Wedding ideas: Fancy wedding cakes

Latticework or swirly designs add elegance to your cake and stand out from afar.
Cake with latticework, $850, from PINE GARDEN’S CAKE, #01-2369, Block 529, Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, Tel: 6457 6159.

Flowers – sugar or real ones – are still popular as accents on cakes. And who can blame a bride for wanting them when they are this pretty and full of textural details?
Lavender floral cake, $1,632; white cake with yellow flowers, $880, and mini cakes, $18 each (minimum order of 10 pieces), all from THE PATISSIER. Cake stands, $128 each, and cover, $68, all from THE COTTAGE CRAFTS. 

Quirky dots, or elaborate piping complete with toppers – it’s a blast from the past for retro lovers.
Polka dot cake, from $800, from CANELE PATISSERIE CHOCOLATERIE. Apothecary jar, $50.20; fake donuts, mini cakes and cake slices, $12.90-$19.50; two-tier stand, $21.90, and knife, $9.30, all from KING & KING WONG; saucers, $88 (set of six), and butter plate, $88, all from THE COTTAGE CRAFTS. 

Whimsical cake designs work for the expressive, modern couple. Think: a colourful croquembouche (the traditional French wedding cake made up of tiers of profiteroles), or an artistically-balanced confection with cherry blossom icing.
Butterfly cake, $1,700, from BONHEUR PATISSERIE, 70 Duxton Road, Singapore, Tel: 6221 1148.