A three-tier wedding cake with a deep blue ruffled base, gold lace trim and a custom bride-and-groom topper, framed by a garden window.

Elegant and beautiful cake inspirations for destination weddings

Getting married in Europe is great in itself, but having a pretty wedding cake for your big day is a must-have. Here are some cake inspirations to look at when deciding which cake to have for your destination wedding. They are all from our couples who choose to marry in Europe.

Blue and pink mini wedding cake

Our lovely couple's small wedding cake for their intimate elopement in Italy. This bi-color cake is elegant in itself, but topped with white flowers, it becomes even prettier.

Peach roses and white hydrangea ring this two-tier cake in blush pink and navy blue, made for an Italian elopement.

Unique wedding cake for French destination weddings

French weddings don’t have actual wedding cakes but a prettier alternative.

In France, there is no ‘traditional’ wedding cake to speak of. The French take this symbolic pastry to the next level by creating a special wedding cake called the croquembouche.

Croquembouche is a tower of pastry puffs piled together using caramel threads to form a cone-shaped delight for the cake cutting ceremony.

The history of the croquembouche goes back as early as the 1500's and it is said to have been the centerpiece on the lavish dining tables of the French royals and noblemen. Parfait!

A bride with henna-painted hands and her groom cut into a towering croquembouche, France's alternative to a wedding cake.

Part-iced cake with macarons for a wedding in Italy

Small two-tier, partially iced wedding cake for an intimate destination wedding in Paris. Decorated with fresh flowers and pale pink macarons.

Pink roses, pastel macarons and gold leaf dress this part-iced two-tier cake, a vase of fresh blooms beside it.

Cake for book-lovers for a wedding in Germany

Unique wedding cake? How about this white cake for our couple’s elopement with a parchment-like element? Fitting for booklovers like this couple who got married in Germany.

Pine sprigs and white blossoms trim this two-tier cake, its fondant ribbon lettered with a love quote, for a German wedding.

Cute cake topper for a wedding in Ireland

This cake topper is too cute not to share! We always find it delightful to see a mini version of the couple on their big day! One of the perks of a local wedding planner in Ireland is having someone who knows the right person in the neighborhood to do the job. It's just that couples may have a hard time slicing a cake that precious.

A cake topper for this Irish wedding shows the bride with her bouquet, her groom in a fur-trimmed cape with a dagger, and their small dog.

Floral cake for an intimate lakeside wedding in Italy

A lovely wedding cake for a destination elopement in Italy. When you’re having an intimate celebration with your loved ones in a breathtaking place like this, you better pick a cake that suits the occasion. This handcrafted piece for our couple’s destination wedding along a lake in Italy is a perfect example.

Dried orange slices, olive sprigs and blackberries top this single-tier cake set on a rustic table above an Italian lake.

Plain white cake with real flowers for an Irish elopement

We cannot emphasize more that, "less is more." This is the first and main principle in destination elopements. Our couple who eloped in Ireland had only 21 guests for their big day brought their loved ones atop a cliff for a unique ceremony. Then they treated them to an intimate dinner with this centerpiece - a plain white one-layered cake that grabbed everyone's attention for its mere simplicity and the fresh flowers on its top.

Fresh ranunculus in warm hues crowns the plain white cake at Anna and Alex's 21-guest Irish elopement, ready for cutting.

Naked cake for a wedding in Amalfi

For their destination wedding in Italy, our couple chose a minimalist white wedding cake with less icing than normal cakes have. Naked cakes are truly timeless, and perfect for intimate weddings like this. Topped with lemon slices and flowers, it becomes even more attractive and sumptuous.

Citrus slices and blueberries top this naked cake, flanked by rose bouquets as the Amalfi coast glows at dusk behind it.