Themed
weddings have become an increasingly popular alternative to the
traditional white wedding, whether themed around a colour, an
era or a fantasy scenario. In order for a themed wedding to work,
it's important that everything matches the chosen theme, including,
of course, the wedding cake.
If your wedding is themed around a specific colour, having your
wedding cake designed to match shouldn't present any kind of problem
as this is generally just a matter of changing the colours of
decorative ribbons and certain elements of the frosting and decoration.
It's only when your themed wedding cake needs to match a specific
era or fantasy scenario that the design becomes more complex and,
as your wedding cake will be a one-off design, more costly.
However, because wedding cake design has been forced to move
with the times, good pastry chefs will work with you to develop
a themed wedding cake design that will not only look right, but
that will also match your needs with regard to size and type of
cake.
If you're arranging your wedding around a specific era, it's
a good idea to have a custom wedding cake made in the style that
would have been used at the time. For example, a medieval wedding
would traditionally have had stacks of small cakes instead of
the traditional tiered cakes we know today. By opting for a themed
wedding cake made from cup cakes, one for each guest, your cake
will be perfectly matched with the era. Similarly, if you theme
your wedding around the Regency era, a chocolate fountain may
be a suitable choice, with individual cakes offered to each guest.
Whatever your theme, there's always a way of making a themed wedding
cake to match. Just remember that custom wedding cakes need to be
ordered at least 6 months ahead of the wedding date, and work closely
with the designer in order to ensure that the finished cake lives
up to your dreams.
