While “vintage” loosely means anything that “feels old,” in wedding cakes it typically signifies one of the popular design eras within the past century or two. Fashion sets the stage for decades of style, so choose decorative elements that reflect the essence of the vintage period of your choice when designing your wedding cake.
Romantic
Although the Romantic era occurred between 1820 and 1937, it still holds a place of prominence as brides choose from delicate and ornate sugar-crafted designs to add a touch of nostalgia to their cakes. Wrap wedding cake tiers in white chocolate ribbons and add more ribbons to bouquets of sugar flowers and strands of edible pearls. Choose traditional white-on-white icing decorations that include old-fashioned roses, perhaps tinged with a hint of mellow pink, cascading down stacked cake layers for a Romantic era look. Avoid bright colors when choosing this vintage design. White or yellow cake layers with custard or fruit fillings complete your Romantic era wedding cake.
Lambeth
A vintage cake from the 1940s or ’50s might feature Lambeth icing. A highly skilled wedding cake decorator crafts this intricate cake design, featuring row after row of delicate royal icing or buttercream icing. Joseph Lambeth, a world-renowned cake decorator, popularized this elaborate style of cake decorating. Many a modern bride chooses this vintage style for her cake. When choosing a vintage Lambeth-style cake, make sure your cake decorator has extensive piping experience (see Resources).
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