Favorite Wedding Cakes From Real Weddings in 2024

While you may enjoy a sweet treat on a daily basis, there’s something undeniably special about a wedding cake. The unique flavors, the impressive exterior decorations, and the trend-setting shapes all combine to make one show-stopping dessert. Modern couples are even more innovative with their confections. For example, instead of sticking to just one flavor, some duos are mixing and matching different ones within the same cake (think: olive oil paired with chocolate or matcha with hazelnut). And even though the dessert may be a classic staple of any big day, there’s always something new, different, and fresh about each one.

As 2024 comes to an end, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite cakes from real weddings. These couples crafted impressive tiered desserts (with one in particular clocking in at nine feet tall!), as well as simple, smaller cakes that were just as stunning. This year, heart-shaped cakes and cake meadows were a focal point at many couples’ celebrations, infusing fresh design ideas into a wedding staple.

Ahead, we look at 20 of our favorite cakes from real weddings in 2024.