Making a wedding ceremony memorable is not an easy task. From choosing the right location, to floral arrangements, bridesmaid’s dresses, and choosing the perfect wedding cake, it is all a matter of detailed planning. Wedding cake decorations play a major role in this event. From humorous figurines to elegant monogrammed initials and the sophisticated and classy Crystal toppings – there is a wide array to choose from. While it can be easy to ensure that the wedding itself is a success, a whole lot of that success can be attributed to the choosing of the wedding cake. The wedding cake toppers reflect a whole new tradition or a breaking away from the tradition depending on what the purpose is – they can be made to reflect the personal style statements of the bride and groom or be tied into the theme of the wedding.

Let us take a look at the variety of wedding cake decorations available today. Imagine a beautiful pair of Swarovski’s Crystal Swans gliding across the top tier of a wedding cake. Crystal decorations are a new trend in wedding cake toppers and can capture the happy moment of togetherness beautifully. Family heirlooms are another big hit among wedding cake designers. Using the latest technologies in baking, the designers can replicate the heirloom that has been a part of the family for generations, to become the icing on the cake. Monogrammed initials of the newly wedded couple remain a classic. Made of cut glass or acrylic, these monogrammed wedding cake toppers can serve as a memento of this wonderful occasion.

For the childhood sweethearts, there is the young boy and girl on a heart shaped swingset decorated with tiny flowers, for those with a funny bone there are the figures of the bride chasing the groom and for the eternally young at heart there is the ultimate childhood fantasy – Mickey and Minnie Mouse getting married in full wedding gear. Let the wedding cake decorations reflect the fun and romantic aspect of finding your soulmate.

While traditional wedding cakes are classics, the new generation has found its own way to make a statement. Cupcake Wedding Cakes are a new way to celebrate the auspicious and fun occasion of two people coming together. Not only do they cost less compared to the traditional wedding cake, but also offer many other distinct advantages. One gets to choose multiple flavors – chocolate and vanilla are a classic combination but one can be as imaginative as one wants. The bride and the groom both get to have their favorite flavors. After all, the cupcake wedding cake is a cascade of the finest, most delicious and heavenly treats. One more advantage is that with the cupcake wedding cake, there is no need to cut the cake into slices – everybody can get his or her own little cake of bliss. Plus, the cupcakes can be arranged into as many tiers as one wants.

The world is moving towards more ecologically conscious and healthy living habits. There are people who want a healthier alternative to the traditionally rich wedding cakes. The cupcake wedding cakes can be the choice of dessert for such people. Vegan cupcakes are easy to make and are a welcome addition to those who choose this lifestyle. In a multi-layered setting, these cupcakes can be specially marked to make it easy for the vegan guests to enjoy the treats while letting the other guests choose the more traditional cupcakes.

Apart from having many distinct flavors, the cupcakes also offer many options for decorations. The cupcake liners can be color coded, the colors can be markings used to indicate the different flavors or made to match the bridal gown, and the sumptuous icing on the top tier of the cupcake wedding cakes can be perfectly monogrammed initials of the new couple. The entire theme of the wedding can subtly be tied into the cupcake arrangement like a red, white, and blue tiered cupcake wedding cake for those who have made their careers in the armed forces. The possibilities here are truly endless.

Wedding cakes have come a long way from their humble origins. From the times of the Roman Empire (when the ancestor of the wedding cake used to be a loaf of wheat bread, crumbled and sprinkled on the bride as a sign of fertility and prosperity) to the most modern multi-tiered wedding cake – this blissful tradition has evolved along with the times. Today, the cutting of this cake is the high point of every marriage ceremony. Every woman has dreamed about and planned to the last detail exactly what her wedding cake will be like. Custom designed cakes with personal motifs such as toppings have become the latest trend in this long held tradition. A cake dressed up as two laptops connected to each other makes for a special tribute to the couple who found each other online. Monochromatic designer cakes work wonderfully when the bride, the bridegroom, the bridesmaids, and the wedding party are all dressed in black and white.

The weddings of today are massively detailed productions that require precision planning. This undertaking calls for a collaboration between a whole lot of different people such as wedding planners, caterers, dressmakers, decorators, photographers, videographers, and the families of the bride and the groom. In such a scenario, the wedding cake is perhaps the ultimate sweet spot that ties the whole event together. Choosing the right wedding cake is a really big decision and it cannot be made by simply flipping through magazines. In fact, designing wedding cakes is quite a big industry today.

So what does the future have in store for this wonderful tradition? Perhaps, it is the key that will shape how the structure of marriage evolves. Perhaps, wedding cakes will be reminiscent of the past era of romance or like everything else about a marriage, this tradition too will evolve. Nobody knows what the future looks like, but the wedding cake is the one tradition that simply will not fade away.

No marriage ceremony is complete without the couple slicing the wedding cake. It is one of the happiest moments to be captured in a picture and remains a cherished memory for life. Wedding cakes are the most imaginative, expressive, and fun way to commemorate this happy occasion. Unlike the wedding cakes of the yesteryears which were meant solely for decoration, the cakes of today are meant to live up to many expectations. The cake has to be beautifully decorated, should go with the wedding theme, and make for a fabulous dessert that is moist, delicious, and as dreamy as heaven. When it comes to making and delivering such awesome creations, cake designers have risen up to the challenge.

While ostentatious toppings were favored in the past, today’s trends demand that wedding cakes designs look back towards the classics. Minimalist and clean, the white cake with the intricate chocolate design made of icing makes this cake a wonderfully festive and yet elegant wedding honor. Subdued hues like icy blues and multiple tiers (up to five) lend a distinct air of old world charm and class to any wedding. It is the traditional cake made with contemporary flavors and classic, clean designs that defines the trends of 2010.

Another major trend is to have wedding cakes in multiple tiers and each tier is made up of a separate shape. A square cake at the bottom tier, a circle in the middle, and a raspberry red heart on the top makes for a very sophisticated design. To make it even more dazzling, consider a five-tiered cake instead of the usual three. Decadence is in and nothing exemplifies it more than a three-tiered fully chocolate wedding cake. The rich aroma by itself is captivating and the breakaway from traditions is refreshing. Whatever trend you choose to follow or start, the idea is that your wedding day is the one day when you can have your cake and eat it too (absolutely no pun intended).

The wedding cake is the highlight of any wedding reception. Choosing the perfect cake is not an easy task. One has to go through many steps before the final selection is made. The first step is to obviously look through the different types of wedding cakes and choose the one that suits the wedding theme, the choices of the bride and bridegroom, and fits into the budget requirements. When it comes to the different types of cakes, the choices can be based on when the wedding actually is – the Carrot Cake is a very suitable option for an autumn wedding for example, the lemon cake is a really good cake for a summer wedding, and the chocolate cake is an all year round irresistible possibility. More and more brides are choosing the bold flavor of a chocolate cake instead of the traditional white wedding cake.

Although many more options exist for a person to choose from among the varieties and types of wedding cakes, there are a couple of honorable mentions. The Red Velvet Cake with a cream cheese topping is an exquisite piece of craftsmanship when it comes to baking. The more non-traditional option (if one can’t decide between a chocolate or white cake) is the Marble Cake which is a mixture of both.

The last but definitely not the least option, is to have a cupcake wedding cake. There are quite a few benefits to choosing this particular style among the varied types of wedding cakes: the cupcake wedding cake costs a lot less than the traditional wedding cake, the cupcakes can be made in multiple flavors like white cake and chocolate cake on different tiers, and these cakes can be easily arranged to suit to the theme of the wedding. Choose carefully and choose well, but whatever the choice, the wedding cake is truly a magnificent tradition that is as diverse as it is tasty.

Traditionally, wedding cakes are seen as the high point of any marriage ceremony. When the couple comes together to celebrate their love and the joining of their two families, it is the wedding cake that symbolizes the epitome of happiness and success for the couple. Surprisingly, the wedding cake of today has humble beginnings going way back into the times of the Roman Empire. In those times, the wedding guests used to throw crumbled pieces of a baked loaf of whole wheat bread at the bride. This ritual was considered to bring fertility and prosperity to the newly wedded couple. The wedding guests then ate those crumbs, hoping to bring some good luck upon themselves. In fact, the Romans believed that any unmarried woman who ate the crumbs would soon be betrothed herself.

As the years progressed, the ritual became even more fantastic and symbolic. At a wedding ceremony during the middle ages, the wedding guests would provide scones, breads, and cakes which would be piled on top of each other. If the newly wedded couple successfully kissed each other over this pile, it was thought to be a sign that would bring good luck to the married couple! One can imagine that the idea of layers for the wedding cakes possibly originated during this era. The “kiss over the top of the wedding cake” is a memorable event even in today’s times and is one of the happiest photographs to be captured at any wedding ceremony.

Today, young couples can pick and choose many different styles of wedding cakes that are available. The latest baking technologies make use of icing and fondant to decorate the cakes intricately. Wedding cakes can now be multi-layered and custom designed to express the joys and hopes of the betrothed couple. The wedding cake of today is an ongoing tradition and a symbolism that will most likely continue long into the future.

For many people, they may not believe that wedding cakes, hail as far back as the roman empire.

Apparently this was even before the development of icing on the wedding cake.

There were in fact some interesting traditions that occurred with wedding cakes at the time.

Consider…

The breaking of the wedding cake over the bride’s head.

However, over subsequent years this breaking over the head became impractical.

I imagine that brides all over the world are grateful that this particular tradition with wedding cakes has fallen by the wayside.

Have you often stopped to consider:

Why is it that we have been told that if we take home the wedding cake piece we have and then put it under the pillow then we will dream of the woman or man that we are to marry.

This particular tradition dates back as far as the 17th century.

In the 18th century, brides would pass small pieces of wedding cakes through their rings, then hand them to guests who then would take them home and then place them under their pillows then.

However, many brides had concerns about removing their ring so soon after the ceremony that this was stopped.

There are though many people who today take a piece of wedding cake, and hope they will have pleasant dreams.

How many times have you thought…

I wish I had thought of that.

Especially when it comes to funny wedding cakes.

So I hopped on the internet and went hunting for wedding cakes that are funny and interesting.

Here are a few web addresses of some of the really impressive ones I found…

http://farah-novias.com/blog/?p=80

http://www.my-wedding-reception-planning.com/funny-wedding-cake-toppers.html

http://www.weddingmountain.com/c-220-funny-wedding-cake-toppers.aspx

Feel free to check out these funny wedding cakes.

You probably have heard of them, space invaders, pacman and others.

But have you ever thought of having them as your wedding cake.

It now appears that various people around the world are combining their two loves for their future wife or husband and for video games, and bringing the two together.

The following site has a few of them

Gamer Centric Wedding Cakes