Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Wedding Cake Trends: Black and White

By Pamela Kazmierczak

Black and White wedding cakes are trendy. Many brides and grooms choose this color scheme because it looks classy and elegant. Using a black and white wedding cake can allow you to easily match the rest of the wedding decor.

White wedding cakes are the traditional choice, but for brides who just want to spice it up a little, black can be very stunning. For those brides who still want it mostly white they can have slight accents of black such as adding dots or swirls to the cake, but leaving it mostly white.

To create a more stunning look, many people choose to have the layered cake alternate in color. So if the cake is 5 layered 3 are white and 2 are black, or vice versa.

If you are looking for more than just black and white alternating tiers you could consider using design elements in your cake. These could include polka dots, swirls, hearts and diamonds. If you are looking for a truly stunning design you might want to have black leaves and flowers on a white wedding cake.

Even though black and white wedding cakes can be very beautiful, sometimes brides decide they need something to accent the cake. Black and white can create a strong image, so softening it with flower petals (either on the cake itself or artfully placed on the cake table) is a popular choice. Perhaps you want to add a dash or color (and only a dash) but you do not want to use flowers. Instead you can have some color added to the cake.

If you do decide to go with a black and white wedding cake, you are going to want to make sure that the cake topper and any other cake decorations you choose go with the rest of the look you have created. Many people would tend to stay away from a topper or cake jewelry which is overly colorful, as it might clash with the actual cake.

Black and white wedding cakes are becoming more popular these days and with good reason. They can be very beautiful and they photograph well. Just make sure that the wedding cake matches the rest of your day. Do not purchase only because you love it, it needs to go with the rest of your theme, decorations and apparel.

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