Most brides would agree that the wedding cake is a meaningful and integral part of the reception and wedding. It can be a piece of art and every guest will look at it either in awe or adoration. Whether you are hiring someone to bake and decorate your cake or doing it yourself, you should keep several things in mind. First, you should know how many guests you are going to have, if the reception is inside or out, and what your colors are going to be. If you have a theme, like a Winter Wonderland, the decorations, flowers and the cake should compliment one another. You need to decide whether it is going to be formal or not, what cake accessories you will be using and how much you are willing to spend on your wedding cake? The number of tiers and size of the cake is also important to know and if the cake will be the main dessert or part of a sweets table.

The look of the modern wedding cake has come a long way since your grandmother’s traditional cake. Some couples are looking for a unique wedding cake and actually design their cake around frozen ice cream cakes, cheese cake or spectacular cupcake trees. As for the top of the cake, lovely crystal cake toppers abound on the internet. Fresh flowers, spun sugar designs, and porcelain figures also look great.

Unique and special weddings are not a thing of the past and the wedding cake is an important part of each wedding reception. Plan ahead before you go to the baker as your cake should be ordered several weeks in advance. If you hire a pastry chef, they should get the cake to the reception and set it up, but don’t forget to give them that heart cake topper!