36 of the Most Amazing Wedding Cakes We've Ever Seen ⋆ Viet Wedding

Gathering your favorite wedding images is one of the most fun parts of wedding planning, especially when it comes to your wedding cake. Sugar flowers, hand-painted details and intricate piping—they’re all so dreamy (and delicious).

As fun as it is to look at pretty pictures, it’s actually really helpful too. You’ll start to recognize cake details that you like (and a few things you don’t). Then when you’re meeting with your potential cake baker (find yours through our All-In-One Wedding Planner app—and take our fun Style Quiz while you’re there) you can tell them exactly what you’re looking for and ask to see specific examples of designs you know you like.

Start your wedding cake search and get tons of inspiration with some of the most amazing ones we’ve ever seen, below.

Elegant Wedding Cakes
Elegant Garden Cake

Pernille Loof

No rule says you have to have round tiers—playing with different shapes can make a classic confection even more elegant.
Sprouting Sugared Blooms

Devon Jarvis

Dozens of lifelike sugar flowers transform a basic white cake from pretty simple to stunningly elegant. The careful balance of blooms and clean, white tiers keeps the floral clusters from overwhelming the cake.
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Rustic Weddings

Down-to-earth with organic elements and personal touches

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Romantic Weddings

Flowy, feminine and just what love’s made of with a luxe look

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Glamorous Weddings

Awe-inspiring from grand displays down to gilded accents

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Modern Weddings

Simple-yet-sophisticated with playful nods and unique accents

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Still Deciding?

Take your time! There are so many gorgeous themes

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Rustic Weddings

Down-to-earth with organic elements and personal touches

More Rustic

Romantic Weddings

Flowy, feminine and just what love’s made of with a luxe look

More Romantic

Glamorous Weddings

Awe-inspiring from grand displays down to gilded accents

More Glamorous

Modern Weddings

Simple-yet-sophisticated with playful nods and unique accents

More Modern

Still Deciding?

Take your time! There are so many gorgeous themes

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Cascading Orchids

Philip Ficks

Give dimension to an all white-cake with realistic sugar orchid blooms. The floral cascade is mirrored in delicately iced details on individual tiers.
Fresh Flowers

Philip Ficks

On a budget? Look no further than fresh flowers (which can be a fraction of the cost of the sugar variety). Swirled vanilla buttercream and piped pearls give this simple design elegance, while pink blooms make the cake totally party ready.
Glamorous Gold Details

Philip Ficks

Gold foil isn’t just for stationery—metallics are popping up in everything from paper and shoes to layers of cake. Hand-painted watercolor tiers add a splash of pink and keep the gold from feeling garish. An acrylic cake topper is a contemporary take on the classic cake topper.
Swirling Sophistication

Jessica Lorren Photography

A swirl of cascading florals makes this luxurious, sophisticated wedding cake feel extra elegant.
Simple Wedding Cakes
White Out

Antonis Achilleos

One way to make a simple wedding cake feel a little more unique is to highlight just one of the layers by coating it with a three-dimensional detail, like flowers and dragees.
Eyelet Icing

Andrew McCaul

An eyelet-inspired design gives this otherwise-simple wedding cake character.
Raw Edges

Sera Petras Photography

Visibly imperfect icing gives this two-tier, simple wedding cake a serious edge.
Minimalist Florals

Jana Williams Photography

A simple wedding cake can still pop with minimalist, elegantly placed flowers.
Dare to Bare

Joel Serrato

Chic, clean and devoid of frills—besides some sparse floral touches—this multi-tiered, simple wedding cake is what minimalist dreams are made of.
Statement Tier

Dana Cubbage Wedding

An elegant blue floral pattern decorated on one singular tier makes this simple wedding cake feel formal and sophisticated.
Naked Wedding Cakes
Rustic Vibes

MEIGAN CANFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY

This naked sponge cake is bare besides a few drips of sandwiched frosting and elegant flowers.
Drips of Deliciousness

Patricia Heal

Top the barely frosted layers of your naked wedding cake with decadent drizzles.
Natural Touches

JENNY HAAS PHOTOGRAPHY

Top off your naked cake with greenery and a rustic-style cake topper for a true back-to-basics vibe.
Topped With Fruit

KRISTEN NICOLE PHOTOGRAPHY

A naked wedding cake still feels exciting—especially when topped with fresh raspberries, blackberries and flowers alike.
Peony Perfection

CHRISTINA KARST PHOTOGRAPHY

Consider this proof that a naked wedding cake can still feel ultra-elegant and formal, especially with a few artfully placed peonies.
Nearly Naked

Christina Richards Weddings

This “naked” wedding cake still has enough decadent icing to keep everyone’s sweet tooth satisfied.
Square Wedding Cakes
Dripping With Florals

JASMINE STAR PHOTOGRAPHY

A square wedding cake may sound too angular in theory, but look how beautiful, soft and elegant it looks when topped with cascading pink florals.
Geometric Patterns

Boris Zaretsky Photography

Take your square wedding cake up a notch with geometric patterns that match its motif. An elegant color palette balances it out so it still feels elevated and romantic.
Luxe Marble

Rachel Havel Photography

An iced marble pattern in minimalist colors makes this square wedding cake feel extra luxe.
Whimsical Elegance

JACKIE WONDERS PHOTOGRAPHER

Bright colors and puppy toppers make this square wedding cake feel totally whimsical.
Mismatched Tiers

HARRISON STUDIO

Not all tiers are created equal. This square wedding cake features color-blocked, ombré and quilted ones that still feel cohesive with a chic purple color palette.
All in the Details

MEMOIRE STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY

Exquisitely placed details that match the couple’s color palette make this square wedding cake feel oh so elegant.
Three Tier Wedding Cakes
Pastel Petals

Jose Villa

An all-white confection is the perfect backdrop for elegant blooms.
Lovely Lyrics

Antonis Achilleos

This blue and white modern three tier wedding cake is wrapped in sugar bows and finished off with an edible ink phrase: “All You Need Is Love.” Borrow from The Beatles’s famous lyrics, or choose a favorite line from your vows or a beloved poem for an extra-special touch.
Painted Perfection

Addie Juell

An oversize bloom—a twist on the sugar flower cascade—anchors this carefree design and proves that a single stem can make a big impact.
Modern Love

Addie Juell

Classic round tiers are the perfect canvas for pale blue roses, while Grecian gold leaves and petite circles give the confection a timeless feel with a hint of whimsy.
Sweet Stems

KT Merry

Step up a simple buttercream three tier cake with a cascading, fresh-from-the-garden mix of blooms and berries.
Watercolor Details

Jenny DeMarco Photography

Watercolor-inspired brushstrokes will take your three tier wedding cake to the next level (no pun intended).
Unique Wedding Cakes
Illustrated Art

Philip Ficks

Why not treat your cake like a canvas? Pick anything you want (like the design of your invitations) and have it painted on to make the confection totally unique.
Optical Illusion

Devon Jarvis

The optical illusion on this unique wedding cake is as witty as it is sophisticated.
Crystallized Tiers

Philip Ficks

The geode trend is still going strong. We love the raw elegance of these mineral details, and you don’t need much more than that to make a big statement.
Personal Touch

Pernille Loof

Pull cake inspiration from things you really love, like a hobby, favorite song or sentimental location. This cake, for example, was modeled after the classic story Don Quixote.
Sky-High Elegance

Lisa Boggs Photography

This glam, multi-tiered confection has everything from glitter to flowers—making for a totally unique wedding cake that doesn’t feel too busy (primarily thanks to how much real estate there was to work with).
Accent Tier

Addie Juell

You can still make a statement with your wedding cake even if you go with a minimalist design. Simplify all of the tiers except for one—like this wedding cake that features a hand-painted accent tier.