Before you say the game-changing “I do,” there’s so much prep to do for the happiest day of your life. Picking up the most perfect white dress is one. Sending out fancy invitations to guests (and not forgetting anyone) is another. Planning the whole celebration part is third. And when the list seems never-ending, you realize there has to be a perfect wedding cake and you can’t let yet another baking fail happen.
Luckily for all the newlyweds, wedding cake artisans exist and their mad decorating skills are on a whole new level. So, Bored Panda has compiled some of the most elaborate, creative, and unique wedding cake designs that look so good they may as well hang one in a museum after the party’s over.
Get ready to upvote your faves and share some with your friend whose wedding planning has gotten way out of hand. Who knows—you may save some tears and not let cake expectations vs. reality ruin the big day, as it sometimes happens.
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Detail Of The Wedding Cake Made By My Dad As A Surprise For His Grand-Daughters Wedding. 100% Edible
That's gorgeous!!! How would anyone go about eating that?
The Perfect Wedding Cake For Dog Owners
I’m Getting Married Today, And I Made Our Wedding Cake! Layers Of Pumpkin And Apple Spice Cake, Maple Cream Cheese Frosting, Fresh Fruit And Herbs, Candied Spiced Pecans And Pumpkin Seeds. It’s Only Going To Be Shared With Like Four People But I Wanted To Go All Out. Thanks For Looking!
Love it more than any other on this list. This one makes my mouth water just looking at it.
In order to find out what exactly it takes to create a gallery-worthy wedding cake, Bored Panda reached out to internationally acclaimed cake designer Maggie Austin, who has worked with illustrious clients all over the globe, from President Obama’s White House Christmas celebrations to Hollywood parties.
Maggie said that in order to make a truly unique wedding cake, one needs a unique couple. “What I love most about working with clients is that I create designs that reflect the aesthetic of their individual weddings. From the sugar flowers to the color palette to the texture of the design elements, each cake is an expression of what the couple loves.”
This Very Accurate Dog Owners Wedding Cake
'Embroidered' Wedding Cake
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Sometimes, Maggie said, she’s asked to incorporate details that carry special meaning just for the newlyweds. For example, “One bride asked me to include a wild boar in the design as a surprise homage to the groom's family crest!”
The cake designer said that usually, she begins working on sugar flowers and decorative elements many months in advance, and the cake decoration takes place on Friday night before a Saturday wedding. “I am putting on final touches right up until the moment that I leave the venue. I love that the sugar flowers last forever.”
Moreover, “many couples choose to display their sugar flowers under a cloche as a beautiful memento of their wedding,” Maggie told us.
LEGO Wedding Cake
Amazing Detail On This Wedding Cake
Book-Lovers Wedding Cake
Maggie also said that she prefers “loose, organic floral arrangements and soft, textile-inspired design elements.” These days, she has noticed that couples are more likely to embrace the beauty of visual movement instead of the rigid symmetry typical to more old-fashioned cake designs.
Embroidered Wedding Cake
An Extremely Creative Wedding Cake
Otter Wedding Cake I Made Today. Chocolate Blackberry Flavored. With White Chocolate Otters
This Is A Wedding Cake I Made For Very Special Friends
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Beautiful And Subtle Harry Potter Wedding Cake
Half Batman Half Traditional Wedding Cake
My Wedding Cake: 100% Edible
It's funny that its meant to just look like pieces of a dead tree, but we think it's beautiful! I can't judge that's what I had at my wedding lol.
Geode Wedding Cake
Cable Knit Wedding Cake
[homemade] Wedding Cake
![[homemade] Wedding Cake](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/5f6b2da9cfa6e_5p19ixiabzu11__700.jpg "[homemade] Wedding Cake")
Literary/ Book-Themed Wedding Cake
Mawwige..is wot bwings us togetha..today. Wuv, twuuuu wuv.
What Do Y’all Think About Modern Wedding Cakes? I Made This Beauty For A Modern Wedding At A Warehouse
Secret Identity Of A Wedding Cake
Forest Themed Wedding Cake
Self Made Forest Wedding Cake For My Sister
Wedding Cake
When your cake is bigger and more intricate than the one the Queen of England had, you either made it or went a little over the top. Or both :) I almost hear the crunchy cracking when biting in the sugar columns.
That's Rococo for you... More is more and you end up with a monstrosity like this.
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In an attempt at impressing everyone they forgot class & the entire point of the wedding. Maybe I’m wrong on my assessment of the couple, but it feels very Jersey Shore Bridezilla-ish. As a baker myself I would be tempted to take it on just for the challenge... but with my name also attached I would decline. I wouldn’t want to work with this caliber of client more than once. It’s just obnoxious. Sorry, but no. I like all the others better.
I can’t imagine that a cake that can stand up to this Amount of decorating/construction would be very moist and tasty.
Gorgeous, & a lot of work, yes. It just makes me feel like they’re a little self important & Bridezilla-ish. It’s just too obnoxious to be classy. All for show. Maybe I’ve judged them wrongly, but it’s all too Jersey Shore cringy. - As a baker myself I’m impressed & it would be fun, but delivery & assembly would every level of complicated.
Spectacular! For whose wedding was this giant cake; The King of Arabia?
Over the top and loving every cm of it. would love to see how this came together. should frame a pic of it for the house
I appreciate the amount of work that went into it and it is very beautiful...but I kind of wonder whats the point of something that big and expensive that will mostly get thrown away...
The point is to say, "Hey, look at me and how much money I have that I can afford this pretty but over-the-top cake. Are ya jealous yet?"
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I greatly admire the skill involved, but this is just hideously ridiculous.
My first thought was "how revoltingly ostentatious", but then I reconsidered. Yasss, it's "over the top" and "extreme" and all those other words that convey jealousy and judgement...but you know what else it is? Pretty. It's very pretty and intricate and multi-dimensional and fascinating - in other words, it's a work of art that is someone's wedding cake. I wish them joy.
I think this is amazing and beautiful. But personally I would only have a cake like this if I had actually met my husband at a location that looked exactly like this.
Never have I ever seen such a grand cake. So delicate and finely detailed. Did you notice the chandelier hanging above the couple? Love the horse-drawn carriage. I wish I could have seen it in person.
I am in awe of this gorgeous wedding cake because of the talent that it had too take in the making of this cake!
This Was The Cake I Created For A Stunning Droomtroue Wedding End Of Last Year... With Smoke Pouring Out Of The Aladin Lamp And Lighting In The Geode Cave
Glowing In The Dark Wedding Cake
The Wedding I'm At Has The Best Cake I've Ever Seen
Pillow Wedding Cake
Disney Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
Original Wedding Cake
Beautiful Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
Queen Elizabeth II's Wedding Cake, 1947. Dubbed "The 10,000 Mile Wedding Cake" After Its Ingredients Were Flown In From Australia And South Africa, The Cake Measured 9 Ft In Height And Weighed 500 Lbs
Beauty And The Beast Themed Wedding Cake
We Are Super Proud Of Ourselves! It Was A Huge Pleasure Makes The Little Prince Cake
May The 4th Be With You. Awesome Star Wars Cake From Lauren And Mark’s Wedding
I want to believe that at the reception, the father of the bride pulled the groom aside to say "Mark...I am your father-in-law"
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Wedding Cake With Pressed On Flowers
This Lotr (Minas Tirith) Wedding Cake
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These are really beautiful, but I wonder how they taste... looks lak half of these are covered in like a solid 2 pounds of fondant lol
You'd probably have to remove some of the icing and/or fondant.
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Maybe it's just me, but I wouldn't invite my current pop culture obsession into a ceremony that's meant to last the rest of my life. A film series or video game theme seems really appropriate for a birthday party that's about a snapshot of your age, but it would just feel weird to be looking through old wedding pictures in the future and explaining that these are all settings and characters from some cartoon you watched 30 years ago.Incredible cake work on everything here, though!
But it depends on the couple. Perhaps they bonded over that particular theme, then looking at pictures in the future would be a wonderful memory. If it represents the couple and what they love, I see no problem.
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Some of the cakes that look like $$$$$ make me think of the newlyweds who handed out food to the poor or donated the money for reception food to food banks.
These are not wedding cakes.... these are works of art. Theres no way i would ever want to cut any of them, let alone eat them
Usually, I get bored with these long lists of things and stop looking because there's a marked drop off in quality as the list goes on. Not here, these are all stunning.
These cakes are beautiful. Lots of time anc effort. And money. I hope that the vows spoken are seriously ready to devote the time and energy required to get through a lifetime. Weddings have little to do with why we have them. I'm all for a great party. The exorbitant prices associated with all things bridal are insane. I just can't imagine forking out $18-20k for a wedding gown. All these Cinderella's who wake up the next day and realize they have nothing to plan or arrange or do like they had for the past year or more. And a year later they can't stand each other. Then there's the opposite, me, who never got married because of my fear of failing at it. Got asked, but then lay in my bed looking just like Billy Crystal did when he finally slept with Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally". So let's all just eat the cake anyway. Dressed up, dressed down, married or not. Their artistry can not be denied.
Don’t understand why you’re getting downvoted. I totally know what you mean. I know several people who were more concerned with having a huge fancy wedding and expensive dress than they were with their actual marriage and spouse. Regardless these cakes are beautiful works of art and should be celebrated for that reason.
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Wow, these wedding cakes showcase incredible artistry and creativity! From whimsical designs to stunning details, they leave a lasting impression.
They're beautiful, but a lot of these seem grossly excessive. It is a wedding, not a coronation.
These are great! Have a look at www.sweethollywood.com their stuff is brilliant!
I’ve only tried fondant one time and it didn’t taste good. is all fondant gross tasting or is there some that actually tastes good! Either way. These cakes look amazing
Nobody on any baking show I’ve ever watched has liked fondant. English fondant is apparently a little better than American, but Brits also don’t like it.
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Most of them look like kids birthday party cakes... Not my cup of tea...
These are really beautiful, but I wonder how they taste... looks lak half of these are covered in like a solid 2 pounds of fondant lol
You'd probably have to remove some of the icing and/or fondant.
Load More Replies... Maybe it's just me, but I wouldn't invite my current pop culture obsession into a ceremony that's meant to last the rest of my life. A film series or video game theme seems really appropriate for a birthday party that's about a snapshot of your age, but it would just feel weird to be looking through old wedding pictures in the future and explaining that these are all settings and characters from some cartoon you watched 30 years ago.Incredible cake work on everything here, though!
But it depends on the couple. Perhaps they bonded over that particular theme, then looking at pictures in the future would be a wonderful memory. If it represents the couple and what they love, I see no problem.
Load More Replies... Some of the cakes that look like $$$$$ make me think of the newlyweds who handed out food to the poor or donated the money for reception food to food banks.
These are not wedding cakes.... these are works of art. Theres no way i would ever want to cut any of them, let alone eat them
Usually, I get bored with these long lists of things and stop looking because there's a marked drop off in quality as the list goes on. Not here, these are all stunning.
These cakes are beautiful. Lots of time anc effort. And money. I hope that the vows spoken are seriously ready to devote the time and energy required to get through a lifetime. Weddings have little to do with why we have them. I'm all for a great party. The exorbitant prices associated with all things bridal are insane. I just can't imagine forking out $18-20k for a wedding gown. All these Cinderella's who wake up the next day and realize they have nothing to plan or arrange or do like they had for the past year or more. And a year later they can't stand each other. Then there's the opposite, me, who never got married because of my fear of failing at it. Got asked, but then lay in my bed looking just like Billy Crystal did when he finally slept with Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally". So let's all just eat the cake anyway. Dressed up, dressed down, married or not. Their artistry can not be denied.
Don’t understand why you’re getting downvoted. I totally know what you mean. I know several people who were more concerned with having a huge fancy wedding and expensive dress than they were with their actual marriage and spouse. Regardless these cakes are beautiful works of art and should be celebrated for that reason.
Load More Replies... Wow, these wedding cakes showcase incredible artistry and creativity! From whimsical designs to stunning details, they leave a lasting impression.
They're beautiful, but a lot of these seem grossly excessive. It is a wedding, not a coronation.
These are great! Have a look at www.sweethollywood.com their stuff is brilliant!
I’ve only tried fondant one time and it didn’t taste good. is all fondant gross tasting or is there some that actually tastes good! Either way. These cakes look amazing
Nobody on any baking show I’ve ever watched has liked fondant. English fondant is apparently a little better than American, but Brits also don’t like it.
Load More Replies... Most of them look like kids birthday party cakes... Not my cup of tea...
