If you've ever ordered a tiered wedding cake, you already know that most will set you back at least a few hundred dollars. The expense is a reflection of the artistry involved in making a dessert that is not only beautiful and delicious but complicated to transport and set up. Unfortunately, there are so many steps between deciding on a budget and taking the first bite of your wedding cake, that any number of things can go wrong.
Reddit users described some of the worst wedding cake disasters they have witnessed, which may have you double-checking references and seating your 5-year-old cousin away from the cake. As always, these are just for fun as INSIDER can't independently authenticate the stories.
"The cake landed upside down on the carpet."
"My friend was having a big elaborate wedding and had a fancy Ace of Cakes type of cake made. The baker was carrying it into the venue and tripped over the corner of a rug. The beautiful, custom designed cake went tumbling and landed upside down on the carpet. They ended up with Costco cakes and cheesecakes from a local bakery." - Redditor canadian_maplesyrup
"We got this big brown glistening cake covered with CA CA."
"My mother-in-law ordered a chocolate sheet cake. I was happy with her choice as I was not very bothered with my wedding and delegated as much as possible. She had the idea to have our initials in white icing covering the cake. I am A, he is C. So we got this big brown glistening cake covered with CA CA. I am French and my husband is English. In France, 'caca' is poo (and I believe also understood as such in many languages). She was mortified when people starting to laugh, but I really did find it hilarious and told her not to worry about it." - Redditor MacTaker
"The 10-tier cake collapsed onto the bride."
"The wedding had a 10-tier wedding cake. Completely cake. No cardboard, no wood, just cake. As they are cutting it, the cake collapses under its own weight and falls on the bride. We called 9-1-1." - Redditor Craftmasterkeen
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