We LOVE everything about wedding cake, especially cakes with the wow factor! Suspended weddings cakes definitely have that and they’re sure to get all your guests talking. If you’ve not yet heard about these amazing hanging wedding cakes, you’re in for a treat right now. Take a look because these delicious designs are sure to make your mouth water.
So, what is a hanging wedding cake? Well, quite simply, the cake is suspended rather than sitting on a traditional cake table. These designs are real centrepieces and you can, of course, create a cake that totally works with your wedding theme. From rustic to luxe and everything in between, here are our favourite suspended wedding cakes and they’re definite showstoppers!
Flowers always make a wedding cake look fabulous and when that cake’s suspended, the effect is doubled. A simple three-tier design is taken to a whole new level here.
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A super rustic wood slice swing and a gorgeous silver birch-inspired iced cake is perfect for a showpiece suspended design. We love the chalkboard monogram too.
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What could be better than a hanging cake? A hanging dessert table of course! Surround your cake with tasty treats and moreish macarons for the ultimate in wedding day indulgence.
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Turn everything upside with your suspended wedding cake and place the biggest tier at the top!
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Your cake doesn’t have to be huge. A simple one-tier with golden icing, surrounded by stunning flowers, is a wonderful minimalistic design that will still make a huge impact.
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For a brilliantly bohemian take on this trend, use macramé additions to a simple wooden base. The hanging succulents around the cake are a great finishing touch.
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In case the suspended trend isn’t enough for you, this design proves that you can incorporate a drip cake AND oversized florals into your hanging cake if you want to!
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Wooden structures are used a lot in weddings now, usually to create cool backdrops. Instead, use one to support your cake. Then, keep it natural with feathers, grasses and succulents for decoration.
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A hanging wedding cake can still work with a complex design if it sits on a really simple support. Decide whether your cake or the structure will be the focal point and work on your design from that point.
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If you want to bring the bling to your big day, hanging crystals underneath your cake will make a fantastic statement.
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Think about the backdrop for your cake and work out where’s best to place it. Sometimes a natural backdrop is the best option.
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Bring your cake outside and make it part of the gorgeous gardens at your venue by surrounding it with flowers. If you go for this, why not cut your cake during your drinks reception?
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Hanging designs don’t need to be complicated, a simple design can be the most effective, especially if it sits in a stunning space.
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Another gorgeous ‘upside down’ suspended cake which works brilliantly in a rustic setting. The addition of the greenery on the support just softens the look of the metal structure.
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Glorious florals, watercolour painting and a bold message – this suspended cake could well become a modern classic.
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This would be our pick for an autumnal, bohemian celebration but switch around those decorations and this look would work for any season.
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More golden gilding and beautiful, romantic flowers make this cake a totally luxurious centrepiece.
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Finally, if mini cakes are more your thing, you can still suspend them! Stack up your cakes on mini supports and hang them as you wish!
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If you’d like to take a look at a shabby chic real wedding at Bassmead Manor Barns that featured a suspended wedding cake, just click here and for we’ve also got 22 wedding cake ideas fit for a fairy tale right here too.
