Trends and fashion change very fast and those colorful sugar shell decorated cakes are in trend for beach weddings anymore. What’s in trend? Marble, ombre, brushstrokes, natural-looking sea creatures and air plants! If you are getting ready for a beach or seaside wedding and don’t know what cake to choose, I’ve prepared a fantastic roundup for you! Here you’ll see the coolest and trendiest options to rock today, let’s take a look.
Ombre
Ombre wedding cakes are a catchy and interesting idea, and you may go for ombre blue, teal, grey, slate and many other shades – stick to your color scheme or the shades that you like for a bold touch. Decorate the cake with corals, oyster shells, berries, blooms, air plants, meringues and greenery of all kinds.
a ruffled ombre wedding cake from white to blue, with greenery and a neutral flower
an ombre light blue wedding cake with a raw edge and gold leaf for a seaside wedding
an ombre blue watercolor wedding cake with corals on top is ideal for a beach wedding
an ombre blue wedding cake decorated with blue thistles and blueberries for a sea feel
a bold seaside wedding cake with bold watercolor from turquoise to black and oyster shells on the side
a very bold watercolor ombre blue wedding cake with a croal and textures
a mermaid-inspired wedding cake with urchins, meringues, succulents and branches
Watercolor
Watercolor decor is also a chic idea for a beach wedding cake, it’s a catchy and interesting idea, which is very trendy now. Go for truly beach and coastal colors, add berries and blooms, corals, shells, sea glass and driftwood are great for decorating such a cake. There are fantastic wedding cakes that portray sea surfaces and foam with watercolor – go for such a spectacular look!
gorgeous beach wedding cake decorated with blue watercolor, seaglass and driftwood, all of them are edible
a beach wedding cake with light blue watercolor and gold leaf for a romantic feel
a fantastic wedding cake in the shades of blue and gold portraying an ocean surface
a unique watercolor ruffled wedding cake with some oyster shells on top
a gorgeous textural watercolor aqua wedding cake with a sugar shell, pearls and corals
a watercolor blue wedding cake with silver leaf and some berries for a chic seaside wedding
White
White wedding cakes are a timeless idea for any wedding, and you may decorate them in beach and seaside style: add corals, sugar shells, pearls, even blueberries to imitate dark pearls. Give your white cake a truly beach look with any means that you like and that match your wedding decor.
a white ruffled wedding cake decorated with corals is a stylish way to pull of a beach look
a white one-tier ruffled wedding cake with corals on top is a stylish idea for a beach wedding
a gorgeous beach wedding cake in white decorated with incredible sugar oyster shells, edible perals and pale blooms
a beautiful white seaside wedding cake with blueberries as dark pearls and sugar shells
Other Ideas
Boldly rock bright colors – turquoise, aqua, navy, blue, purple, grey and much more. The cake can be a brushstroke, a marble, ruffle or any other cake – rock florals, greenery and decor that you like. The cake can be naked, too, you may decorate it with air plants and blooms to give it a beach feel. I totally love mermaid-inspired wedding cakes: they are done in turquoise or teal, with greys and blues, with meringues and sugar shells plus air plants. If you feel a mermaid, go for such a masterpiece! Get inspired by the ideas below and try something for your big day!
a slate grey wedding cake with a marble effect and gold leaf topped with neutral blooms
a boho mermaid wedding cake in dark teal, with meringues showing shells, greenery and a bloom
this brushstroke navy wedding cake with oyster shells looks rather nautical and coastal
a fantastic marble grey wedding cake decorated with sugar sea creatures
a naked wedding cake with blush blooms, pale greenery and a large air plant for a beach wedding
a textural turquoise wedding cake with gold leaf for a colorful beach wedding
a ruffled beach wedding cake with a white and aqua tier and corals on top
a seaside wedding cake with a brushstroke navy and gold tier and white anemones