41. Mixed berry cake. Beautiful raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries dusted with powdered sugar are simple, yet striking.
42. Strawberry shortcake wedding cake. Bursting with flavor, this is a light and refreshing take on the wedding cake.
43. Pina colada cake. The perfect cake for a beach wedding or a destination wedding.
44. Gingham plaid wedding cake. Create this laid-back pattern of summer in fondant, or add a gingham ribbon around the bottom layer. If you’re planning on having a picnic wedding, this is the cake for you.
45. Lavender cake. Edible lavender adds its pretty soft purple to every tier.
46. Cascade of roses. A flowerfall from the top to the bottom of your cake is a classic wedding cake look — and with good reason.
47. Meyer lemon or key lime wedding cake. Fresh citrus flavors are a lively option for summer weddings. This key lime cake recipe is absolutely out of this world.
48. Honey-flavored cake. The sweetness of summer in a multi-tiered cake. Even sweeter iced with cute buzzing bumblebees.
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49. Wire personalized with your names or initials.
50. Personalized acrylic circle.
51. Polaroid picture of you and your partner.
52. Laser-cut wood mason jar with your names.
53. Mini pennant flags hung between wood dowels.
54. Mini cross stitch on an embroidery hoop.
55. Mini wreath (made of small flowers or ivy).
56. Statuettes or laser cutouts of your favorite animals (foxes, deer, birds, dogs).
57. Silhouettes of the couple in cardstock.
Frequently asked questions about wedding cakes:
What’s the history of the wedding cake?
The tradition of the wedding cake has surprisingly unromantic beginnings. Baked goods included in nuptial celebrations started in ancient Rome when the groom broke a loaf of barley bread over the bride’s head. The bride and groom ate a few crumbs together as a symbol of luck and fertility, and their guests ate the rest for good luck.
Following various phases (from giant pastry piles to savory pies), the availability of sugar in Europe in the 1600s ushered in the era of the white wedding cake — originally a symbol of purity and wealth.
What do you write on a wedding cake?
Traditionally, wedding cakes have not had writing on them. Unlike birthday, baptism, graduation, and anniversary cakes, wedding cakes have let the tiers, icing flowers, and cake toppers do the talking. In recent years, however, there’s been a growing trend of decorating wedding cakes with words that are meaningful to the couple — perhaps a shared favorite poem, a section of their vows, or the lyrics of the first dance song.
Poetry in icing. Silly cake toppers. Ombre pink and purple icing. A classic white confection. Mix and match these wedding cake ideas to your heart’s content. It’ll be a feast for the eyes, and a delectable treat for you and all of your wedding guests.
What is the most popular wedding cake flavor?
Vanilla is the most popular wedding cake flavor, according to a survey of couples married between 1960 and 2019 by The Black Tux. Across the decades, runners up to vanilla were primarily chocolate and yellow. But in the 2000s, red velvet took over the third spot, bumping yellow cake further down the rankings.
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