Your Wedding Cake – Sweet and Artsy
By Sally Manglicmot, creator of Wedding’s a Breeze Wedding Planning Products.

Your wedding cake isn’t just a sweet desert anymore. The cake is also a reflection on your personality. Sally Manglicmot gives some sweet suggestions on planning and choosing your Wedding Cake.

Bakers today are creating artsy cake designs that look like a masterpiece.  Some are so over-the-top, you hate to slice it up. Plan to attend a local wedding show or visit many local bakeries.  The bakers that exhibit at the shows will bring samples for you to taste. As you start to pay attention to wedding cakes, you will soon become a cake expert of sorts. If you are on a tight budget and prefer a simple wedding cake, then consider ordering your cake from your local grocer. You will be surprised at the quality, but the decorations will be very generic and limited. 

Is your Aunt insisting on baking your wedding cake? If your budget is extremely limited, maybe a friend or relative who is experienced in producing wonderful cakes is a great idea. Of course, there are high risks. Consider what will happen if your relative, who so graciously insisted on baking your cake, ends up with the flu the week of your wedding, or her oven stopped working, or the baking soda was flat? What happens if the delivery is a flop? We suggest you hire a professional if possible for the most satisfying result.

The Millennium Bride and Groom insist on sophistication, creativity and uniqueness for everything including the cake. Do you like to be trendy?  Present mini-cakes or fancy cupcakes to your guests. Each small cake is individually decorated and served. Have a wedding theme?  The wedding cake can easily replicate your theme.  A beach wedding cake is decorated with a sail boat, sea shells, and dolphins, while a Victorian wedding will display lace and flowers of the period. Theme colors can be easily matched—bring a sample of the fabric or linen to the bakery. If you don't have a theme, let the culinary masters create something for you--after he or she learns about your personality and/or life style.

Dress up your cake with lemon, raspberry, mango, pineapple, chocolate mouse, or ice cream filling!  Some special flavors might include Kailua, Grand Marnier, or Rum (for the adults of course), and don’t forget the added flavor of nuts: hazelnut, praline, almond, walnut, and pecan.  Can’t make up your mind? Try a different flavor for each tier.