The key to building the decor of your wedding reception is found in choosing the right wedding cake design, and this is equally true for a fall wedding. The cake stands as the visual focal point of the reception hall. It is usually the largest single decoration for your reception hall and it is what your guests will see first when they enter your reception hall. As a result, you want to choose a fall wedding cake design that will develop your theme.

Depending on the theme you are trying to develop there are any number of fall wedding cake designs you could pursue, but a bright red cake adorned with daffodils or a light green design with daisys are probably out. Instead, the autumn season is a great time to employ a rich chocolate colored cake (most bakeries will allow you to put any flavor of cake inside that you want and if your pastry chef is any good no one will be able to tell until the cake is cut) accented with blues, greens, or reds.

Indeed, a wedding cake iced in a rich chocolate ganache with chocolate roses or white chocolate roses and accented with high quality fresh fruit can be a stunning work of art that harkens to the traditional fall decor while maintaining a distinctly modern touch.

Likewise, lining dark chocolate scrolls vertically on the side of a fall wedding cake is a simple way to make a dramatic statement. Once again, use fresh fruit or flowers to accent each tier and cover the base of your cake jewelry.

Or why not choose a fondant design that artistically employs both chocolate and cream colored fondant. There are so many possibilities. Imagine a cream colored cake with chocolate silhouettes embedded in to the fondant.

Furthermore, you could always choose an off white, three or four tiered, stacked cake decorated in a deep gold rope at the base of each tier and then strewn with lifelike marzipan leaves (or use silk leaves in autumn colors if you can’t find a pastry chef with the skill to create the leaves) to develop your fall wedding theme.

I would be remiss to conclude this article on fall wedding cake designs without pointing out that some of the most dramatic options are not cake at all: Take the Pavlova for example. This healthier alternative to cake can draw as many ooh’s and aah’s on display as they do when they melt in your wedding guest’s mouth.

For a fall wedding cake substitute, try a hazelnut pavlova brushed in chocolate and topped with an apricot whipping cream and dressed with a handmade chocolate design as simple or intricate as you choose. Or perhaps you would prefer some of them be topped with a fresh seasonal berry. They can now be displayed simply by placing them on a chocolate covered cake stand big enough to hold your desired number of servings. As you serve them, consider adding a drizzle of apricot sauce to each plate for a truly unforgettable wedding experience.

The great opportunity that autumn weddings bring from a design standpoint is the chance to play with the rich, warm colors of the season. There is so much you can do to embrace the season and in turn end up with a celebration you will look back on with pride for years to come, and as far as the reception is concerned it all begins with a well thought out fall wedding cake design.

Jeanette Shinn is a wedding professional with over a dozen years experience making dreams come alive. Find tips and accessories from wedding cake jewelry to fall wedding favors at http://www.ExcitingWeddingFavors.com.

While there are many important things to consider when planning a wedding, finding the perfect autumn wedding cake is one of the most important parts of any wedding.

The wedding cake is of course the centerpiece of the wedding reception, and it is important that the cake you choose look as good as it tastes.

Review Photos Of The Baker’s Past Work

It is important, therefore, to use plenty of care and caution before deciding which baker you will hire to produce the perfect autumn wedding cake.

It is important, of course, that the baker produce a high quality cake, but it is just as important that the decoration of the cake be of the highest quality.

It is important therefore to look at several different examples of the person’s work, and to review a number of photographs of the autumn wedding cakes they have produced in the past.

Check The References

That part should be easy, since any quality producer of wedding cakes should be proud to show you examples of the wedding cakes they have produced for other weddings.

Those successful wedding photographers should also be happy to provide references from past customers. It is a good idea to follow up with those references to ensure that the baker you are considering is capable of producing the fine quality autumn wedding cake you expect.

Order Early To Ensure That Everything Is Complete In A Time Manner

After you have found the highest quality wedding cake maker in town it is important to review the various choices of flavors, fillings and decorations and to order that cake as early as possible.

Ordering early will help to ensure that the cake of your dreams will be ready in time for the big event, and it will also help ensure that you have your choice of flavors and fillings.

These days there are many choices when it comes to wedding cakes, including various flavors of icing, unique fillings and unusual flavors. It is important of course to carefully taste test each of these choices, but that should be the fun part of planning that great wedding.

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