{"id":2495549,"date":"2026-07-09T20:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2495549"},"modified":"2026-07-09T20:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:30:15","slug":"viral-wedding-cake-drop-revealed-to-be-a-stunt-by-father-of-the-bride-everyone-was-fooled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/viral-wedding-cake-drop-revealed-to-be-a-stunt-by-father-of-the-bride-everyone-was-fooled\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Wedding Cake Drop Revealed to Be a Stunt by Father of the Bride: \u2018Everyone Was Fooled\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A viral cake drop at the wedding of Anna Boden and her husband, Oliver, was a staged prank rehearsed ahead of time, her father has revealed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Anna and Ollie&#8217;s wedding was a lovely family day but I have a terrible confession to make: the cake drop was staged,&#8221; Boden founder Johnnie Boden revealed of his daughter&#8217;s nuptials<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stunt featured actors as caterers who dropped the cake and later led guests in song, Johnnie revealed on Thursday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wedding photographers captured the viral moment that caterers dropped <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a couple's cake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/stars-who-didnt-serve-traditional-wedding-cake-12014296\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">a couple&#8217;s cake<\/a> on their big day \u2014 and now, the father of the bride has revealed that the cake drop was part of a sweet, staged moment that was &#8220;rehearsed to within an inch of its life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anna Boden \u2014 the daughter of Boden fashion brand founder Johnnie Boden \u2014 and her new husband, Oliver, first garnered attention for their wedding day celebrations in the English countryside after video footage and photos shared to social media on Thursday, July 2 captured the moment two caterers slipped and dropped the couple&#8217;s multi-tiered cake down a set of stairs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Anna and Oliver look on amid &#8220;cakegate.&#8221;<br \/>Credit: Boden<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My daughter Anna&#8217;s wedding to her new husband Ollie was a wonderful celebration,&#8221; father of the bride Johnnie wrote in his original <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaTRIZxjWSh\/\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram post<\/a> alongside video of the chaotic moment and the aftermath, in which the family&#8217;s terrier got to work eating the buttercream that had spilled onto the lawn of the Dorset, U.K., property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The footage quickly garnered tons of attention online, even being included in the couple&#8217;s wedding write-up in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/article\/anna-boden-wedding-cake-0v29w9pqd\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Times<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daily Mail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/lifestyle\/article-15961929\/Daughter-Boden-founder-wedding-disaster-cake.html\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>\u2014 and by Thursday, July 9, Johnnie opted to set the record straight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We have been overwhelmed by the interest in this story,&#8221; Johnnie wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DalUMKrjdmG\/\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> of the incident, which he referred to as &#8220;cakegate.&#8221; He revealed, &#8220;Anna and Ollie&#8217;s wedding was a lovely family day but I have a terrible confession to make: the cake drop was staged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Every minute was rehearsed to within an inch of its life,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;The waiters (who led us in song after dropping the cake) were brilliant actors. The cake was filled with extra cream to create a bigger splat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Footage showed the two &#8220;caterers,&#8221; wearing matching pink striped aprons, grabbing microphones during the incident as the wedding attendees laughed in surprise at the stunt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Anna and Oliver enter their wedding reception on horseback.Credit: Boden\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"786\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/9be379293894313161ee085539ee00335a643d6f1b3e1f369b830dfef4dde6db\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w786_h960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fpeople_218%2F4853ee21b1f85b0a4ba245416e14f981\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Anna and Oliver enter their wedding reception on horseback.<br \/>Credit: Boden<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;No one was hurt and Janet (Welsh terrier) only got one small mouthful. Above all, everyone was fooled although a couple of fibbers claimed they knew it was a prank,&#8221; the designer added in the post&#8217;s caption.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Janet the terrier cleans up after the cake incident.Credit: Boden\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"740\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/30b4233d753cc3acc390c6295e182116ce2a73cd83dc99d2b4ac5e6f1cf7780c\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w740_h960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fpeople_218%2F1aea207a07cbd91e732afc2fc551ae2e\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Janet the terrier cleans up after the cake incident.<br \/>Credit: Boden<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the <em>Times, <\/em>Anna, a teacher in West London, is the eldest of Johnnie and wife Sophie&#8217;s three daughters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Johnnie Boden walks daughter Anna down the aisle.Credit: Boden\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/49593ba61563820e5699653739a18e2c7eed0039108579a1059d459154e1e49f\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fpeople_218%2Fdbd0b1c496bd7af39be2db6ad1525e91\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Johnnie Boden walks daughter Anna down the aisle.<br \/>Credit: Boden<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other photos and videos from the stylish nuptials also showed Anna, 31, wearing a polka-dotted veil as Johnnie, 65, walked her down the aisle, as well as the bride and groom riding horses to their reception. Anna could be seen wearing white Converse sneakers under her satin gown, while Oliver, who works in wealth management, donned a classic black suit with a green waistcoat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Boden family would love to thank everyone who made it such a memorable day,&#8221; the fashion mogul added in his original post. &#8220;Lots of joyful tears were shed, not least by me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/viral-wedding-cake-drop-revealed-to-be-a-stunt-by-father-of-the-bride-12015359\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW A viral cake drop at the wedding of Anna Boden and her husband, Oliver, was a staged prank rehearsed ahead of time, her father has revealed &#8220;Anna and Ollie&#8217;s wedding was a lovely family day but I have a terrible confession to make: the cake drop was staged,&#8221; Boden founder Johnnie Boden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2495550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[415107,491453,491454],"class_list":["post-2495549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-anna-boden","tag-johnnie-boden","tag-lovely-family-day"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Viral-Wedding-Cake-Drop-Revealed-to-Be-a-Stunt-by.com2Fen2Fpeople_2182F40060054257d021aa9eb3396c8cd57f4.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2495549"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2495551,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495549\/revisions\/2495551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2495550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2495549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2495549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}