How to Find Elegant Wedding Cakes

By: Jennifer Maughan

The most delicious symbols of weddings are the elegant wedding cakes, and couples spend a lot of wedding planning time coming up with the perfect combination of moist cake and creamy frosting. The cake can be formal and elegant or fun and whimsical; it all depends on the personality of the bride and groom. However, it's easy to get wrapped up in the other details of the wedding, so use these tips to get a gorgeous wedding cake.

Visit several wedding cake specialists, and ask to see photos of their previous work. Whether you choose a cake with the traditional tiers and roses or something different, you'll get lots of ideas by looking through the photos. Get pricing information, and make sure it fits with your budget. Above all, make sure that the cake you choose matches the style and theme of your wedding and that it also reflects your personality and preferences.

Once you've decided on a style, arrange for you and your future spouse to have a taste test of the various flavors. Most wedding cake bakeries will prepare samples of the variety of cakes they prepare, and it's great fun to sample what your wedding cake will taste like.

Also ensure that the bakery will have your exact colors to use in decorating the cake. Whether you select tinted frosting, silk flowers, ribbon or whimsical wedding cake toppers, using your wedding colors as part of the overall look of the cake will tie it in to the rest of the event. Skilled cake decorators can also create a variety of flowers out of frosting, so check to see if the main flowers in your bouquet can be recreated out of sugar.

Getting the perfect wedding cake means following a certain timeline:

  • Reserve a bakery at least five months before the wedding day.
  • Finalize the style and flavor of the wedding cake around six weeks from the wedding day.
  • On the day before the wedding, call or have someone in the wedding party call for you to ensure that the cake will be delivered to the right address at the right time.
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