Wedding Gowns & Bridal Gowns

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It’d probably be overkill to have a Hello Kitty-themed wedding with the iconic white cat decorating every inch of the room. I think what would really drive the message across, theme-wise, is to use Kitty as a centerpiece at the reception or as a decor on the wedding cake.

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In fact, you can do away with the centerpiece as the wedding cake often reflects the theme or mood of the wedding. The way I see it, a Hello Kitty wedding cake can be made in two ways. You can get it custom-made using fondant, a firm icing used by most wedding cake designers in the industry for its clay-like texture. A skilled pair of hands should have no difficulty making a mold of Hello Kitty and her groom.

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It’s only a couple more months until summer and spring 2009, and you still have time to adjust your wedding cake’s design and style to match what’s in this season. Wedding trends of spring and summer 2009 feature whimsical and classical elements from the 1920’s to the 1960’s, and this is the year to stand out in aquamarine, pastel blue, lemon, and lilac colors. Spring and summer weddings are perfect for fluffy sponge cakes and fruity icing. Complement them with one of these fresh trends of the new year, and your wedding cake will be perfect for the season.

Hexagons and Squares

Square-shaped or hexagonal tiered cakes are a refreshing new take to the classic circular wedding cake design, and the stacked shaped make your wedding cake impressive enough to stand alone as a centerpiece. Geometric embellishments also make for a cake that people will remember forever.

Decadent designs

These days, wedding cakes are inspired by the intricate details of wedding dress designs. Lace-style decorations, monochromatic colors, and white fondant icing topped with black or dark brown patterns are the perfect way to show off your sense of culture and style.

Blues and greens

Another popular color scheme for 2009 weddings are turquoise, aqua, blues, and greens. Have your wedding cake capture these cheerful hues, especially for the summer. Have a cake made with a tropical theme in mind, get aquamarine as your base color, and complement it with silver, lilac, or white.

Cupcake towers

The trend of having a tower of cupcakes instead of a tiered wedding cake will still be hot in 2009. But instead of round cupcakes, cupcakes this year will come in geometric shapes (refer to the first trend)!

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With the excitement and bustling activity of wedding planning, it’s easy to lose track of deciding what kind of wedding cake to order. Although it might seem as though choosing a wedding cake is a pretty simple task, you should give a lot of attention to selecting one since this will serve as the focal point of your reception.

Traditionally, wedding cakes were round, multi-tiered confections made with basic sponge cake and vanilla icing. Today, you’ve got way more options than that; wedding cakes come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and the design, flavor, and style can be fully customized and range from simple to absolutely stunning. The basic elements you should consider when selecting your cake is the design, style, and flavor.

The wedding cake’s design and style usually go hand and hand with your wedding’s theme. The traditional tiered cakes are more elegant and formal – perfect for old-fashioned weddings. Newer wedding cakes are a bit more whimsical and creative than traditional cakes, but still maintain a dignified air. The design of your cake also depends on the frosting you want. Traditional cakes usually have buttercream frosting since this can be used to make all sorts of designs. Modern cakes usually use fondant – a smooth, satiny cover that can be used to create intricate designs, unusual shapes, and spectacular accents.

The flavor of your wedding cake depends entirely on your cake. Cake flavors range from traditional sponge cake to more unusual ones like amaretto and strawberry. Some bakers also include a filling in between layers of cake, usually cream, custard, or mousse; you have the option to decide which filling you want too.

Your wedding cake designer should show you his or her portfolio and give you a list of flavor and design options. Once you’ve chosen all these options, you’re ready to order your cake. Make sure you’ve placed your order at least two months before your wedding date, especially if you’ve chosen a very intricate design!

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Wedding cupcakes are the most fashionable alternatives to the traditional tiered wedding cake. No more fussing with cutting the cake, and the guests can choose from a variety of cupcake flavors and designs to eat at the reception or to bring home with them. Not to mention that well-decorated cupcakes can serve as stand-alone decors!

But what if you have hundreds of guests at your wedding? How in the world will you serve the cupcakes to them? Wedding cupcakes are normally placed on tiered stands but you’ll need at least several of them, perhaps one on each table, and it kind of destroys the idea of the wedding cake as the center of the ceremonies.

If you’re a creative, do-it-yourself bride, you might want to forget the cupcake stand and place hundreds of cupcakes on a large cupcake tree instead! Not only is it a beautiful way to present all those wedding cupcakes; it also makes a fabulous centerpiece. The wedding cupcake tree pictured above is about six feet tall, 40 inches in diameter. Each layer is made out of half-inch, medium density fiberboard with rounded edges painted white. The whole structure rests on a Christmas tree stand and is held up by a curtain rod through holes made in the center of each layer.

Six feet of cupcake-y goodness! That definitely beats your average wedding cake. I wonder though, where would you put the cupcake tree afterwards?

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Not all weddings have to attempt recreate a romantic atmosphere by covering the place with tulle and roses and using decorating cliches to death. Depending on the couple’s personality, a wedding can have the fun, playful atmosphere of a children’s birthday party. In fact, I think a fun, informal wedding is close to what the real nature of a wedding should be. A wedding, after all, is a celebration, and it’s a little hard to celebrate and let loose when you can’t quite be yourself in a very formal setting.

A couple named Ben and Kerri had a geeky, superhero-themed wedding – which is fairly surprising since most women would want the roses and the pink and would never consider having the Incredible Hulk top their wedding cake. But in honor of the Hulk, Ben wore a green tie, Kerri wore a green sash around her waist, and the couple had an Incredible Hulk-themed cake, with the Hulk and Wonder Woman on the topmost tier. I love how the cake was able to incorporated typical wedding cake designs together with the Hulk’s bright green color. A bright green cake might not look very appetizing to some guests, but I would definitely eat it just to see what kind of cake it’s made of.

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