Melanie Sugar Flower Wedding Cake (Unframed)

Premise

Melanie and Solomon’s sugar flower wedding cake at Butchertown Point in Louisville Kentucky.

Partially inspired by a photograph taken of lively, beautiful flowers and partly from the color of a sash on an eliesaab dress, the cake’s slight patina green shade of fondant was enveloped in a cascading variety of fall inspired sugar-flowers. Three varieties of sugar dahlias, including ball dahlias and October Sky dahlias, formed the base of the arrangement, while eucalyptus, orange and white ranunculus, and  silver brunia rounded out the design. The vibrant oranges and yellows along with the muted dark peach and coral colors popped against the pale eucalyptus toned backdrop, as the white sugar ball dahlias and ranunculus balanced the design and completed the interconnected puzzle of an arrangement. 

Opulent metallic gold borders anchored the already divine cake with subtly organic, yet glamorous, moulding and tied back in the leaves and flowers found throughout the rest of the design. A plethora of sugar foliage, buds, and flowers covered much of the cake, without teetering into excess, and allowed enough of the cake and moulding to show through and provide a divine backdrop for the floral showcase.

Also mimicking the color of the Elie Saab sash was the custom cake table linen, the structure of which was assembled similarly to a haute couture gown. The texture of the linen was complimentary to the industrial space, and we strived for the over-the-top, structured, billowing, glamorous shape of the linen to contrast with the industrial style of the venue. The orange accents of the venue itself and the exposed piping and beams worked well with the cake and dessert tablescape’s autumnal aesthetic.