5 Ways to Decorate Wedding Cakes with Flowers

Decorating wedding cakes with flowers is a classic and elegant way to add interest and decor to the traditional tiered pastry. In this article, I’ll dive into five lovely ways to decorate these special occasion cakes with fresh florals.

The wedding cake game has been elevated to works of art that are almost too beautiful to eat! Cakes are one of the most important elements of every wedding. It is placed on a pedestal at the reception, a centerpiece that can speak volumes about every couple's unique style and personality. 

For the happy pair, the cake symbolizes the first act of coming together as a married couple as they perform their first task as a unit by cutting the cake. According to tradition, the wedding cake symbolizes prosperity, good luck, and fertility for the wedded pair.

Of course, we are experts and true fans of putting flowers everywhere, so wedding cakes are no exception for us.  

1. Fresh Floral Wedding Cake Topper

Instead of the traditional cake topper, why not use flowers to create the cherry on top? 

We take inspiration from the color scheme, the bridal bouquet, or the tablescape and make it an extension of the overall design theme, emphasizing the bridal couple's look and feel for their wedding. The venue or season can also inspire the cake topper. Using seasonal foliage or foraging from the venue can be a great addition to the cake topper. This can bring vibrancy and vivaciousness to the cake, giving it life.

2. Cascading Florals as Wedding Cake Decor

Reminiscent of a waterfall (which is wildly romantic), create a cascading design tumbling down or spiraling the cake. This will give the cake a lush and bountiful feeling. 

You can use orchids and roses for a delicate, elegant look. For the modern bride, lighten up a darker, moodier color scheme with exotic, oversized flowers and plants to create an overall feeling of luxe abundance. Fresh or dried fruit can also be incorporated to underline the passion of the wedding couple.

3. Edible Flowers for Decorating Wedding Cakes

Various flowers are safe for consumption and decoration (some even have health benefits). 

When using edible flowers specifically, they can be even more incorporated into the design of a wedding cake. You can also use the flowers in different forms—dried or pressed or dusted-up as confetti to create different textures. You can combine edible flowers with natural flowers too!

4. Minimalistic Wedding Cake Florals

For the right occasion or bride, less is more. Dried flowers and other elements, such as a pinecone, can work wonders for the minimalist. 

We can also use the bridal bouquet's central bloom to repeat on the wedding cake to bring unity to the wedding's overall design. However, there is no need for a simplistic theme to be boring or ordinary. Our creativity and the customer’s vision always bring a lifeful and vivid final product. 

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5. Bright Colours in Wedding Cake Floral Designs

Wedding cakes evolve into whatever the couple wants, so anything goes. 

Striking, bright colours can truly bring out the wedding couple's personality or the emotions the couple wants to invoke in their guests. 

We can design fun flower arrangements and use colourful, mixed blooms in pink, orange, and yellow such as ranunculi, daffodils, tulips, or a waratah to create splashes of color against a white backdrop, for example. 

The boldness of the flower arrangements and design on the cake can make a lasting impact on the guests, and we can help with that wow factor. 

Please contact us if you want to know more!