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Wedding Cake Pictures And Ideas

Wedding cake pictures are a great source of inspiration for a couple planning their big day. Even if you're not intending to order one of the flamboyant creations to be seen in magazine or a gallery of exotic wedding cakes, you can draw inspiration from some of the ideas to design and create your own masterpiece for much less!

Many of the designer wedding cakes you may see in pictures are layered or multi-layered and are heftily decorated with icing, beads or other embellishments. Often on the top can be found a variety of cake topper ornaments, such as a small image of a bride and groom.

Wedding cakes range from the very simple to the highly complex in their decorations. There are artistic merits in all sorts of designs. But however exotic they may be, let's not forget that one of their main purposes is to be eaten.

That's why smart wedding planners sometimes keep the decorated cake on display but serve simple sheet cake from the same recipe at the reception. Your guests need never know the difference.

No matter whether your wedding is large or small, formal or casual in tone or themed in some way, it makes sense to start planning your cake as soon as possible.

Here are some pointers to help you order a cake with less angst and stress -- and stand a good chance of getting a good price for what you want:

• Check with your baker about the length of time needed to make your cake. A rush job may well cost you more and be an unwelcome preoccupation in the run-up to your wedding day.
• Get an idea of costs as early as possible. As with most other elements of wedding planning, it pays to shop around.
• Are you planning a theme wedding? If so, let your baker know! Ingredients such as icing can be affected by environmental conditions such a heat or humidity.
• Remember that all the embellishments and decorations incorporated into a cake come at a price and add to the length of time needed to get it ready. You can skip on the sugared flowers, twists and twirls and come up with your own designs.
• If your budget's tight, you could decorate your own wedding cake. Have a look at the cake decorations and accents available from supermarkets. You can also find 'cake kits' available online that will allow you to choose your design from a gallery of pictures and then finish the cake yourself.

So use your cake pictures to fire up your imagination. When you customize it, you can have a unique wedding cake for an affordable price.

Check out our other tips for decorating your own cake.

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