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3 Wedding Cake Trends To Watch In 2018

3 Wedding Cake Trends To Watch In 2018


John Maddaford
John Maddaford Updated:
8th of March 2023

Wedding cake designs and trends are forever changing and evolving. We chatted to Ann’s Designer Cakes to get the latest on her favourite wedding cake trends for 2018.

3 Wedding Cake Trends To Watch In 2018
3 Wedding Cake Trends To Watch In 2018

The Classic White

The classic white wedding cake is perfect for all seasons and for couples wishing to add an element of classic luxury to their wedding.

Classic white wedding cakes are often highly decorated with intricate detail to give each cake a bespoke design to suit the wedding theme and style. Handmade sugar flowers, ruffles, pearls, ribbons, lace and petals can all be styled to give different textures and flair of elegance.

The classic white will always look chic and beautiful. Giving you the flexibility to be as detailed or as simple as you wish, they’ll suit any elegant wedding style perfectly.

Decadence

3 Wedding Cake Trends To Watch In 2018
3 Wedding Cake Trends To Watch In 2018

The decadent cake is a lavish trend for opulent and indulgent weddings. These large cakes cater for a large number of guests and create a real focal point at a grand wedding breakfast.

The design aspects of the decadence cake are limitless. They are elaborately decorated using Royal Icing, the perfect material to use on luxurious and grand wedding cakes. Rich, opulent colour tones are styled and embellished with jewels, pearls, sequins and sugar detailing, giving each cake a stunning regal flare. Regal Gold shades are most popular, but we have seen a real increase in requests for more shimmer and lustre finishes.

Warm Metallics

3 Wedding Cake Trends To Watch In 2018

Soft rose gold and copper tones are on trend in the interiors and fashion world, meaning we’re seeing these metallic tones within the wedding industry, too.


Originally most popular around autumn time, warm metallics are now becoming increasingly popular all year round. The beauty of these cakes is that they can be either bold or subtle depending on your theme. The design options are endless with the use of chic metallic sequins, materials and textures to create a unique cake to suit your style.  

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John Maddaford

With 15 years experience at Guides for Brides, John has many clients that are bakers, cake makers and suppliers of all sorts of sweet treats. He is the best person to contact for supplier recommendations in your area.

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