Wedding Cake Decorations

The wedding cake is the most delicious aspect of your wedding. It is one of the things that the guests take a look at in the wedding reception thus, it should be one of the things that the couple should look into. Before you decide to buy a wedding cake for your wedding, know your budget. There are actually many cake decorations to choose from. Cake stores have a wide array of types and designs when making a custom-made wedding cake but keep in mind that the prices vary as the base and the cake decoration vary.

There are many types of wedding cake bases available in the market today. Of course, it is important that the cake taste delicious but aside from that it is also important to make it attractive and marvellous. So, you need to be meticulous in choosing decorations suitable for your chosen wedding theme, your taste and your budget.
- The classic wedding cake decoration is the butter cream. Although it is still commonly use these days, there is now the growing trend of fondant, a smooth icing that is easy to mold. The advantage of making wedding cakes out of fondant is that it will make the cake last for hours. This type of decoration will spare you from the worry that it might melt; it would be a disaster! Moreover, it can stand for hours of waiting until the cake cutting ceremony. Fondant cakes remain intact so they remain as marvelous from the start of the reception to the time when the couple gets their first share of the cake and until it is serve for the guests.
- Classic Elegance decoration style is built on three-tiered length base. The cake is iced with off-white fondant and decorated with beautiful fresh cream scroll work. It is topped with a cluster of cream flowers and other wedding cake accessories such as ribbons are placed at the surrounding of the cake. In Classic Romantic Heart design, the cake is built on round shape stand with maximum of 3 tiers in height. The design features two love crystal hearts and a pairs of dove on the top of the cake. The cream color of the cake should be in pearl white. The top layer of the cake is decorated with crystal hearts and dove; both are considered as the elegant sign for everlasting love.
- Forever Love Red Roses decoration idea used red fresh roses as its main attraction. The cake usually is square or rectangular in shape with several tiers. Dowels and cake separator are used between tiers. The cake frost is in pearl color and the cake base is in white color. Cream color royal icing is used to make roses and dots.
- Orchid White Fondant Natural wedding cake decoration idea emphasizes on natural born love and comes in multiple tiers. The cake has multiple folded layers of greenish scroll work. The white fondant for the cake is garnished with spotted purple orchids and always avoids detailed table decorations as the cake itself is much complicated and detailed.
- The Fresh Fruit Royal Icing wedding cake is built on the original love message that bridegroom needs to deliver to the bride. The cake is covered in marzipan and layered with fondant fresh white icing. Royal icing and simple scroll work are also added to the cake decoration. The top layer should consist of not more than three types of fruits. The fruits colors should be contrast as the base of the cake is in white.

The kind of wedding cake you'll have on your wedding day really depends on your decision whether you want to be more traditional or to be more creative and unique. It's also up to you to mix and match several design ideas. The important thing is you end up marveling your wedding cake and so as your guests.