The naked wedding cake; a thing of beauty, a delicious wedding cake alternative and a game-changer. Who would have thought that the simple sponge cakes that we loved as children, would one day, end up becoming one of the most talked about wedding cake styles in the wedding industry? We absolutely love seeing a naked wedding cake standing tall at one of our country house wedding venues and we feel that a naked wedding cake just works, regardless of what month or season you choose to tie the knot.

A naked wedding cake suites a variety of different wedding themes, styles and venues. If you’ve booked a rustic wedding venue then a naked wedding cake could compliment your wedding style perfectly. Alternatively, if you’ve booked a summer wedding date then a naked wedding cake decorated with fresh fruit could be ideal.

In terms of when to order your naked wedding cake – we suggest, the sooner the better. Wedding cake designers can get booked up, so if you’ve secured a wedding date with a venue and you’re sure that you want to order a naked wedding cake, there’s nothing stopping you from speaking to suppliers sooner rather than later. However, unlike a traditional fruit wedding cake that needs to be made several weeks, if not months in advance, a naked wedding cake is generally a basic sponge, so it will probably be baked as close to your wedding as possible, to retain freshness.

Most wedding venues, like Harper, will offer a minimum catering package which includes a three course meal, wine and water per person and so on. The idea of cutting your wedding cake and serving it as dessert doesn’t work if you’ve paid for a three course meal, but it could certainly work displayed on your evening buffet. Plus, evening guests wouldn’t want to miss out on tasting your wedding cake, so the evening buffet is the perfect way to display this delightful sweet treat. If you don’t plan on having an evening buffet, we would suggest having your wedding cake cut up and displayed throughout your reception so that hungry guests can help themselves or departing guests can take a slice to eat on the journey home. You wouldn’t want to be left with an entire wedding cake that hasn’t been touched.