Creative Ideas for Choosing a Groom’s Cake: Fun Designs, Helpful Tips

Move over for a moment, dear bride, the groom’s cake is one opportunity to focus on the groom for a change! This creation can reflect his personality, show off his interests and skills, and maybe even poke a little fun at something that is so “him.” Thus, while the wedding cake tends to conform to tradition—with its multiple tiers, elegant frosting, and lovely decorations—not so for the groom’s cake. So, it can feature practically any motif and be as creatively decorated as can be imagined!

Here are some guidelines, then, to help you decide on just the right cake for your groom:

Most popular motifs – A quick search on the internet will show just how zany groom’s cake motifs can get—and how amazingly talented cake designers and decorators are nowadays! The subjects can cover the entire range:

1. Sports – golf, football, hockey, fishing, scuba diving, surfing, bowling, hunting, racing; and their venues (football stadium, basketball court, soccer field, baseball diamond), logos, mascots, and team colors
2. Profession – doctor, lawyer, accountant, businessman, banker, artist, musician
3. Hobbies – laptop or net book, tool kit, guitar, camera, play station, pile of books, chessboard, a billiards set, a poker table, a surf board
4. Collections – race cars, Star Wars characters, Marvel superheroes
5. Food and drinks – burgers, pizza, hotdogs, champagne bottle, cans of beer
6. Attire – suit and tie, cowboy boots, sports cap, running shoes, biking helmet
7. Humorous – cake toppers showing a bride figurine bossing the groom figurine, or even dragging him behind her by his tuxedo collar!

Image attribution:

1 – Hamburger cake – Ever After Blog (Disney Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons)
2 – Mountain biking cake – Genevieve Nisly Photography, via The Bride’s Cafe
3 – Mexican-inspired Star Wars cake – Jenny De Marco Photography
4 – Cowboy boots cake – Smith Squared Photography, via The Knot
5 – 3D basketball cake – Sweet Grace Cake Designs
6 – Whiskey bottle and sail boat cake – My Sweet and Saucy
7 – XBox 360 novelty cake – Sweetest Sensation

What will you be doing for a groom’s cake? Tell us and we’d love to feature your ideas!