Wedding Ideas: Cakes, Fountains and Sweet Treats

Advice and inspiration for wedding cakes, chocolate fountains, sweet carts and more! Looking for your perfect wedding supplier? Search wedding cake makers and more near you.

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Nordic Inspired Styled Shoot at Beautiful Wedding Barn in Buckinghamshire

Guides for Brides teamed up with Ellie Sanderson to organise the ultimate winter wedding styled shoot at Rackleys Barn in Buckinghamshire. With the help of some exceptional wedding suppliers, we were able to bring you the perfect inspiration for a romantic winter wedding.

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Trend Alert: What is Pearlcore?

Mother of Pearl! An 80s trend is back and it's really seeing a resurgence in all things fashion and weddings. Pinterest has reported a huge increase in people searching for pearl-themed inspiration. It's hardly surprising; pearls are so easy to include in your wedding aesthetic and their neutral tone with iridescent detail can help you create a truly classic look that really stands the test of time. From pearl bridal veils to pearl detailing on wedding cakes, there are so many ways to jump on the Pearlcore trend.

An Essential Guide to Wedding Cakes

One of the best parts of wedding planning is deciding on your wedding cake! You may already have some idea of what you want, or you may just not know where to start at all. With so many variations of cake shapes, flavours and designs to choose from, it can be difficult to find a starting point. So, we've put together an Essential Guide to Wedding Cakes, to help you decide on your dream wedding cake design.

5 Unique Ways to Display Cupcakes at Your Wedding

Cupcakes are a hot trend at weddings. Some couples love them so much they’ll forego the actual cake and have cupcake creations for their main dessert. Regardless of how you’re using cupcakes in your wedding, it’s important to remember that these sweet treats can also make for beautiful display pieces, whether by themselves, in a small group, or in a larger arrangement.

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Flowers on wedding cakes – silk, fresh or sugar flowers?

Floral wedding cakes have always been a popular wedding trend - they look beautiful, are easily personalised to match your wedding theme and can make a big impact on a small budget. With a choice of silk flowers, fresh flowers or sugar flowers, which is best for your wedding? Talented wedding cake designer Ali of The Little Sugar Box is our guest writer today to talk through your options...

Choosing your wedding cake maker

Choosing your wedding cake maker can be surprisingly complicated. After all, creating a cake masterpiece to match a couple's style, budget and tastes is harder than you'd think! This handy guide can help you pick the best wedding cake baker for you...

Ann’s Designer Cakes Predicts Harry and Meghan’s Royal Cake

With the Royal Wedding only months away, the suspense is building in the Guides for Brides office! We’ve spoken to one of the industries leading wedding cake experts, Ann’s Designer Cakes, to see if she can shed some light on the royal wedding cake.

3 Wedding Cake Trends To Watch In 2018

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.