How to Display Wedding Cakes
Planning a wedding can be a high-pressure affair, but finding a creative way to display your wedding cake does not have to add to your stress. Instead, displaying a wedding cake can be a fun and creative way to echo the themes of your wedding. A little forethought and attention to detail will add the perfect finishing flourish to the day you'll remember for the rest of your life. A slice of cake will never taste this sweet again. Does this Spark an idea?
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Decide where the best placement for the wedding cake will be in your reception space. For an intimate evening affair at home, try displaying the wedding cake in the living room. Before the meal, guests can admire the decorations, and after dinner the party can adjourn to the living room for a relaxed, elegant and comfortable cake ceremony. If your reception is in a large hall, your options for placement expand. Placing the cake on a table in front of the bridal party assures that all guests can see the cake, though it may block views of the bride and groom. A common display method is to set the cake on a table at the side of the dance floor. Just be sure to move the cake back far enough to avoid damage should an over-zealous dancer spin out of control.
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Strike a balance between the decoration of the cake and the display that surrounds it. If your cake features intricate frosting work and flowers, keep the display limited to a simple white tablecloth and a receptacle for the cake knife. If the cake is simply frosted and the focus is on the topper of the bride and groom, decorations can be a little more elaborate. Consider adding framed photographs of the bride and groom throughout their courtship to reinforce the focus on their relationship. Upload digital photos into digital frames before the reception so guests can relive the moments leading up to the climactic event.
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Echo the color theme of your wedding in every aspect of the reception, including the cake display. If your colors are soft pastels, it would be inadvisable to introduce bright colors and bold flowers at the cake display. Have the cake share a table with a bouquet of flowers similar to those carried by the bride and her party, or coordinate linens to match the dominant colors of the wedding.
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Seek out non-traditional display ideas for non-traditional cakes and ceremonies. An at home wedding could feature photos of cakes from the bride and groom's childhoods for a touch of whimsy and nostalgia. Cupcakes, an increasingly popular wedding option, can be stacked on tiered stands to mimic a traditional cake, but they can also be incorporated into the wedding's larger theme. For example, serve cupcakes at a garden wedding using a small terracotta flower pot as the receptacle. Top cupcakes with sugared edible flowers for a sweet, unexpected display.
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- Photo Credit wedding cake image by Mat Hayward from Fotolia.com
