Wedding Cakes:  Thinking outside the "circle" (By Rachelle Dragani)

As designs for wedding cakes become bolder and brighter, the shape of a wedding cake doesn't necessarily mean a three-tiered circle anymore, either. New crooked designs will have half your guests hoping it doesn't collapse and half thinking they just walked into Dr. Seuss's wonderful world of weddings!

Some couples abandon traditional cake shapes altogether and opt for a mini replica of a castle, or of a seashell for beach weddings.

If you want to keep with the older tradition of a separate bride and groom cake, a his-and-hers hat cake design has a retro chic feel to it. Or, if the two of you share a special pet, why not let it in on the ceremony and model the cake after your pooch?

Hexagons, squares, diamonds, or a combination of all sorts of shapes add even more whimsy and wonder to your fairytale day, so don't be afraid to look outside the box for a shape for your cake!