Wedding cake trends for 2007

A list of the current trends in wedding cakes, including flavors, decorations, toppers and everything else on the cake.

Maryann Cavaglia, from Trendy Wedding Magazine, has compiled a quick list of what brides are asking in their cakes reight now and she hopes you'll be able to see a trend or idea you can use to make your wedding cake special.

• Brides are having fun with the shape of their cake. Instead of round tiers, try squares, octagons, triangles or even hexagons. Off-kilter cakes (topsy-turvy) are fun -they will amaze your guests. Decorate each tier of the cake with a different design; even use different colors.
• Why not have a theme wedding cake that goes along with that of your of your wedding. This will help tie your whole wedding topic together.
• Color of the cake icing matches the wedding dress trim colors or bridesmaid dresses. Sage Green, Blush Pink, Burnt Orange, Ivory.
• An idea is to use a color of cake that will look well in the room it is being displayed in.
  This will make for beautiful photographs.
• Try butter cream or fondant icing.
• Cakes embellished with fresh flowers, less expensive than having your baker make icing or marzipan flowers.
• Cakes with flavors or fillings: lemon, lime, raspberry or spiced cakes.
• There is a groom's cake; usually chocolate inside with chocolate icing.
• If you are going to use a groom’s cake, why not a theme groom's cake? Fly fishing, baseball cap, car, golf.
• Create cupcake towers. Use silk or sugar butterflies on top of the cupcakes.
• Instead of one huge cake, have a smaller decorated cake at each table as a beautiful centerpiece. You wouldn't have to purchase as many floral decorations.
• Place ethnic patterns on cakes.
• Forego the cake altogether and, instead of a cake, you have a desert buffet.
• Go retro on cake toppers.
• Dazzling jewel studded monograms as cake toppers.
• Use fresh flowers as cake toppers.
• Couture Cakes - some brides copy the beadwork or lacework on their dresses onto their cakes.
• A beautiful idea is to have different layers that look like colorful wrapped presents and tied with a bow on top of the cake.
• It is always popular to have flowers on your cake and to also use them as cake toppers, either sugar, real or silk. Lilies are popular now. Roses are always popular.
• Use a beautiful bow as a cake topper.
• On a flower decorated cake try putting rose petals scattered around the cake on the table… it's beautiful.
• Try orchids on your cake and as cake toppers.
• Flowers cascading down the layers of your cake make a charming motive.  
• For a Victorian Wedding try a beautiful tea cup and saucer as a cake topper and fill the cup with flowers.
• Try flowers and dots on your cake, white or colorful.
• Light up your cake by putting tea candles around it, or use long tapered candles.
• Are you health crazy? Try then a cake with berries on the tiers and as cake toppers. 
• For a wine themed wedding, try fresh grape bunches as cake toppers and also draped down the sides of the cake.
• Spring brides have flowers and butterflies as cake toppers.
• Nostalgic touch with a cake with real sugared fruit on the layers and as cake toppers.

Maryann Caravaglia is the Editor of Trendy Weddings Magazine, a free online magazine featuring articles on the latest trends in Weddings.