Soft, grey hues are one of the most stylish new colour trends for the 2015 wedding season.
Sugarbelle Cakes, Canada have paired this beautiful shade with elegant ivory for a unique contrast in their vintage wedding cake design above left, while on the right, a pale, muted grey overlaid with delicate white lace applique creates a magnificent vintage wedding cake by Zoe Clark Cakes for Fortnum & Mason (above right).
Lace accents and piped pearl garlands add an old world air to the beautiful grey wedding cake design below by Pearls and Lace Cakes, dressed with the softest of pink sugar roses.
Pale grey icing is paired with a soft pink and accessorised with vintage lace, quilted detailing, soft ruffles and an elegant teardrop sugar flower arrangement in the trademark pretty style of Jenna Rae Cakes, below.
Beautiful royal icing embroidery is highlighted against a chic pale grey fondant backdrop in the elegant wedding cake below left by Edible Art, South Africa. On the right, The Pastry Studio has blended an ever so subtle shading of grey with classic ivory for a fabulous floral wedding cake design with vintage echoes.
The beautiful combination of blush pink and grey features in the two elegant, feminine lace cake designs below by Leslea Matsis, New Zealand (below left) and by Rosebud Cakes, California (below right).
An ouststanding selection of lavishly decorated vintage cupcakes by Lady P’s Cupcakery features below in classically elegant grey tones.
An elegant silver lattice lace texture is beautifully backdropped against a stylish silver lustred tier in a unique wedding cake design below by Mignon Daymond of Cake Face, Australia
Handpainted trees and delicate sugar blossoms create a unique, artistic wedding cake design in soft grey below by the Bath Cake Company (left) and on the right, Cake Artistry by Halima Jafari pays homage to the Roaring 20’s in her vintage feather and fringing wedding cake design in grey.
The Jazz Age also provides inspiration for the wonderful fashion-inspired cake creation below by Coocakecachoo.
Soft grey and wafer paper florals create an inspired choice for the vintage wedding cake design below Amelie’s Kitchen.
An exquisite suite of grey wedding cakes designed by Canadian cake couturier, Connie Cupcake/The White Cakery features below left (image by Krista Fox Photography via WedLuxe), with a unique lace and ruffles design (far right) by Rouvelee’s Creations, Australia.
Soft grey ombre adds an inspired design element to the beautiful quilted design below by Jenna Rae Cakes.
Charlotte Tyson of Sugar Ruffles has lead the grey design trend in wedding cakes with her beautiful ruffled creation below.
Bold grey stripes create dramatic impact in the two contemporary styled wedding cake designs below by Erin Gardner, left (formerly of the Wild Orchid Baking Co., now re-launching as Erin Bakes) and Mignon Daymond of Cake Face, Australia (right).
A beautiful grey and ivory design by Sugar Ruffles in dramatic ombre ruffles.
Warm peach tones pair beautifully with soft grey also, with pretty examples below from La Fabrik A Gateaux (left) and Miso Bakes (right).
You’ll find Miso’s tutorial for her giant paper roses on The Cake Blog here: paper roses tutorial.
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