Wedding Themes: Seashell and Beach Wedding Cakes

Seashell and Beach wedding cakes are increasingly common with the enduring popularity of a seaside wedding theme. Fortunately, this means ample ideas, photo samples, accessories, and creation suggestions are available for anyone planning a beach wedding. Below are five stunning, original seashell and beach wedding cake designs, guaranteed to inspire the seaside ceremony enthusiast in everyone!

Sandcastle with Seashells - this wedding cake by The Great Dane Baking Company is a stunning 3-tier sand-colored fondant work of art. Blue, wavy bands create the artistic illusion of ocean waves, and dozens of decorative seashells, conch shells, and other shell shapes complete the look. One benefit of a fondant wedding cake is the ability to use any cake flavor beneath the smooth surface of the icing. Vanilla, caramel, or even pecan cake would lend a fitting sand-hued interior after slicing and crushed graham cracker or similarly colored cookies make a fitting sand-inspired base for the platter. View an example of this style here courtesy of TheKnot.

Seashell and Ocean-Theme - this stunning 3-tier wedding cake by Eden Cakes features sea foam colored fondant icing decorated with edible white chocolate shells and pearls. White icing details create elaborate coral, sand dollars and seahorses, completing the ocean-theme of this creation. Any light-colored cake base, combined with sea foam or aqua food coloring, could be a gorgeous addition to preserve the design of this cake even after slicing. This wedding cake features a suggested serving of 180, and a price of $770, which is adjusted based on additional or reduced servings. View a picture of this cake here on the designer's website.

Beach Wedding Cake -this beach themed cake by Piece-A-Cake is a perfect example of a unique, whimsical design which your guests are sure to remember for years to come. Featuring adorable white-picket fencing and matching lounge chairs, this wedding cake is full of details from the custom-named surfboards, to the edible seashells and flip-flops, down to the names drawn in the "sand" of graham crackers. The smooth, yellow icing adds a warm touch, and the piped details along each of the three tiers add even more charm. This wedding cake is featured in a 360-degee-angle web video uploaded by the designers here on YouTube, with a photo of this beach wedding cake here.

Simple Seashell Elegance - This sophisticated, smaller wedding cake is no less stunning than larger beach-themed alternatives. The two tiers of this cake are enveloped in smooth, creamy, fondant icing, which is positioned on a platter of graham cracker "sand" for a striking contrast. Reef is painted in matching white icing, and two intertwined hearts decorate the top tier; both are accented by turquoise coral and shimmering seashells, which decorate the cake on each tier. The understated charm of this beach wedding cake would make for a charming surprise if paired with a dramatic cake interior. View a picture of this cake here on the Stover's Custom Cakes website.

Crooked Nautical Wedding Cake - This wedding cake incorporates the popular "crooked" whimsical design with a nautical theme. This 3-tier cake is decorated in a gradual progression of ocean-floor (bottom) to soothing waves (top), with the middle tier accentuated by billowing underwater grass and sand. All of the cake decorations are edible; chocolate rocks sprinkled along the second tier, white chocolate shells and sand on the platter-even the white rope which is draped from the life preserver featuring the names of the bride and groom, which loops and coils along the other tiers of the cake. View a picture of this cake here, with cake details here, hosted by About The Cake.

Sources:
TheKnot, "Wedding Dress - Wedding Cakes"
Piece-A-Cake, "Birthday and Wedding Cakes"
Stover's Custom Cakes, "Wedding cakes"
About The Cake, "About The Cake, Inc"
Eden Cakes, "Wedding Cakes by Eden Cakes"