Onyx-colored fondant with a pink-plum blossom pattern trimmed with Mokuba ribbon.

Cake Designer: April Reed Cake Design

Photography: Michael Dwornik Photographer

Always innovative, wedding-cake designers are finding inspiration everywhere from the bride's or bridesmaid's dress to the natural world.

Sleek, monochromatic designs offset by modest trim compete for attention with cakes that feature zebra stripes, bamboo leaves, henna patterns, and the trappings of a Faberge egg.

Fruit also plays a starring role this year, from whimsical sugar apples clinging to a four-tiered creation, to the frosted berries adorning a rustic design.

Written by Bob Curley; Edited by Yanni Tzoumas