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2025 Cake Trends

2025 Cake Trends

WEDDING CAKE INSPIRATION

2025 Cake Trends

Thanks for visiting our 2025 cake trends blog! It’s not a celebration without cake, right? Cakes can be the easiest or sometimes the trickiest detail to finalise for your celebration. With so many cake and dessert options available, it’s hard to choose which cake will be the best! So far in 2024 we have seen many different cake and unique dessert trends appear at weddings and parties. Here’s our predictions for the most popular 2025 cake trends.

Home Made

The cost of living means everyone has to keep an eye on their budget. Home made or family made cakes are surging in popularity. In another case it’s not just about cutting costs – it’s super special to have your loved ones create something special.

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Vintage Heart

Vintage Heart cakes and one for the most popular cake styles to emerge in 2024. They can be designed in any colour combo, such as a traditional white wedding through to bright pinks, sage greens and any colour in between.

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Flowers

Pressed and dried Flower cakes have become increasing popular in 2024. The sweet touch of dried flowered embossed into the design of your wedding cake is such a beautiful addition. Fresh flowers remain as popular as ever too!

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Themed Cakes

Themed cakes will never cease to be popular! Be it a theme for your event or just a theme that says “you”, a unique cake is guaranteed when you make it all about you for the day!

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Bling

Bling just says celebration to us! Gold, silver or anything shiny always makes for a gasps from guests when they spot the cake. From bold statements to shimmer effects, you can’t lose.

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Unique Details

Tiny details unique to the couple or birthday boy or girl are predicted to continue as 2025 cake trends. Little features guests can ‘discover’ on your cake are so much fun!

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Brownie Boards

Cake not really your thing? Why not send your guests home with a sweet great to be enjoyed the next day. Moreover brownies are sure to be a crowd favourite. 📸 Hooray Brownies

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Unique Structure

Structured cakes with unique design and texture are gaining in popularity. In addition if you’re looking for that “wow” moment, a show stopper in icing are what wedding memories are made of!

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Dessert Stations

Finally, couples choosing dessert stations over cake continues! A dessert station can be anything your heart desires. From donuts to chocolate fountains, they’re guaranteed to give you happy guests!

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Guest Book Ideas

Guest book ideas are a hot topic for weddings and events. A guest book provides a tangible memory of your celebration long after the cake is cut. The only sad thing about celebrations of every kind is that they have to come to an end. That’s why it’s so important to plan for things like guest book ideas that will preserve the memories from your day. Let’s look at some guest book ideas that will ensure your family can enjoy the memories for many years to come.

Message in a bottle

This is such a sweet and cost-effective way for guests to leave you a note! A pretty bottle, pen and slips of paper is all that’s needed. In additional it can be a beautiful talking point in your home.

Guest Book Ideas

Winery Wedding

Having a winery themed wedding? Have you guests sign corks from bottles of wine they’ve enjoyed at your wedding. The corks can be placed in a vase on the gift table as a unique keepsake.

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Winery Wedding

Jigsaw Guest Book

Pick a favourite jigsaw to have at your weddings. Your guests can sign the back of a piece and add it to the puzzle over the night. Go one better and have a custom puzzle made using a special photo.

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Jigsaw Guest Book

Jenga Guest Book

Continue the game theme with signed Jenga. Supply a Jenga box and sharpies for your guests to write messages. Each time there’s a games night you’ll get to relive your loved ones’ special words.

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Jenga Guest Book

Globe Guest Book

Buy a cheap world globe and paint it white. Add the words “the adventure begins” and have your guests sign the globe as a stylish keepsake to display in your home.

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Globe Guest Book

Jigsaw Guest Book

Pick a favourite jigsaw to have at your weddings. Your guests can sign the back of a piece and add it to the puzzle over the night. Go one better and have a custom puzzle made using a special photo.

📸 Etsy

Jigsaw Guest Book

Wedding Time Capsule

Create a time capsule wall or table with note paper and envelopes. Have your friends and family write messages for you to open on a special wedding anniversary in the future.

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Wedding Time Capsule

Sign something unique

Buy a cheap world globe and paint it white. Add the words “the adventure begins” and have your guests sign the globe as a stylish keepsake to display in your home.

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Photo Booth Guest Book

In the Booth has their own version with our gorgeous guest book. Your guests will add their photo strips and write a message. Everything such as glue and white pens are supplied!

Photo Booth Guest Book

21st Birthday Party Theme Ideas

21st birthday parties are such a milestone birthday to celebrate!  Turning 21 symbolises transitioning into adulthood, newfound responsibilities and personal growth.  In the Booth loves to attend 21st Birthday parties to help bring the fun, excitement, laughter, and help your guests to capture images throughout the night.  We have attended many memorable themed parties over the years. here are some of our best party themes to consider for your 21st birthday.

Casino Night

Time to bust out your best dress and shine those shoes for a 21st birthday theme that will take you to the Monaco’s famous Casino de Monte-Carlo. Think suits, bowties, stunning dress, back and gold tableware and roulette tables as far the eye can see.

Colour

Want all your guests to be dress head to toe in your favourite colour?  Consider the colour themed 21st birthday, for example. Ask your guest to dress in patterns or head to toe in pink to suit your theme.

Letter Party

Ask your guest to dress up as something beginning with the first letter of your name, or the first letter of their name. This is a great way to get everyone involved – and we love seeing the hilarious costume ideas!

When I grow up…

What did you want to be when you grow up? One of our all-time favourite 21st Birthday themes! Image all your party guests showing up as ballerinas, dinosaurs, firemen, astronauts, fairies…

Masquerade Ball

An all-time favourite when it comes to themed 21st birthday parties. A masquerade leaves it open to incorporate anything else into your birthday party.

Era Party

Era’s and throwback parties are always a hit with guests. Take it back 21 years to the early 00’s when denim was doubled, jeans were worn under dresses and wallets attached to a chain in your back pocket..

Partner Swap

This is one of our all-time favourite party themes! Ask your guest to come dressed as their partner. If they’re single, ask them to come dress as their parent of the opposite sex. This theme is perfect for those who love a laugh!

Rubik’s Cube Party

Ask your guest to come dressed in six items of clothing all in different colours. The aim is to ‘solve’ the Rubik’s cube and be all in one colour by the end of the evening. First one to solve the puzzle, wins!

Hollywood

Why not bring your favourite celebrities together to celebrate your 21st? This is such a versatile 21st birthday theme as your guests can come as celebrities, movie characters, book characters, anime characters and anyone in between.

Wedding Reception Entertainment Ideas

It’s time to party once the formalities are out of the way! The evening’s entertainment is something all wedding guests look forward to. Guests love letting their hair down to celebrate. While the band plays into the night and your guests enjoy chatting over drinks from the bar, you guests will enjoy utilising the additional vendors you have booked for entertainment. Here are 10 entertainment vendors to consider when planning your wedding reception:

Ten Wedding Reception Entertainment Ideas

  1. Photo Booth Hire: The most obvious answer, right? Photo booths are always a hit with guests at weddings. From jumping in the booth with your best girlfriends, dragging your brother’s together for a sibling photo or puckering up for a smooch with your husband, photo booths will always be endless entertainment for your guests.
  2. Giant Jenga and Chess: While cocktail hour begins post ceremony let your guest’s bring out their inner child with giant board games. Guests love getting involved with ‘activities’! The celebrating and the novelty size is just a bonus!
  3. Magician: Consider hiring a magician for your wedding entertainment. Treat your guests with a fascinating magic show or have this happening ‘live’ throughout your reception
  4. Piñata: Did someone say fiesta!? This one the ones young at heart. We all remember gathering around to grab the lollies as soon as the piñata has been bust open! Why not break the tradition and have a wedding piñata?
  5. Arcade Games: Do your guests love the nostalgia of Space Invaders and PacMan? Hiring vintage style arcade games or a pinball machine for your wedding reception will surely be a hit with guests
  6. Caricaturist: Caricatures are a great memento and always a fun take-home for guests. Having a caricaturist at your wedding reception to draw your guests live is a great wedding entertainment option.
  7.  Band or Live DJ: When it’s time to kick off your heels and dance the night away you want only the best tunes. Hiring a live band or DJ for your wedding will be interactive and fun live entertainment.
  8. Fire performers: Fire performers and fire dancers have been increasingly popular amongst wedding guests for wedding entertainment. In addition, it’s bold and its exciting,
  9. Fireworks: Fireworks displays are great wedding entertainment ideas for your guests. While fireworks aren’t for everyone, its always a fun way to end the night.
  10. Temporary Tattoo Station: Finally, there’s nothing like a tattoo to make a statement at your wedding! Lucky these ones will only be temporary. Personalise your temporary tattoos to a character version of the couple for a unique and fun wedding entertainment idea.