Many couples like have a traditional white wedding cake with icing piping and flowers. While this is certainly a beautiful addition to any reception, it can be a bit boring. Wedding cakes don’t have to be three-tiered and vanilla. Instead, consider making a statement with a unique, fun wedding cake.

Consider the Color

White is by far the most common color associated with brides, and thus, most wedding cakes are white. You don’t have to stick with that traditional, though. Colorful wedding cakes can be just as pretty, while showing a little more personality. When couples initially think about colorful wedding cakes, they often think of wacky off-the-wall designs. While these crazy cakes are perfect for some, just because your cake is colorful doesn’t mean that it can’t also be elegant.

For example, consider using a colored layer as a bold background and then doing traditional piping with white icing. You can also choose a monochrome cake, using different shades of a single color to create a formal look. Cake decorating has come a long way in the last 50 years, and today, there are even edible silver and gold options! White isn’t your only choice, even if you still want you cake to be classy and a bit traditional.

Theme Cakes

If traditional cakes aren’t really your style, consider having a themed cake created for your reception. What is special about you and your soon-to-be spouse? Use that as a starting off point. For example, if you met online, you might have a cake that looks like a giant computer, or if you enjoy skiing, you might have a cake sculpted to look like mountains. Have fun with it! After all, it is your wedding, and the cake should be personalized to fit your tastes.

If you don’t want to go all out with a themed cake, you can instead choose to personalize it a bit with the topper. Instead of choosing a traditional bride and groom topper holding hands, why not a fun topper that illustrates who you are as a couple. For example, if you like to fish, you might have a topper with the bride casting a line and “hooking” the groom. There are toppers to fit just about any personality type, so keep looking until you find one that suits you and your significant other.

Even if you want to keep your cake traditional, you can consider having a unique groom’s cake. Not every wedding has a groom’s cake, but it is a great tradition, and a way to mix in a little personality, even if you want a traditional three-tier white cake.

Not Every Wedding has to have a Cake

Wedding cakes are traditional, but if you don’t like cake or want a unique approach to your wedding day dessert, consider other post-meal options. For example, have a dessert bar, with a number of items. You can include a small cake in order to take part in the cutting ceremony, but also consider fudge, pie, scones, candies, cannolis, and other delicious dessert options. You can even rent an ice cream machine to serve your gusts hot fudge sundaes!

If a dessert bar is a little too much for you, think about instead opting for cupcakes instead of one big cake. You can vary the flavors, and stack them on tiered shelves to give a wedding cake-like appearance. The result is stunning, fun to eat, and cost-effective.

Wedding Cake Flavor

Lastly, when thinking about your wedding white, keep in mind that you don’t have to stick with a traditional vanilla cake. Even chocolate or marble cake may be too boring for you and your partner! Make sure to ask your caterer for various cake options, and don’t be afraid to choose something untraditional, like carrot cake. Many bakeries also offer extra-special unique flavors, like banana chocolate cake, black forest cake, or mocha coffee cake. Yes, you can put all of these flavors underneath traditional white icing. No one will know what is coming!

If you do choose a non-traditional flavor, consider ordering vanilla and chocolate cupcakes or having one tier of your cake be a traditional white cake. Not all of your guests will be as adventurous as you in your cake choices, and you want to include everyone, since eating a piece of cake is considered as a polite way to wish the bridal couple good luck.

When choosing a wedding cake, try to clear all your preconceived notions of what a cake has to be out of your head. It is your wedding cake, and you should choose a flavor and design that will make you happy.