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Wedding Cake Pictures

Wedding cake pictures are an important part of any wedding photo album. The cost of a wedding cake can average from between $2-15 per slice. It is therefore important that the cake last through all the various wedding day activities, arriving at the moment of cake-cutting just as fresh-looking at it was to start with.

There are a few things to keep in mind so that those all important wedding cake pictures taken before and during the traditional cake-cutting are the perfect addition to your wedding album. Some of these things should be discussed with the person you hire to make and decorate your wedding cake.

Wedding Cake Tips

Make sure that the cake is decorated using fondant instead of icing. While fondant is a bit chewier than icing, it will ensure that the beauty of the cake will last.
Use cake stands for a many-layered or multi-tiered wedding cake. Without the stands, the weight of the upper layers can gradually sink into the lower layers. Not a good look for wedding cake photos.
The wedding cake should be kept refrigerated as long as possible. This is especially important if the wedding reception is to be outdoors.
If the reception is outdoors, make sure the wedding cake is protected from the wind. A tall, multi-layered cake can easily been toppled by a sudden gust. Additionally, the tablecloth can flip up messing up the cake and table decorations, and the wind can blow bits of icing off the cake, perhaps even striking the bridal dress.
Having the reception outdoors also means that buttercream, mouse or chocolate frostings should never be used. Any heat will cause these to melt very rapidly.
Even if the wedding reception is held in an indoor venue, placing the wedding cake in the wrong location can be just as damaging as being outdoors. Never place the cake in front of a window in direct sunlight, which can cause the frosting to melt very rapidly.

Part of ensuring you have great wedding cake pictures is hiring a good wedding photographer. So beware of going all out for the wedding cake, but trying to save money on the photographer. Not only could the wedding cake photos be less than memorable, but so could all the photos, and that would be a real shame.

So follow a few simple guidelines, hire a professional wedding photographer, and your wedding photo album will include great wedding cake pictures.