Weddings have changed quite dramatically with time. With this change has come an associated change in the choice of contemporary wedding cakes, and cake designs that are available. The wedding cake has always been a focal point in wedding celebrations and for wedding receptions. This is especially true if you have chosen a theme for the wedding, and wish for the cake to be a part of it.
The thing you have to do, while shopping for a wedding cake is to decide on the style. The days of the classic white three tier square cakes are gone, replaced by different designs and different fillings. Wedding trends, like all other trends, tend to evolve with fashion and interior design trends. As those have changed, cool blues, lilacs, and silvers have become very popular for weddings in the new millennium, with a futuristic feel and minimalist values.
Contemporary trends are for cakes to be more understated and minimalist in design. For example, a popular current design is cakes which have the tiers stacked together, without any pillars etc. Decorations can be fresh flowers and the filling is sponge cake rather than the traditional rich fruit cake. Contemporary Wedding cakes and cake designs are often altered or custom designed to reflect the personality of the bridal couple. Decorations can be varied, ranging from sugar confetti, all the way to comic figurines, from feathers to wire toppers. Your wedding cake can be custom decorated to match your theme or your bouquet. Some couples now choose to have the color of the wedding cake match the color of the bridesmaids’ dresses.
In designing a contemporary wedding cake, most cake makers encourage the couple to come in to have a consultation for the design of a personalized wedding cake. The choices are almost unlimited from slight change to the traditional rich fruit cake covered with marzipan and icing, to the contemporary fruit cake with no raisins, carrot cake, dense chocolate cake, light chocolate sponge cake, a zesty tangy lemon sponge cake, a tangy orange sponge cake, citrons, seed cakes, banana cakes and vanilla sponge cakes.
Some contemporary wedding cake makers even offer you the unique opportunity to get a photo wedding cake with personalized and edible photos of the bridal couple. The wedding cake can have photographs of the bride and groom as children, growing up, and as a couple, making the perfect, unusual centerpiece for the wedding celebrations.
Contemporary wedding cakes and cake designs are fun, adding splashes of color and even comedy. They are not necessarily white anymore, and floral decorations are no longer a mandatory feature. Take a good look at all there is to offer at bridal fairs and exhibitions, explore magazines and websites, for inspiration for your perfect contemporary wedding cake.
