Wedding cake to be exact! Y'all, there is nothing I love more than a beautiful, yet delicious, wedding cake. Okay, maybe there are a few things I love more (coffee, tacos, my family) but a gorgeous cake just on display looking all delectable and pretty - you gotta have that on the top ten list of life's little pleasures. And your wedding day is THE day to have the best looking, most scrumptious and delightful cake for your guests to ooh and aww over. After you get some inspiration from the photos in this blog, check out the bottom of this list for some of the best cake vendors in Houston too!
Cue the Mugatu voice: Ruffled cakes are so hot right now. This style of cake is probably the most popular out of all the recent styles right now - and theres a reason for that! I think one of the things that makes them so great is that they're pretty without being precious, totally attainable and easy to customize to fit the theme or style of your wedding. These have really taken off just recently, and I think they are a really nice example of how the "naked cake" has matured a little bit and evolved into a gorgeous swan. If a swan was a cake. That evolved. I think ya'll know what I mean.
Pastel ombre cakes are the newest revival of this old classic. The ombre look has been around for quite some time, but the pastel colors lend a freshness to the look and how perfect are the colors for a spring wedding? Go all in with the ruffles we talked about above AND the pastel ombre (pictured in the third image) and no one could ever say you're not a trend setter.
The metallic look is a great wedding cake for the couple who plan on having a Gatsby themed wedding.
(Side note: Didn't know Gatsby theme was even a thing people were doing? Totally is! I've already shot two weddings this year styled to represent the romantic roaring 20s. I'll be doing a post on this soon)
Its hard to resist the allure of the metallic cake. Its elegant, glamorous and wordly. A metallic cake says, "I pop bubbly for breakfast and I'm a badass". Or at least to me, it does. Pair gold metallic with navy and hot pink - perfect for a preppy summer wedding. Have metallic silver embellishments with green florals and white lace - lovely winter wedding cake! Metallic cakes are totally versatile and super on trend for this year. I love them.
Not into metallic? How about marbled then? Marbled wedding cakes are for the modern couple who share clothes from Zara, are constantly on the hunt for an original Eames chair at their local thrift store, and special order their coffee grown at the bottom of a volcano in Ecuador. OR just for people who really like the clean classic look! Hey, I'm not here to stereotype anyone - you do you babes. Stick a gorgeous pink marbled wedding cake up on a gold geometric cake stand - done. You just had the best wedding cake out of all your friends this year. Pretty sure you get a trophy for that.
Full disclosure - Donut cakes had a moment last year, but they are coming back in full force for the summer. The donut cake is the grown up 2017 version of the cupcake cake, and where I wasn't a fan of the tower of cupcakes masquerading as a wedding cake, I actually kind of love the idea of using donuts instead. I especially like the idea of having the mini cake at the top - so you will still have the traditional "cutting of the cake", and some to take home to save for the also traditional, "unwrapping the freezer burnt cake to eat a bite together a year later on your one year anniversary".
(Another sidenote: How did that even become a thing anyway? My husband and I totally skipped that tradition. We cant even keep popsicles in the fridge for more than a week - the cake never stood a chance).
Donut cakes are so cute, you can get creative with them and the very best part? Cost effective!
If you're having trouble finding a cake vendor for your big day - here are some of my recommendations. These people have no idea I'm mentioning them here - I've either worked with them, tried their cakes, or they're extremely reputable in the industry for great tasting cakes and great customer service! Click on their name to visit their website.
Who Made the Cake
Three Brothers Bakery
A Cake Studio (Alex and I had Gabby make our phenomenal cake. Her tasting arrangement was adorable too)
Cakes By Gina
Yellow Apron Baking Co.
Tastee Tees Treats