Wedding Cake | A CG Animation short film by Viola Baier

A unique story of a marzipan couple who tries to make the marriage perfect on top of a wedding cake.

This short film participated won the following awards:
- Best Student Film / Annie Awards
- Audience Award Best Student Film / Anima Mundi
- Best Student Project / Premiers Plan, Angers

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Director - Viola Baier
Screenplay - Viola Baier
Cast - Jessica Krämer, Helge Sidow
Year - 2013

© Licensed by Magnetfilm

[ariannaquerin]

I love how much symbolism there is in this, especially when towards the end, the groom tries to cover up the spill on the bride’s dress, showing that simply covering up your problems isn’t the solution. Then, at the end, when they’ve literally torn each other apart, it shows that the fact they weren’t able to confront their problems and find a proper solution, cause them to tear each other-and their relationship-apart.

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[PoppyUr]

I LOVE the wine on the wedding dress symbolising how their relationship was tainted from getting married. It was always a problem for the wife, who tried to wipe the blot away, but the stain was permanent. Meaning the commitment of marriage, and the expectations. Wonderful imagery to illustrate that getting married to someone who you aren’t compatible with can break the relationship all together.

[chelerm]

Moral of the story: think twice about who you marry, find someone you are compatible with, take time to get to know most of your partner, and establish an agreement on how the procedure will be and what belongs to whom when it arrives The divorce

[Seekeer]

I love the detail in the film where the bride's declining love for her partner is symbolized by her trying to remove the stain. In fact, every time she tries to clean it, from that moment on, she becomes less in love with him, until the end, when she realizes her mistake and desperately tries to wash it away, a sign that she has definitively understood that the marriage is broken. Unfortunately, many relationships and marriages (a statistic indicates about 50% of these) are lived in this way, and I add, due to a lack of education about life.

[sleepingpup]

WHAT ABOUT THE DOG 😭
The only character that was always so happy 🥲

[zqueen]

Having kids is one of the things I think people got to agree on before getting married. Don't you think

[carolinecheney]

Yeah, it was clear that the video was a foreshadowing of how the real couple’s relationship will go. Though I was sad that he killed the dog and turned it into a tv cause the dog didn’t do anything to him.

Edit: Mom, I'm famous!

[beardiemom]

Love how the cake topper bride just gave the groom a peck on the cheek because she was expected to be okay with the spill, while the bride at the end looked at the spill, looked anoyed at the moment and then just went "What the hell, it's just a dress" and gave the groom a proper kiss because their relationship is what the wedding is all about.

[dingdring]

Moral of the story is COMMUNICATION. Both spouses tried to get each others attention, they both felt like they did nothing wrong in the marriage.

[lisabottcher]

So well done, love to the animators!!! I am mesmerised by all the detail and great explanation without any words. Simply astounding! The morals portrayed are vital as well...
1. Talk to your partner about children BEFORE MARRIAGE.
2. Understand each other's values and boundaries.
3. Know when you've crossed the line and try to communicate clearly.
4. If a person doesn't love you, they won't try to change for you.
5. Friendship is getting to know someone without romance, pre-engagement is learning if your love is unconditional and romantic, engagement is knowledge that they're right for you and marriage is a life-long commitment based on genuine, relentless, gentle and beautiful affection, love and care. This is how it is supposed to be and everyone deserves this!❤💕😘

[ekawidodo]

wonderful animation and story, but am kind of sad for the dog though 😢😢😢

[alexisgrunden]

Finances, goals, kids, pets; all are major decisions that need to be discussed well before the ring goes on, much less before you say _'I do'._ If you can't even discuss those rationally and come to reasonable, mutually satisfactory decisions together, you've got no business getting married.

[derpderptoast]

I love how near the end with the credits pictures, it shows that even with imperfections and faults, you can make it work if you really do care. The real groom and bride got past that and made it work, while the cake toppers tried to cover up their faults and so much more. The symbolism behind it is incredible.

[scarlettusagi]

Someone already pointed about the kiss between the cake couple and the real couple.

But I haven't seen anyone say this.

7:52 and 7:59 are the last scene we can see on the real couple's future which indicates they had a better life than the cake couple.

[kingofhorrorwilly]

What is brilliant about this is the whole story seems to pretty much foreshadow that couple’s marriage without actually showing it in the ending scene.

[goosebums]

If I had a nickel for every wedding cake-themed animated short I’ve run across, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

[Deas-Mhumhna]

Yeah, you could tell with the kiss in the beginning that it wasnt going to be good. Really get to know someone for their character and faults. And have parallel life goals. It wasnt bad for the man to want a child but he married someone who wanted to be kid free. Those types of relationships will not work out. Talk about these things before getting married. If you find out your partner wants something different, it may be best to rethink the relationship. I had to do that when i found out my boyfriend of 6 years didnt want kids. Called it off. He can find someone who wants to be kid free.

[gemboss]

The cake couple just had a kiss on the cheek but the real couple had a kiss on the mouth. So unlike the cake toppers the real peeps clearly have a more healthy relationship and a better chance at a happy marriage.

[sophiar]

THAT GIRL ALWAYS BE WEARING THAT DRESS all jokes aside, that’s some beautiful animation!

[lovebug]

awwh.. this is really sad, you can see moments where they genuinely seem to care about each other. it's sad they just aren't compatible in the important and big areas.
what I take away from this is that love isn't just a feeling, if you want a marriage to last you actually have to be compatible too and work well together.