutorials, and I read every wedding baking blog I could find." It took Wazir about two weeks to complete the cake. The top and bottom tiers were flavored strawberry, one of the bride's favorite flavors. The groom's favorite flavor, lemon, was the middle tier. "I made the lemon curd, strawberry jam, and everything else from scratch," Wazir says, noting that she added "little bride and groom cat toppers to include on the cake as a surprise nod" to the couple's cat, Coconut. For the wedding, which took place on July 19, Wazir had to drive the cake from her home in Calgary to the celebration in Vancouver, which is more than a 10-hour-long trip. Wazir didn't tell anyone that she made the wedding cake until after the cake was cut. "I waited until after the cake-cutting ceremony and pulled the bride aside to let her know. She was in total shock (understandably)," Wazir says. "I hadn't wanted to make the day about me, I just wanted them to enjoy their moment." She continues: "Later on, the bride shared the story with guests, and everyone was stunned. A lot of people said it was the first wedding cake they'd ever had that actually tasted good, which shocked me! I gained a huge amount of respect for professional bakers through this. It was not an easy task, but getting to do this for my best friends meant the world to me." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Although Wazir wouldn't recommend the experience, she doesn't regret it. "I will never be doing this again, but cooking is my love language, and this was my way of showing love to two people who mean everything to me," she shares. Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
News.com.au
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Atrocious': Bride horrified by epic wedding cake fail
There's nothing like a good baking fail that can always manage to make you laugh. There's something about the hope and expectation of the 'before' photo that really sets you up for the inevitable disappointment of the 'after'. A woman took to the internet recently to share how she gave her mum the job of organising her wedding cake, but was left downright shocked when she saw what she had ordered – just moments before the big day. Expectation vs. reality She explained on the baking subreddit: 'My mother volunteered to pay for our wedding cake. 'I tried to find something simple so it wouldn't cost much … She swears she didn't make it but I'm not convinced'. The first photo shows the inspiration she gave her mum – a beautiful, two-tiered cake with white icing and autumn-themed floral decorations. The second photo, however, looked almost certainly homemade. Not only was it nothing like the original, but it was also quite messy, with melting icing, tiers that looked like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and it even appeared as if it had been dropped. Adding to the eyesore, there were no decorations or flowers in sight – just an empty, sad-looking cake with some parts of sponge not even covered in icing. Commenters weigh in People were just as shocked – with one person saying 'Nothing prepared me for this'. 'Consider my flabbers gasted,' joked another. Someone else mentioned they'd seen hundreds of cake fails over the years, but this one was up there with the worst. Others agreed the cake was definitely homemade. 'Just made something that looked like this a few weeks ago with two boxes of cake mix and a can of icing,' they said. 'I can't believe she went ahead with it. What a monstrosity.' Another joked it was the 'Temu' version of a cake. 'I just spat my drink out,' said a different user, while another called it 'atrocious'. What happened here? After the post went viral, the bride clarified a few things. She insisted it was actually from a bakery, as her sister claimed she was with her mum when they picked it up. Meanwhile, the mum did admit to doing the drizzle herself since it was missing when she collected it. But thankfully, the cake didn't make it to the wedding reception. After seeing it, the sister rushed to another shop to get a cheesecake for the newlyweds to cut and some doughnuts for the guests to eat. 'I am thankful for her quick thinking,' the bride revealed. 'She saved the day'. Far from a bridezilla, she also admitted that she managed to laugh off the situation and didn't let it spoil the day. The price of wedding cakes It's little wonder why some people try and cut costs when it comes to wedding cakes. The average price of a wedding cake in Australia is between $500 and $700, depending on the design and number of guests. For more elaborate cakes from well-known companies, prices can easily exceed $1500.
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Bride shares picture of 'monstrosity' wedding cake as people say 'nothing prepared me for this'
A bride who entrusted her mother with the task of providing a wedding cake for her big day has left people online in shock after revealing the 'monstrosity'. The anonymous bride posted a picture of the cake she expected to receive followed by an image of the one she was presented with on global discussion forum Reddit. She explained: 'My mother volunteered to pay for our wedding cake. 'I tried to find something simple so it wouldn't cost much…. She swears to this day she didn't make it but I am not convinced'. While the photos were added to the 'baking' subreddit, which is often filled with 'cake fails', users admitted that nothing could have prepared them for this particular example. Titled 'Wedding cake expectation vs reality', the post first showed a picture of what the bride had hoped for, namely, a two-tier cake covered in white icing and topped with floral decorations in autumnal colours to match their October nuptials. The second picture, however, showed the cake she received, which bore very little resemblance to the original. The cake that the bride's mother gave her looked positively homemade - not only was it messy with frosting dripping down the sides, it also looked squashed. Reddit users were genuinely shocked by the disparity between the two cakes And, unlike the cake the bride had requested, the icing coverage was uneven, leaving some sponge exposed. Reddit users appeared to be genuinely astonished by the vast disparity between the two cakes, with one person admitting: 'Nothing prepared me for this.' Another person agreed: 'I must have seen hundreds of cake fails over the years. I still was not prepared.' While a third exclaimed: 'Consider my flabbers gasted.' A fourth person could not accept that the cake wasn't homemade. Their brutal verdict read: 'I just made something that looked like this a few weeks ago with two boxes of [cake] mix and a can of icing. 'I can't believe she proceeded with the drizzle when the layers looked like that. What a monstrosity.' Another Reddit user said: 'I just spat my drink out'. And a sixth person joked: 'That's one Temu version of a cake right there' Temu is a budget-friendly online marketplace, which frequently offers huge discounts and promotions. A seventh didn't mince their words when they insisted: 'That has got to be the best one on here. That's atrocious.' In a separate post, the bride added that the wedding party 'did not eat' the cake - but that it did come from a bakery, according to both her mother and her sister. The bride wrote: 'I asked my sister about this today since so many people were interested. 'She doubled down and said she was with my mother when she picked it up from Haggen.' Yet, despite her disappointment at her mother's cake, the bride's day was far from ruined by it. She said: 'My sister saw what my brought and ran tot he store and got donuts for guests and cheesecake for us to cut. 'She made a cute display with some pumpkins since we had an October wedding. 'I am thankful for her quick thinking.' The bride, who has been married for five years, also revealed that half-a-decade on, she too finds it 'funny'. She wrote: 'Thank you everyone for your great comments, I've read almost every one and they made MY day'.
Daily Mail
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Piece of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's wedding cake from 1947 is sold after being hidden in drawer for decades - and it's new owner intends to eat it
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip 's nearly 80-year-old wedding cake has been sold for £27,000, and its new owner intends to take a bite. The 78-year-old slither of alcohol-laced fruit cake was one of 2,000 from the 1947 wedding, and has been languishing in a drawer ever since. The slice of history was given to Chief Petty Officer F. Lownes, who served in the Royal Navy, at the Buckingham Palace reception. Measuring at 4inch by 3inch, the piece of cake was never eaten and instead passed down to his son. And the slice, originally from the 9ft lavish cake, stayed in its original box with a silver embossed crown 'EP' cypher and date on the lid. Eventually, the fruit cake was given to Mr Lownes' daughter-in-law, alongside the original packaging addressed to the Royal Navy officer, stamped with the words 'On His Majesty's Service' in reference to father-of-the-bride, King George VI. Since, the cake was put up for auction and bought by a royal fan and entrepreneur Gerry Layton who beat off international interest in it. Remarkably, he intends to eat about a third of it at a replica state banquet he hopes to hold on the Royal Yacht Britannia to mark his 65th birthday next year. The 64-year-old, who also owns a piece of Charles & Diana's wedding cake, said he will have the cake flambeed in rum before he consumes it. 'This slice is extremely rare and is probably the last piece of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake in existence,' he said. 'It is in good condition having been wrapped and kept in its box for almost 80 years. 'I hope to hire Britannia and have a replica state banquet there at my cost 'I will have a third of it cut off and flambeed in rum so that any bacteria will be killed off. 'But if anything happens to me then at least I will be going out in style on Britannia.' The sliced was sold by Reeman Dansie Auctioneers of Colchester, Essex, for a hammer price of £2,000 but with fees added on the overall price was £2,900. James Grinter, specialist at Reeman Dansie, said: 'They are very rare items and don't come on the market very often. 'It was sold directly from the family of the person who received it in 1947.. I believe it is a tradition that certain Royal Navy personnel were sent a piece of wedding cake. 'Mr Lownes' kept hold of it and left it to his son. It had been sitting in a drawer for many years and the vendor, Mr Lownes' daughter-in-law, never thought it would be that valuable. She was delighted by the result.' The royal wedding cake was designed by the chief confectioner at McVitie and Price Ltd. As rationing from the war was still underway, the ingredients for the 500lb fruit cake had to be flown to the UK from South Africa and Australia, earning it the nickname 'the 10,000 mile cake'. It was cut by Prince Philip with his ceremonial sword and produced 2,000 slices for guests, with hundreds further sent with hand-written notes to various charities and organisations across the globe.
