Choosing a Beach Themed Wedding Cake

For couples who are getting married at a resort or on the beach, a beach themed wedding cake makes perfect sense. When choosing this type of cake, you will be able to select from very elegant cakes with a beach theme to cakes that are a bit more whimsical and fun.

Here are just a few ideas for your beach themed wedding cake.

Colors

Some couples would like to pay homage to the beach, but they do not want to sacrifice the beauty and elegance of a traditional wedding cake. This can be done by simply selecting colors that call to mind the beach. You can still have a typical tiered wedding cake, but perhaps the fondant can be blue, and instead of flowers the baker could add realistic looking shells.

Add a pretty beach themed cake topper and your cake will be ready.

Beach Scene

For couples that do not care at all about having a traditional cake, their beach themed wedding cake could be a snapshot of the beach. A talented cake artist could recreate your favorite beach spot complete with waves, sand and even beach chairs.

This cake can go as far as you want in regards to recreating what one would see at the beach.

If you love the idea of this beach themed wedding cake, but are hesitant to roam so far from tradition for the wedding, consider this cake for either the rehearsal dinner or for the groom’s cake, both of which leave more room for a bit of whimsy.

Tropical

Another way that you can achieve a beach themed wedding cake that still has a somewhat traditional look is by swapping the typical flowers found on wedding cakes for more tropical selections.

Your tropical beach themed wedding cake will be bright and beautiful, yet still have the overall look of a traditional cake.

Sheet Cake Base

A fun idea for your beach themed wedding cake is to have the baker place the tiered part of the cake on top of a sheet cake. Then, the sheet cake can be used to create any beach scene that you’d like.

One couple who enjoys water sports had the baker create a scene in which two little modeling chocolate figures were water skiing. Another couple had the scene of their beachside proposal recreated.

Writing in the Sand

One of the cutest simple ideas for a beach themed wedding cake involves writing in the sand. Ask the baker to use either light brown sugar or finely ground graham cracker crumbs to cover the base of the cake in “sand”.

Then have her draw a heart in the sand with either both your initials, or the words “just married”.

There are many ways to make your beach themed wedding cake special and personal. Because this is a rather popular theme for a cake, most bakers will have a large numbers of examples in their portfolios.

Whether your vision is for a more traditional cake or something full of fun and whimsy, a beach themed wedding cake can deliver.