Our Favorite Winter Wedding Cakes

One of the best things about getting married sometime in December, January, or February? There are plenty of fun seasonal touches to incorporate into your wedding. Case in point: There's nothing more festive than a winter wedding cake! We've put together a collection of some of our favorite winter wedding cake ideas to show you just how beautiful and thematic they can be.

As you'll soon see, winter wedding cakes come in all shapes and sizes, so you have a lot of room to get creative depending on your specific celebration. Some desserts are holiday-themed, like the rustic Christmas wedding cake ahead. (Other seasonal holidays include New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day—both of which are represented by confections in this slideshow, too.) Other treats are done in wintry shades, including frosty purple, icy blue, warm red, deep green, dark colors like black and gray, or, of course, snowy white. In-season flowers serve as décor on many of our examples, as do other seasonal accents like pinecones and cranberries.

We'll start with this The WOW Factor Cakes dessert, which had metallic details suited for the season. Like what you see? There's a lot more where that came from. Whether you're after a simple winter wedding cake for a formal event, a whimsical dessert for a winter wonderland-themed wedding, or a unique confection for a modern party, there's something here you're sure to connect with. The weather may be cold on your big day, but with these design ideas under your belt, your wedding cake is bound to be a hot topic.

White, gold, green, and a muted blue were spotlighted on this Pavlov's Lab dessert.

This beautiful Megan Joy Cakes confection resembled snow, thanks to both its texture and color.

Getting married on or near Valentine's Day? Turn to this two-tiered J'aime Cakes dessert, which embraced the holiday beautifully, for inspiration.

The sugar on this Saylormade cake's cranberries looked like a dusting of snow.

This four-tiered Jasmine Rae Cakes dessert was equal parts wintry, contemporary, and sophisticated.

This stunning cake—by Delicately Sweet Confections—featured a wintry ombré design with gold foil accents.

For a Christmas wedding, incorporate related motifs. Two reindeer figurines topped this The Flour Pot wedding cake.

Wintry greenery decorated this petite black wedding cake by Sweet Maresa's.

Another winter décor idea we love? Adorning your dessert with a wreath. The one on this simple Amy Swann dessert was beautifully rustic.

Icy blue is a great hue for a winter wedding cake, as this modern confection—made by Hands on Sweets—went to show.

Crumb & Kettle baked this decadent drip wedding cake with semi-naked tiers.

Consider adorning your confection with festive garlands, like the ones often crafted for Christmas trees. Melissa Love decorated this three-tiered dessert with pinecones, cranberries, and cinnamon sticks strung together.

This icy three-tiered wedding cake—by Las Vegas Custom Cakes—came in various shades of gray and silver.

Marbleized purple fondant coated the bottom tier of this Schur to Please dessert.

Silver, white, and purple are a gorgeous winter color combination. This dessert—which was designed by Gallery Pastry Shop—was the perfect example.

This dark, gold-tipped floral wedding cake (by Cupcakes and Counting) was nothing short of enchanting.

Seasonal jewel tones made this Layered wedding cake stand out.

Want to go all out? Execute an entire winter scene on your cake, as Lucie Bennett did with this mountain-inspired confection.

The deep green accents on this Pretty Sweet confection looked gorgeous, just as evergreens do against a snowy backdrop.

How's this for a snow-inspired winter wedding cake design? Dipnosofistirion Catering baked this impressive dessert.

This Hawkesdene wedding's cake had a custom topper, plus an asymmetrical arrangement of red, white, and green blooms.

Since this couple's wedding was inspired by Paris (they even honeymooned there!), it only made sense that they had a croquembouche cake by Bakery Lorraine for their dessert.

This elegant all-white cake by Simon Lee Bakery was inspired by Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake.

You can't go wrong with a simple three-tiered naked cake with subtle florals, like this Colorado Rose Cake Company one.

Perfect Endings bakery gave the frosting of this cake a faux-bois finish for a rustic wedding.

A golden velvet ribbon brought a touch of winter to this petite cake by Fern Studio.

These three cakes by Green Lily Bakery were decorated with purple sugar flowers and hand-painted gold details. 

These newlyweds cut into a two-tiered cake by Amy Cakes, which was decorated with fresh fruit and greenery in subtle Christmas shades. 

This three-tiered dessert, baked by The Sweet Piece, was covered with almonds. The green garland around it lent a cold-weather vibe.

Seasonal flowers decorated this four-tiered cake created by Sweet Surrender.

This Park City Cakes & Confections dessert was topped with foliage and the bride's grandparent's vintage topper.

The bride's aunt and cousin made the wedding cake, which was topped with antique English china figurines belonging to the bride's mother. 

This ruffled wedding cake by Perfect Endings boasted snow-like tiers. 

Zoë François made this petite wedding confection, which had one white tier and one gold tier, plus ornamental berries on top.

This Tier Luxury Cakes dessert featured four tiers, faux bois-printed fondant, and a gold monogram.