Wedding Cakes

Lilly Wedding Cakes

The wedding cake is an important element to every wedding. It is the center of attention to every event. The wedding cake should not only taste good but should also look amazing. Some bakers even focus more on the look than on taste. The decorations will make all the difference between an ordinary wedding cake and an amazing wedding cake.

The simple way to decorate your wedding cake without spending too much is to choose real flowers. You can use flowers on every layers, or maybe just on top as you prefer. You can use just a few flowers or many flowers. Lilies has always been popular for weddings because of their beauty and colors. Lilies express different messages. According to the colors and types.

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If you want a traditional white wedding cake you can decorate it with white lilies. White lilies as traditions says symbolize chastity, virtue, innocence and purity, all the virtues a bride needed on her wedding day. The wedding cake is considered the bride cake, that is why the wedding cake is white to symbolize the bride’s purity. The lilies are used as good luck charms especially in China, so the lilies on your wedding cake will bring you good luck. There are different types of lilies you can choose for your wedding cake each having special meanings. Peruvian lilies represent friendship and devotions, the Pink Stargazer lily represents wealth and prosperity. White Stargazer peach and purity. If you want a dark chocolate wedding cake you can decorate it with white lilies, or pink, orange or yellow lilies. Each color of the lilies have different meaning. So select the color that can best transmit your message. Pink lily signifies youth, prosperity, aspirations. They will look extraordinary on a white wedding cake. Red lilies are more luxurious and will also look good on white wedding cake. If you don’t want to use real flowers for the decorations of your wedding cake you can choose artificial lilies made from silk, or sugar in any colors you want for example blue or purple, for a romantic and delicate look.

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You can also use real purple lilies that have a satin aspect and an amazing shade. Orange lilies especially Tiger lily symbolize pride, jealousy and hate. You can choose chocolate lilies for your wedding cake, whether you choose a white wedding cake with dark chocolate lilies, or a dark chocolate cake with white chocolate lilies. When you choose real lilies for your wedding cake be very careful, some types of lilies are toxic and you don’t want them near your wedding cake especially Tiger Lilies. To be safe and to not take any risks choose artificial lilies for your wedding cake made from silk, satin, plastic, from sugar, chocolate or gum paste. Talented cake bakers can create artificial lilies that will look authentic. A wedding cake decorated with flowers is always romantic and beautiful and perfect for any wedding.