The Groom's Cake

Since I just wrote about the wedding cake, I figured why not write one about the groom's cake as well? The wedding cake will most likely be all your taste in design and style so it's only fair to create a cake for your wonderful new husband suited to his taste right?

Your groom's cake can be of any design, style and flavor of his choosing. It is HIS cake after all. I have seen ones that are in the shape of a groom's favorite NASCAR car and another of a gigantic gorilla... Point is, it can be of anything, it just has to be something that your other half likes. Hence, make sure that if you're surprising him with a cake, you try your best to give him a cake that he will LOVE. Resist the temptation to build a cake that you think will go well next to your wedding cake and decor. The cake that he likes might not fit in with the rest of your wedding reception at all. That's ok! This is his big day too, and while he might not have helped with much of the wedding planning, remind yourself that this is probably going to be his ONE MOST important day of his life. So help him make it memorable too!

The Wedding Cake

Some of you bride-to-be's have every single detail of your perfect wedding cake planned out since you were a toddler. Others, like me, have no idea what we want for our wedding cake. There are so many choices, from flavors to design. So, how do we choose?

Let's start with the basics: the flavors. This is the fun part, and probably one of the only parts of planning your wedding that your groom would be interested in. Once you've chosen a baker, go through a taste test to choose out which flavors you and your groom likes the most. You don't necessarily have to choose only one flavor for your entire cake; choose a couple so that your guest will have choices as well.

After flavors comes the style of the cake. This is where things start to get a little bit tricky. Do you want a traditional tiered wedding cake? If so, how many tiers? Or, do you want a themed cake that goes along with the rest of your wedding decorations? Nowadays, cupcakes have been making a breakthrough so maybe you would want a cupcake displayed wedding cake. There are so many choices to choose from, the list is endless!

Finally, we get to the decorations. You want to pick out the design of your wedding cake to go well with the rest of your reception decor. If you're completely clueless, work with your baker on the design and style of your cake. Nevertheless, take a look at the Wedding Cake Gallery for some cake ideas, or just simply Google!

Remember, a wedding cake can cost anywhere between $100 to thousands of dollars. Plan your budget accordingly and don't underestimate the cost of a simple cake. However, let's be honest, a wedding cake doesn't have to be bought or customized from a professional baker. It's very possible to make your own just as beautiful and delicious wedding cake, for the low price of around $20. How's that for a money saver? To give you a little bit of inspiration, here's a link teaching you how to make your own beautiful wedding cake: Homemade Wedding Cake.