A yellow wedding cake is cheerful, fun, and lovely, and yellow blends nicely with white or can be made bright enough to truly stand out. All of these beautiful yellow cakes were created by Crumbs Cakes, but your local bakery might have their own versions of yellow wedding cakes.

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Want an alternative to a wedding cake? What about something in addition to the pure sweet of a cake? A wedding pie is a savory and delicious option, and some bakeries are taking advantage of the desire for options to provide wedding pies. Wedding pies can be beautifully decorated, stacked in tiers, or even placed one-to-a-table as an edible centerpiece.

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Some people adore filling in their cake, and some hate it. Do you want it in your wedding cake? While you may enjoy the fruit, custard, or chocolate filling, some of your guests may not like it, and others may be taken unpleasantly by surprise. One option is to keep some layers of the cake free of filling, and have a layer of filling for you and anyone else who enjoys it.

While it is a personal choice, it is best to keep some layers of your cake plain to cater to the maximum number of guests.

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There is not much that can compete with a rich chocolate brown for contrast on a white cake. Whether you fancy abstract, like this cake from Collette’s Cakes, or a more regular pattern, the designs are both tasty and lovely.

Imagine the contrast of a swirl of chocolate atop a light icing. The flavor combination alone is well worth the money spent on a cake decorated with chocolate, and the visual appeal is hard to dispute. While this may not be ideal for the most traditional of brides, it is certainly an option for many of us to consider.

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For the totally non-traditional bride, and ONLY for lovers of extreme colors, check out this tie dye wedding cake! The colors are airbrushed onto the frosted cakes to create a rainbow on every tier, perfect for the neo-hippy bride for just a fan of bright and bold.

This kind of cake is not for everyone, but if you are feeling daring, it might be both fun and exciting to ask your wedding bakery about something similar.

Photo credit (and credit for the cake!) to The Shaggy Turtle.

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Sweet, tart cherries, almonds, and a bit of style make this an amazing Martha Stewart cake. The color makes it non-traditional, but not in a shocking way, and the tartness of the cherries along with the sweetness of their cousin, the almond, make a fantastic dessert for your reception.

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Butterflies are a whimsical and beautiful way to add some beauty to your wedding day, whether that might be releasing live butterflies as a celebration of your union or to decorate your ceremony or reception. The cake is an often overlooked way to add to the decor of your reception, and some color to your day, too. While a white butterfly cake like the one at left from Debbie’s Fairytale Cakes, can add a elegance and grace, a colorful butterfly cake can add whimsy and fun. Talk to your cake decorator to find the perfect combination of color, reality, and materials for you.

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No, you haven’t had too much at the wine tasting, this cake is a seriously crooked and totally cool design from Michelle Sugar Art, a UK bakery that designs the cake for the couple, a perfect complement to their personalities.

When you talk to your baker, it is important to feel like this is a person you can really work with if you want more than the traditional designs. Figure out their level of artistry, and don’t settle. Spend time talking with your baker about what you like and don’t like, and collaborate on a cake that will truly represent you as a couple rather than catering to traditional design (unless, of course, traditional is exactly what you want.) Sometimes totally twisted is actually just right.

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Purple is a rich, vibrant, and fun color, and can be feminine and gorgeous as well. If you love all hues of purple, consider a purple wedding cake to top off your reception. The one at left comes from Jacques Pastries.

Not ready to go quite so bold? Talk to your baker about a white cake with purple accents or purple frosting flowers to incorporate this lovely color without feeling like you’re going overboard.

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Who can resist an ooey, gooey, delicious brownie? That thick, fudgey chocolate tastes sends me to heaven every time, which is why I think brownies make a fantastic wedding dessert. They are easy to bake yourself if you don’t mind going the box route, but for a more elegant look, you can order beautifully decorated wedding brownies like these from Simply Divine Brownies. Just be sure to order enough – your guests will be clamoring for more!

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