Ordinary wedding blogs would write a well-worn paragraph here about the symbolism of wedding cake…fertility, contentment, sweetness, blah blah blah. Not me. I’ll simply tell you how much I LOVE cake. I’d gladly skip a meal just to have a big ol’ slice. And yes, I sneak a piece at every wedding we shoot. By the time the cake is served, we’ve shot about 2000 frames and frankly, we need the sugar rush.

A beautiful cake sets a great tone for the wedding celebration. Guests, especially the littlest ones, feel a happy anticipation about dessert. And often, the cake becomes the focal point as fathers, brothers, best men and others share their toasts and well-wishes for the couple.

Here’s a few of my favorites from 2008. The main pic, however, is my favorite cake of all time.

The menswear in this wedding was particularly handsome and weather appropriate. The guys were reasonably cool in their khaki cotton suits, and I am certain the flip flops were a hit with both the men and the women. (By the end of the ceremony, I think I was carrying about 3 pounds of sand in each of my shoes.)

The cake was decorated with calla lillies and sprays of beach grass. The shape was unusual in that consisted of alternating square and round layers. Besides being yummy, it was elegant and lovely. Perhaps there’s an idea or two for you here is you’re planning a beach wedding in Oregon.