Pictures of Elegant Wedding Cakes

Your wedding celebration is usually a once in a life time event, so most brides choose elegant wedding cakes if they are having a formal or traditional wedding theme.

Traditional or classic wedding cakes are mostly decorated with silk or fresh flowers or with hand sculptured decorative florals made with fondant icing.

These hand sculptured designs are created by wedding cake designers, they are a true masterpiece and work of art. In recent times, designer wedding cakes are becoming increasingly popular, as the modern bride-to-be wants to be a red carpet STAR. Wedding couples are spending exorbitant amounts of money to have that dream celebrity wedding with that WOW factor.

Pictures of Wedding Cake

Here are some elegant wedding cake designs and traditional wedding cakes suitable for a classy and formal wedding.

Budget Wedding Cake

If you are on a small wedding budget, you can still have your dream wedding cake. First decide whether you want your cake to be part of the dessert or just to serve with coffee. Fairy godmother tip! to save on costs have your wedding cake as the dessert on your wedding reception menu.

If you decide to remove the dessert from the menu, order a small elegant wedding cake as a wedding table centerpiece. Then order a second rectangular slab of wedding cake, undecorated but with the same icing.

No one gets to see this cake apart from the kitchen staff who cut and serve the cake to your guests. This means you still get to have your dream wedding cake and feed your guests a large piece of wedding cake.

Ordering your Wedding Cake in Advance

Make sure you plan and order your wedding cake at least 2-3 months in advance, as they take a lot of time to prepare. Fondant icing is perfect for wedding cakes, the lovely smooth surface is a perfect canvas for decorating. Most cakes are available with fondant icing and some are also popular in dark & white chocolate.

Classic Wedding Cakes

All these photo's of classic wedding cakes are beautifully decorated with fancy scrolls, handmade and edible flowers, decorative pearls, ribbons and fresh flower bouquets.

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