When was the last time you attended a wedding and gazed lovingly and longingly at the wedding cake, only to stare shockingly at it later when you end up pulling a satin ribbon out of your mouth while relishing the cake? Well, hopefully that hasn’t actually happened to you–but it seems plausible, given the trend [...]

If you want your wedding to have a cultural / international theme, or if you’re just interested in wedding trivia, you might find the following interesting. These are some “wedding cake options” offered in different places around the world.
1) DUMMY CAKES. These are used frequently in both India and Japan. Sometimes the [...]

Here are a couple of ideas to save yourself a couple of common headaches that many experience with their wedding cake.
1) The headache of the melted cake. Remember that if you’re getting married in a warm month, it’s a good idea to turn on the air conditioning in the reception area well before [...]

How do you pick the best cake decorator or designer for your wedding? For all of the advertising options in the 21st century, truthfully, word of mouth is still the best way to go. You should be able to get good advice from your married friends, relatives or co-workers. If you simply cannot [...]

So, apart from a cake designer, where do you go to find inspiration for a distinctive wedding cake design? Here are some suggestions that you might find helpful.
First, collect as many bridal magazines as you can find. A good alternative to the traditional magazine, though, is the Internet. Sites such as Flickr.com [...]

When you picture a wedding cake in your mind, you doubtless see a tall cake, in the shape of a pyramid: wide at the bottom, rising to a point at the top. However, two distinct styles of cakes give this effect: the stacked cake and the layered cake.

The Groom’s Cake is not as well known as the normal wedding cake, but is gaining in popularity. A groom’s cake, briefly, is a wedding tradition normally associated with the Southern United States. The tradition says that a young lady who sleeps with a slice of groom’s cake under her pillow will supposedly dream of [...]

Before you sign a contract with a wedding cake designer, make sure the contract covers the following:
1. Vendor contact information
– Name of business, address, phone number
– Name of specific designer you are using
– Emergency contact number for day of wedding

With wedding cakes going for $3 to $15 per slice, it’s no crime to want to save money on this expensive tradition. But how do you cut costs?

Doubtless you’ve seen reference, not just here, but in other wedding resources, about traditional wedding cakes as well as about unique wedding cakes. What distinguishes one from the other?