Whether you’re planning ahead for spring 2024 or have a few last-minute touches to add to your nuptials in the coming months, taking inspiration from the spring season is a must.
Known for its stunning natural scenes, pleasant weather, and feeling of renewal, spring is inspirational in so many ways and should influence every aspect of your wedding day, including that all-important wedding cake.
The design of your wedding cake (and, of course, the taste) matters more than you think. In fact, your wedding cake is so much more than a sweet treat for you and your guests to enjoy on the most important day of your life. Its look and design is a reflection of you as a couple and is hugely personal. Your wedding cake also offers another opportunity to complement your wider wedding theme.
So, now we know why the design of your wedding cake is important, you’ll want to read our top tips for designing a wedding cake that is as fresh and beautiful as the season!
Fall for florals all over again
Whatever the season, floral trends dominate the wedding scene, but it’s not just beautiful bouquets and buttonholes that you can use seasonal blooms to personalise and perfect. Your wedding cake can incorporate fresh flowers to ensure a design that is synonymous with spring.
From in-season, cut flowers like the ever-popular peony to the wildest of wildflowers, your wedding cake design can put these beautiful blooms on display in the most mesmerising and unique way.
Freshen up a naked design
Naked and semi-naked wedding cakes continue to be big news. Give your naked or semi-naked cake a springtime twist by using fresh fruit and greenery to top its exposed layers. You can even use fresh fruit and flowers to create a cascade of natural goodness from the top of your cake to the bottom.
Say it with watercolours
With the right cake designer, anything is possible, which means you really can be as creative as you like.
If the thought of using real flowers to decorate your wedding cake isn’t appealing, why not embrace watercolours to create a stunning springtime theme on each and every tier? Cherry blossoms are the ultimate seasonal inspiration for watercolour wedding cakes.
Think savoury, not sweet
It’s not just the look of your wedding cake that will impress your guests. The taste of your carefully designed masterpiece has to stand out too, so why not give them something they’ve never had before with delicious results?
Cake designer Sarah Schlesinger reveals the top flavour combinations that will wow your guests and be a joy to sample at cake tastings:
“Spring is an interesting time for flavours because it’s not quite cold and not quite warm-flavours toe the line between rich and delicate… I’ve also been seeing more interest in the incorporation of savoury herbs. Pairings like lemon and sage and rosemary and grapefruit are popular. Cake flavours are definitely getting more experimental, and I think freshness plays a huge part during this season.”
Choosing a savoury flavour is a satisfying option that will surprise your guests, especially if the design of your wedding cake is as sweet as the season.
