{"id":37629,"date":"2018-05-25T10:46:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T09:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=37629"},"modified":"2024-07-16T17:13:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:13:09","slug":"2018s-best-wedding-cake-trends-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/2018s-best-wedding-cake-trends-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"2018&#8217;s Best Wedding Cake Trends So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s have some cake!!!<\/p>\n<p>The wedding cake has to be one of the highlights of any wedding celebration! Not only is it an eye-catching centrepiece, it&#8217;s the perfect way for you and your soon-to-be to inject a little bit of your own tastes and personality into the day. Wedding cakes have come a long way over the years, and there is no limit on creativity\u00a0here! So go wild and create a wedding cake vision that not only your guests will love, but you will too! We&#8217;ve gathered some of our favourite\u00a0cakes trends that are still hot or new to the scene for 2018 forget your\u00a0creative cake wheels turning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Naked Cakes<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"56ba4f6b0dbf8$!x900\" title=\"56ba4f6b0dbf8$!x900\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/56ba4f6b0dbf8x900-588x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/56ba4f6b0dbf8x900-588x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/wordofmouthbakery.com\/\" data-reactid=\".1jd570a8glc.3.0.3.1.0.0.0.0.1.1.0.$Cake.1:$0.0.0\">Word Of Mouth Bakery<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stylemepretty.com\/vault\/image\/3980836\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Style Me Pretty\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"artemis-photography-dark-autumn-forest-wedding-inspiration-20\" title=\"artemis-photography-dark-autumn-forest-wedding-inspiration-20\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/artemis-photography-dark-autumn-forest-wedding-inspiration-20-533x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/artemis-photography-dark-autumn-forest-wedding-inspiration-20-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artemis-portraits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Artemis Photography<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artfullywed.com\/wedding-inspiration\/wedding-styles\/dark-autumn-forest-wedding-inspiration\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Artfullywed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Brushstroke<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"2e2729c221cd2431c0ccc5cc924bb2a4\" title=\"2e2729c221cd2431c0ccc5cc924bb2a4\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2e2729c221cd2431c0ccc5cc924bb2a4.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2e2729c221cd2431c0ccc5cc924bb2a4.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BNtTAbGhtwQ\/?taken-by=kalabasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Kalabas<\/a>\u00a0via<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purewow.com\/weddings\/brushstroke-cakes-wedding-trend?amphtml=true\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"> PureWow<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Watercolour<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"watercolorcake5\" title=\"watercolorcake5\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/watercolorcake5-632x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/watercolorcake5-632x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kneadtomake.com\/latest\/7v1slrhj4mn9oh3olanumevlkklrk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">CAKE: @KNEADTOMAKE; PHOTO: KARA BRODGESE<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purewow.com\/food\/watercolor-wedding-cake-ideas\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">PureWow<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Gold Leaf<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"5aa69d2b20c4de5a3e5cc187\" title=\"5aa69d2b20c4de5a3e5cc187\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5aa69d2b20c4de5a3e5cc187-509x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5aa69d2b20c4de5a3e5cc187-509x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wheretheribbonends.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Where The Ribbon Ends<\/a>, \u00a0Freya Raby via Bride<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"5655054a97eb0$!x900\" title=\"5655054a97eb0$!x900\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5655054a97eb0x900-533x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/5655054a97eb0x900-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"lbb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stylemepretty.com\/portfolio\/brianna-wilbur-photography\" data-reactid=\".1jd570a8glc.3.0.3.1.0.0.0.0.1.1.0.$Photography.1:$0.0.0\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brianna Wilbur Photography<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stylemepretty.com\/vault\/image\/3791476\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Style Me Pretty<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Geode<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"169989\" title=\"169989\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/169989-533x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/169989-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.100layercake.com\/wedding-ideas\/169989\/geode-wedding-cake\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">100 Layer Cake<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"Nadine Berns\" title=\"Nadine Berns\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Nadine-Berns-533x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Nadine-Berns-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nadinebernsphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">NADINE BERNS<\/a>;\u00a0SINFULLY SWEET CAKE DESIGN via\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/we-guarantee-youll-get-butterflies-over-this-dreamy-emerald-wedding-inspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">JUNEBUG WEDDINGS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ombre<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"palm_springs_wedding_photographer_leila_brewster_photography_404$!x900\" title=\"palm_springs_wedding_photographer_leila_brewster_photography_404$!x900\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/palm_springs_wedding_photographer_leila_brewster_photography_404x900-586x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/palm_springs_wedding_photographer_leila_brewster_photography_404x900-586x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exquisitedesserts.net\/\" data-reactid=\".1jd570a8glc.3.0.3.1.0.0.0.0.1.1.0.$Cake.1:$0.0.0\">Exquisite Desserts\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stylemepretty.com\/vault\/image\/1193784\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Style Me Pretty<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"wedding-cakes-9-04162017-km\" title=\"wedding-cakes-9-04162017-km\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wedding-cakes-9-04162017-km.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wedding-cakes-9-04162017-km.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cordyscakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">cordyscakes<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modwedding.com\/galleries\/wedding-cakes-desserts\/wedding-cakes-9-04162017-km\/?gallery=175426145&amp;index=&amp;source=&amp;ad=false&amp;tag=false\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">ModWedding<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3D Texture<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"StyledShoot-29-700x1049\" title=\"StyledShoot-29-700x1049\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/StyledShoot-29-700x1049-534x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/StyledShoot-29-700x1049-534x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carriej.ca\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carrie J. Photography<\/a>,\u00a0cake by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ledolci.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Le Dolci<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/9-sweetest-wedding-cake-trends-2018\/\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Junebug Weddings\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Metallic<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"172369\" title=\"172369\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/172369-535x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/172369-535x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"cake link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.100layercake.com\/wedding-ideas\/cakes-rock\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cakes Rock<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"camera link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.100layercake.com\/wedding-ideas\/sarah-goss-photography\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sarah Goss Photography<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.100layercake.com\/wedding-ideas\/172369\/copper-wedding-cake\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">100LayerCake<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"Metallic-Cakes-Ivory-and-Rose-Cake-Company-Bridal-Musings-81\" title=\"Metallic-Cakes-Ivory-and-Rose-Cake-Company-Bridal-Musings-81\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Metallic-Cakes-Ivory-and-Rose-Cake-Company-Bridal-Musings-81-543x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Metallic-Cakes-Ivory-and-Rose-Cake-Company-Bridal-Musings-81-543x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cake by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.laelcakes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Lael Cakes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennyfu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Jenny Futography\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/bridalmusings.com\/2014\/04\/metallic-wedding-cakes\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bridal Musings<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Drip Cakes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"Jamie2-1-645x857\" title=\"Jamie2-1-645x857\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie2-1-645x857-602x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie2-1-645x857-602x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Midnight Sun Cakery\u00a0via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brit.co\/2017-pinterest-wedding-trends\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brit + Co<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"glamorous-old-world-wedding-inspiration-76\" title=\"glamorous-old-world-wedding-inspiration-76\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/glamorous-old-world-wedding-inspiration-76-533x800.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/glamorous-old-world-wedding-inspiration-76-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Whitney Nichols Photography\u00a0via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ruffledblog.com\/glamorous-old-world-wedding-inspiration\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ruffled Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/j4n1YIK0e9k?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thomas William<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/search\/photos\/wedding-cake?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s have some cake!!! The wedding cake has to be one of the highlights of any wedding celebration! Not only is it an eye-catching centrepiece, it&#8217;s the perfect way for you and your soon-to-be to inject a little bit of your own tastes and personality into the day. Wedding cakes have come a long way over the years, and there is no limit on creativity\u00a0here! So go wild and create a wedding cake vision that not only your guests will [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":37667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1679,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37629"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53962,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37629\/revisions\/53962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}