Once everyone arrives at the reception following your beautiful wedding, their attention shifts to the food and the centerpiece of all wedding receptions, the wedding cake. Because traditionally the cutting of the cake is a photo classic, every bride wants her cake to melt in the mouth. But they also want lots of oohs and aahs of delightful exclamation at the sight of a spectacularly presented wedding cake.
It’s important to consider several key factors when making decisions about how to present the cake. There are now many options from simple lead crystal raised platform cake stands to elegant cascading tiers where cakes of several sizes flow from precarious peaks down a spiraling staircase of cake!
A good cake designer is really your best source of information on how to present their cakes and often when you make arrangements with that baker, they will have excellent recommendations on how to present their cake for the best effect. But it always helps to have your own ideas on the subject. After all, it is your wedding.
You can find a wide variety of cake stands online and shopping around for them, allows you to see a variety of cake designs presented on various types of cake stands. I found over 40 really reputable suppliers but narrowed my favorites down to these seven sources. Have fun choosing a design in this important area of the wedding preparation.
E FavorMart
This online site has a nice selection of wedding cake stands..from the very elegant silver plated ones to elevate your wedding cake as a lovely centerpiece, or to multi-tiered holders to place a variety of smaller cakes upon. Their prices are a bit higher than several other sources I found, but certainly have a great variety to choose from. I liked their large raised silver plateau cake platform where the cake designer would place the entire stacked wedding cake to elevate it to prominence on the cake table. Price: $92.00
Wedding Cake Stands
At Wedding Cake Stand I found one of my favorites, a beautiful cascading Garden Cake stand, very reasonably priced 3 tier stand for only $36.95 or 49.95 for a 4 tier stand. This website had some of the best prices. Stability is key in purchasing these cascading type stands and your cake designer would be the person to consult on how to ensure a stable cake presentation. No one wants the wedding cake to end up on the reception floor!! Price: $36.95
Silver Cake Stands and Cupcake Stands
Save on Crafts has some of the best values available on the web. I particularly loved their gorgeous silver plateau platform stand for $61.00 and their amazing cupcake tower that holds 300 cupcakes!! Cupcakes have become a trendy wedding alternative with ease of serving and often as beautifully decorated as more traditional cakes. Price: $61.00
Wedding Fads
Create a beautiful stairway cake display with this easy to use clear wedding cake stand. These crystal cascading type cake stands allow a eye-popping display of successively sized cakes to be presented as the showpiece of the cake cutting table. Crystal Splendor cake stands have been showcased in Bride magazine, recommended for their beauty and their strength and stable design. The set includes top plate sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14 inches with 8 inch base plates to arrange the stands closely together. 69.95…such a beautiful design and one of the best prices for tiered cake stands Crystal Splendor also has a 4 tier version for 52.95. Price: 52.95 to 69.95
The Perfect Wedding Shop
At the Perfect Wedding Shop I found a large variety of affordable cake stands. If you decide on a square stacked cake, their elegant silver plated raised design plateau cake stand for 79.95 is an outstanding value. Price: 79.95
Leaded Crystal Cake Stands
Smaller weddings can be extremely elegant and presenting a smaller cake on a leaded crystal raised footed stand with flower around the base is a beautiful option for the cake table. I absolutely loved this crystal stand that I found at Ebay of all places. It is a 15 inch Footed Lead Crystal Cake Stand by Shannon Crystal. Simply beautiful and at 29.95 this cake stand is extremely versatile and could be used by the bride after the wedding for other party presentations. Price:29.95
Wedding preparation takes a great deal of time, but enjoy the process of choosing the perfect cake stand for your reception. A good reception needs great food, beautiful decorations, wonderful music and an incredible cake as the centerpiece of the reception.
