Destination Wedding Cake Trends 2021

Destination Wedding Cake Trends 2021: More Than Just a Sweet Dessert

Wedding cakes are part of the tradition but they don’t need to be “traditional”! The typical white confection of multiple tiers with icing flowers will always have its place but 2021 is showing us some exciting wedding cake trends that just make sense in the “new world” of post-covid destination weddings.

Destination weddings in 2021 have all been affected by the pandemic, leading to smaller guest lists, more intimate events, and extra special attention paid to “keeping it covid-free and sanitary”. It is an exciting time to “think outside the box” and come up with creative ways to modernize the traditional wedding cake.

Post-covid Destination Wedding Cakes at Villa la Joya: Size Matters

The number one trend in wedding cakes in 2021 is keeping it small. The days of a ten-tier cake being cut and served to 200 guests are pretty much over and it is time for mini-cakes, individually packaged desserts and personalized details. Couples are able to enjoy the tradition of cutting the cake but with a whole new way of sharing the sweetness with their guests.

We LOVE the small wedding cakes we’ve seen at Villa la Joya, decorated to look like marble or “blinged out” with sparkles and shine. The wedding cake designers in Playa del Carmen are truly phenomenal!

Edible Art: The Wedding Cakes of 2021

With guest lists becoming smaller but budgets staying the same, destination wedding couples can splurge on the details like never before. Creating a custom work of art for the cake cutting is the perfect way to personalize a tradition and truly make it magically yours. Custom art painted on, edible flowers and initials in sugar, the options are endless, this is not your mother’s wedding cake! Wow your guests with a unique and memorable confection.

Wedding Cake by La Migaja. Photo credits: Daniel Ramirez Photo

Destination Wedding Cake Trends of 2021: Wrap it Up and Take it Home

We are loving the trend of pre-packaging personalized dessert treats for wedding guests, combining the cake and the wedding favor into one pretty gift. Decorated sugar cookies, macaroons, or even a selection of authentic Mexican-style candies in a carved wooden box, the possibilities are only limited by your imagination!

Now it’s your turn, tell us your predictions for destination wedding cake trends in 2021! At Villa la Joya we have the “in” with all the Playa del Carmen wedding cake designers, let us know your sweetest dreams and we can help you make them come true. And of course, all with no vendor fees at Villa la Joya! Contact us today and let’s plan a wedding together, you can be the trendsetter!