Wedding Cake Ideas
Step By Step Wedding Cake Guide
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Choosing your wedding cake can be overwhelming, it's no wonder, as their are so many wedding cake designs to choose from. Check out our extensive wedding cake gallery.
Decorating wedding cakes are very much like choosing fashion accessories, there needs to be a look or a theme for it to work. So how do you choose the perfect wedding cake design that serves as a centerpiece for your wedding and were do you get started.
Before Ordering Your Wedding Cake
Be prepared, as you'll need to know:
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Wedding theme or colour scheme of your wedding. |
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The style of your bridal gown, the fabric and beads, pearls or crystals used. |
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The flowers and colours that are in the brides bouquet? |
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Have a confirmed wedding date. |
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Know your wedding cake budget, how much do you want to spend? |
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The wedding reception location, as the cake may need to be delivered. |
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Number of guests attending the wedding reception. |
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Will your wedding cake be served as the main dessert? |
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Will your wedding cake be served as dessert-sized portions, finger-sized coffee portions or box as wedding favours or bomboniere for your guests to take home with them? |
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Will you want to keep the top tier of your wedding cake for the celebration of your first anniversary? |
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Last of all, the wedding cake flavour. Your cake maker will offer a selection of their most popular wedding cake flavours or you may suggest your own. |
Wedding Cake Designs, Sizes & Decorations
Your wedding theme or colour scheme will be carried through to the wedding cake design. The actual wedding cake size and number of wedding cake tiers or cake layers are governed by the number of people on your guest list. And if your wedding gown has intricate beading or lace work, it can also be carried through to the wedding cake decorating.