Celebrate Your Proposal

• Engagement
  
  One of the easiest ways to pay tribute to your marriage is to model your wedding cake after your proposal. Did your hubby-to-be propose to you at an Italian restaurant? If so, you may want to model your wedding cake after the facade of the restaurant or, perhaps, after a plate of spaghetti. Though, this is only for very gutsy and unconventional couples, as you will likely shock the majority of your guests by serving up a spaghetti cake. Maybe your fiance took you on a romantic vacation to Paris and proposed to you at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. If so, of course the first instinct would be to model your wedding cake in the shape of the Eiffel Tower, but this could get very pricey. A more economic option is simply to have a traditional three or more tier wedding cake with a topper featuring you and your husband in wedding attire at the foot of the Eiffel tower.
  
  

Traditional

• Traditional Wedding Cake
  
  If you're having a traditional American wedding, it only makes sense to accentuate your classic wedding with a traditional white wedding cake. Traditional wedding cakes are typically three or more tier cakes with detailing in white or a color that is in theme with the rest of your wedding decor. Detailing ranges from butter cream roses to satiny stripes to even a basket weave pattern. If you have a long list of attendees, consider accentuating your wedding cake with two side-by-side mini versions of the cake. Mini versions should only consist of one to two tiers. The smaller versions will be able to feed approximately 24 guests.
  
  

Cupcake Wedding Cake

• Pink Cupcake
  
  With both cupcakeries and frugality making a nationwide splash in recent years, it's no surprise that cupcakes have wiggled their way into the wedding cake industry. Many couples are now opting for wedding cupcake towers as opposed to traditional tiered wedding cakes. According to the Bridal Association of America, the average cost of a wedding cake is $543. Since you will be ordering in bulk, cupcakes are often priced at a discounted rate at bakeries. Alternatively, you can save quite a bit of money by baking and decorating your wedding cupcakes yourself. You can purchase a cupcake tower to arrange your wedding cupcakes for approximately $20 to $40, depending on the size and the retailer. If you're a baking novice, Wilton offers cake decorating classes at local craft stores throughout the country for a minimal fee.