| Aside from your wedding dress, the next most | | | | 2) Theme/Tone: Think about the theme or tone |
| photographed item at the wedding reception will | | | | or your wedding before you choose a design. |
| be the wedding cake. Therefore it is important to | | | | There are hundreds of different cake styles and |
| devote some time and thought and come up with | | | | shapes so you can literally be as creative as you |
| some wedding cake ideas suitable for your big | | | | like. For example if you are having a Las Vegas |
| day. | | | | wedding, it might be fun to have the wedding |
| Traditional wedding cakes come in tiers, usually | | | | cake designed in the shape of a roulette wheel. |
| three layers, and throughout history wedding | | | | 3) Ingredients: Traditional wedding cake are |
| cakes been used to symbolize fertility, long life | | | | fruitcakes, but this was simply because they had |
| and good fortune for the marriage. Nowadays | | | | a longer shelf life back before everyone had |
| wedding cakes come in all shapes and sizes, but | | | | refrigerators and freezers. You can have a |
| they still remain one of the centerpieces of | | | | wedding cake made from whole range of |
| weddings around the world. | | | | ingredients these days, and you can even get |
| When you are choosing your wedding cake you | | | | savory wedding cakes, like the popular 'whole |
| need to think about a few basic issues: | | | | cheese cake'. This is made from a whole wheel of |
| 1) Guest Numbers - It is traditional for all the | | | | cheddar on the bottom tier, which is then topped |
| guests to take away a piece of cake with them, | | | | with a tier of another cheese, such as stilton. |
| so make sure you select a wedding cake that is | | | | Think about what flavors both you and your |
| big enough to cater to your planned guest list. | | | | guest would enjoy and don't be afraid to be |
| Also it is a nice touch if you allow for a few | | | | inventive - it could even become the talking piece |
| extras, so that you can send a piece after the | | | | of the day. |
| wedding to anyone who could not attend. | | | | |