Weddingbee Blog

When I originally discussed our decision for our cake, I noted that I really wanted to get a simple white cake stand to fit the cake. I had discussed this with the first baker we met with, and found out that the stand needed to be 16″ in diameter, since the bottom tier would be 14″. So, I began to search for cake stands/pedestals in earnest. And, well… I came up short (or should I say, “small in diameter”).

Common sizes for cake stands are as follows: 8″, 10″, and 12″. Very rarely do you find them larger than 12″ around. I looked first at Martha Stewart’s cake stands for Macy’s. Hers only go up to 12″, but they’re beautifully simple; something that I was really looking for.

Image, Martha Stewart Collection for Macy’s

But again, it was only a 12″ stand. Onward! I did a few web searches for cake stands, and still didn’t find much that I liked. There was, of course, the ubiquitous silver or gold metal cake stands that are typically used for weddings, but if I wanted one of those, I would just save myself the hassle and rent one from our baker.

Next, I went to Etsy. Old faithful. The standby. The one that always seems to come through. I found several beautiful cake stands by Etsy seller whitneysmith. Observe:

Etsy, Whitneysmith

This red one has a beautifully scalloped edge. Of course, red isn’t one of our “colors”, but it is beautiful nonetheless, and a tad too small for what we need.

Etsy, Whitneysmith

This one has beautiful flowers around the edge of it — very wedding-ish, in my opinion. Yellow isn’t one of our colors, either, but it would look beautiful against the off-white of our cake. It’s also not quite big enough. Gah.

Etsy, Whitneysmith

And, finally — the one that my heart longs for: this beautiful cake stand with birds perched upon the edges of the stand. So cute. So sweet. So perfect. But also? Too small. Curses! Foiled again!

So, I posted an Alchemy post on Etsy, listing exactly what I’m looking for. In my case, I wanted something simple. Ceramic. Potentially glazed in light pink. And, the most important part: 16″ in diameter. I’m hoping that a seller will come through and contact me, but in the meantime, the search continues!

Did you use a cake stand for your wedding cake? Did you do something else entirely?