Beautiful Wedding Cake Stands Can Add Elegance To Your Cake.

Wedding cake stands can add that extra special touch to your cake. The stand adds elegance and uniqueness like nothing else can. There are many styles. They are also made out of many different materials.

There are stands that hold each tier separately, usually at different heights. Others stack each tier on separate plates vertically. One has a rod going up the center of each tier with space in between. You can also get footed cake stands that are like a big, fancy cake plate with feet. This goes under the whole wedding cake.

The wedding cake stands, or cake displays, are made mainly of three materials. Plastic is the most common. They usually are white, but can come in silver. Acrylic is the second most popular. This material is very sturdy and is clear in color. Sometimes it is referred to as the crystal look. The last material is metal. There are stands that are very elaborate and have plastic plates that set into them to hold the cake tiers.

The most common wedding cake stand is the one that has two eighteen inch plates with fourteen inch pillars to accommodate the fountain underneath. As you can see in the pictures, this stand is made of white or clear plastic. There is plenty of room for the fountain between the pillars. You can, instead of the fountain, put a cake under there or a big bouquet of flowers. Use your Imagination. This stand gives your cake height and presence. Most people use this stand if they want to use the stairs to run from the main cake to side cakes. This way you can get more servings from your cake.

To get a very unique look is to use the tall tier cake stand. This wedding cake stand has a rod that goes up the center that gives the cake the illusion of floating tiers. The cake tiers are about two to three inches apart. There’s enough room to put fresh silk or frosting flowers between the tiers. You can see in the picture, the rod going up the center. Each tier of the cake must have a center hole cut out of it to fit on the stand. This stand comes with assorted sizes of plates. You not only can have as much or as little cake as you want, you can use only the number of plates you need. It only comes in white plastic. The only part of the stand that you will see is the feet at the bottom and the edges of the plates.

If you like the crystal look, the crystal clear cake divider set may be what you’re looking for. This wedding cake stand comes with assorted size plates for any size cake you want. The plates are white plastic. The pillars are made of clear plastic. They go through the tier of cake and twist into the plate above. This way, there is no need for dowel rods. This also gives you the whole top of each cake to decorate-no separator plate. You can have thre and a half to five inches between each tier because the pillars come in two height’s. This means you can have a shorter or taller cake with more options on decorations for between the tiers. As you can see in the picture, this wedding cake stand can make your cake look simply elegant.

A unique wedding cake stand is the Garden cake stand. As you can see in the picture, you can have three individual tiers placed in this very attractive stand. An eight inch, twelve inch and sixteen inch tier fits in the stand nicely. If you need more cake, there are satellite cake stands that match. They hold up to a ten inch tier. This wedding cake stand makes a beautiful cake. Each tier can have flowers or some other decoration on top of it. You can also wrap ribbon or put bows on the stand itself. Some people have even used small mini lights. Just use your imagination.

Another wedding cake stand is the acrylic tube stand. Each stand is a different height and diameter. You can arrange them in many different ways. This stand also comes with flower stands and matching candle holders. You can decorate these stands by wrapping flowers, ribbons or garland around the tubes. You can also leave the stands as they are to get more of the crystal look. This stand works well with tulle and mini- lights on the table.

One other wedding cake stand is called a plateau. It is either round or square. It can be made of a type of metal, glass or plastic. It is usually two to four inches thick with fancy feet on the bottom. The side of the plateau usually has some engraving or design on it. This stand makes any stacked cake look really elegant.

To get the best ideas for your cake you could get a wedding cake book. By looking at all the pictures of the cakes with their wedding cake stands you can see for yourself all the different arrangements for the different stands. The book may give you an original idea for your cake.

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