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3 tier cascading wedding cake stand

So you’ve got the date and everything needs to be just perfect. You’ve thought about the dress, the flowers, the venue, the bridesmaids and the wedding breakfast but have you thought about the wedding cake stand? That needs to be special as well but what could you get?

If your mind is stuck in the past with a 3 tier cake stand and you’re happy with that then that’s fine and may be the best for an elaborate cake anyway. However, you should also think outside of the box for maximum impact on your guests when the moment comes for the cameras to click the cutting of the cake.

As mentioned above, the 3 tier cake stand is the traditional choice (3 tiers as most wedding cakes have 3 cakes) and you can find these made of china, ceramic, metal, acrylic and glass. Throw-away Styrofoam is probably not a good plan for a heavy fruit cake as they just are not as robust.

Popular choices in recent years have been wedding cake stands for grouped arrangements of small cakes. Often referred to as a cupcake tree, these can be ingenious in their design and view as a pillar forming into an apex covered with little cakes. While this really refers to a more unusual design where the stand is metal and the cakes slot in, you are more likely to find a multiple plate type arrangement with the smaller plates at the top.  The metal cupcake tree does have a down side in that you have to be careful that your cakes will fit in! It is also more of a problem if you have a large number of guests as they tend not to hold too many cakes.

You could also take a look at a variation on the 3 tier cake stand which will often be 3 plates with some form of support to place on the cake below. There are also free standing cake stands of varying heights that you can arrange on the table or, try the floating stands but make sure the stand is strong enough for the type of cake you are having! By floating, it just means the support is not on the cake and the plates present the cake symmetrically or asymmetrically, in a stair-step arrangement or cascading for example.

If you are having a single cake, you can still get some stunning designs in all the materials mentioned above. Plus, you won’t have to worry so much about it falling over!

Place your wedding cake stand on a stable and appropriate sized table that is in full view but well away from accidents such as children running into it or great grandma tripping over it! This will of course apply to a cupcake tree as well as traditional stands.

Not really suitable for weddings, but it's my favourite!

Lastly, discuss your ideas with whoever is making the cake as they will know if it will work, if you have any cake decorating tips of your own, just see what they say. The last thing you want is the upper layer to sink gracefully into the bottom unless you planned it of course!

Safety and support will be your main concern for the cake on the day, not whether it tastes OK as no doubt you will have sorted this out beforehand!

Have a great day and don’t forget the photograph!