Choosing your Wedding Cake

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Choosing the Wedding Cake

Wedding cakes take center stage in the traditional cake cutting ceremony, symbolically this is the first task that bride and groom perform together as husband and wife. This tradition of cutting the cake is done by the bride with the "help" of the groom.  

Two local cake designers:

http://www.cakesbydebi.com/weddingcakes.htm
http://mikiesweddingcake.com/

Your cake should be worthy of all photographs that will be taken of it on your wedding day. The tradition of cutting the wedding cake is the highlight of any wedding party.

Your wedding cake is a delicious treat for guests and a wonderful remembrance of your special day.

The wedding cake should follow the theme of your wedding and complement your wedding colors.

Choosing the flavor and design for your wedding cake is as personal as all other aspects of your wedding day.

Your cake is work of art and a statement of who you are as a couple. Are you opposites like stripes and polka dots?

It's important to have a set budget or amount of money you are willing to spend on your wedding cake. It's vital to choose a budget first in order to set realistic goals and expectations of what to expect from your wedding cake.


Decide if you want your cake to be traditional white, decadent chocolate, or elegant, contemporary porcelain-like fondant.

Flowers and fruits add a modern touch to your wedding cake that is naturally beautiful to the eye.

Pay attention to the scenery that will surround the cake table.

Since your wedding cake can be a focal point for the photographer, friends and family you will want the whole area beautifully decorated.

Use photos and decorate the table with votive candles, precious photographs of you as a couple or as children, or classic old photographs of parents or grandparents on their wedding day.

Add flower petals and fun confetti to the tabletop.

Set up a variety of wedding cake tastings with various cake designers.

This will allow you to choose a designer that is best suited to your wedding cake needs.

Take into account how many guests you expect at the wedding reception.

Generally you will need one piece of cake or one cupcake per wedding guest, the number of guests you have will dictate how large your wedding cake will be.

Today’s wedding cake trends include oval, square, heart-shaped and circular shaped cakes. Remember to choose a shape that you enjoy and feel will incorporate well into your wedding reception.

If your wedding has a theme continue this theme throughout the wedding reception and incorporate this theme into your wedding cake.

If your wedding doesn't have a theme and you want to distance yourself from the traditional white wedding cake, then can be fun to create a dynamically themed wedding cake.

Do some research about wedding cakes before you shop.

Spend some time online looking at cake designs or visit local bakeries to get ideas of how you want your cake to look.


If you find a style of wedding cake that you like take pictures of the cake or printout a picture of it for reference.

Select the ingredients of your wedding cake. There are numerous combinations of icing and cake, including vegan and carrot cake. Go with what you like, it's your day.


Make the rounds of local bakeries and show them your wedding cake design.

Ask them if they can duplicate the design and approximate costs. Have these bakeries show you cakes that are similar to your designs and decide if they can create your masterpiece.


Pin down the delivery time. Find out from the bakeries how much lead time they need to guarantee your wedding cake will be ready for your wedding. Some bakeries may not deliver, if so, arrange for a someone to pick-up the cake or contact a delivery service.

Once you've determined how you'd like your cake to be decorated and how it will taste, there's just one last thing to pick: your cake topper.

There are many designs available even custom-made topper just for you and your spouse.

Decide what kind of topper you are looking for……Are you looking for something more humorous, light-hearted and satirical or something more serious, beautiful and artistic?

Talk it over with your fiancé. Decide together what kind of style you would like for your wedding cake topper.

Keeping in mind what you would like your wedding cake topper to represent and the theme of your wedding. Your topper should reflect it. You can even have a favorite object or hobby made into a topper.