Before you say the game-changing “I do,” there’s so much prep to do for the happiest day of your life. Picking up the most perfect white dress is one. Sending out fancy invitations to guests (and not forgetting anyone) is another. Planning the whole celebration part is third. And when the list seems never-ending, you realize there has to be a perfect wedding cake and you can’t let yet another baking fail happen.

Luckily for all the newlyweds, wedding cake artisans exist and their mad decorating skills are on a whole new level. So, Bored Panda has compiled some of the most elaborate, creative, and unique wedding cake designs that look so good they may as well hang one in a museum after the party’s over.

Get ready to upvote your faves and share some with your friend whose wedding planning has gotten way out of hand. Who knows—you may save some tears and not let cake expectations vs. reality ruin the big day, as it sometimes happens.

#1 This Very Accurate Dog Owners Wedding Cake

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#2 The Wedding I'm At Has The Best Cake I've Ever Seen

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#3 LEGO Wedding Cake

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In order to find out what exactly it takes to create a gallery-worthy wedding cake, Bored Panda reached out to internationally acclaimed cake designer Maggie Austin, who has worked with illustrious clients all over the globe, from President Obama’s White House Christmas celebrations to Hollywood parties.

Maggie said that in order to make a truly unique wedding cake, one needs a unique couple. “What I love most about working with clients is that I create designs that reflect the aesthetic of their individual weddings. From the sugar flowers to the color palette to the texture of the design elements, each cake is an expression of what the couple loves.”

#4 Amazing Detail On This Wedding Cake

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#5 An Extremely Creative Wedding Cake

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#6 Detail Of The Wedding Cake Made By My Dad As A Surprise For His Grand-Daughters Wedding. 100% Edible

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Sometimes, Maggie said, she’s asked to incorporate details that carry special meaning just for the newlyweds. For example, “One bride asked me to include a wild boar in the design as a surprise homage to the groom's family crest!”

The cake designer said that usually, she begins working on sugar flowers and decorative elements many months in advance, and the cake decoration takes place on Friday night before a Saturday wedding. “I am putting on final touches right up until the moment that I leave the venue. I love that the sugar flowers last forever.”

Moreover, “many couples choose to display their sugar flowers under a cloche as a beautiful memento of their wedding,” Maggie told us.

#7 This Was The Cake I Created For A Stunning Droomtroue Wedding End Of Last Year... With Smoke Pouring Out Of The Aladin Lamp And Lighting In The Geode Cave

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#8 Queen Elizabeth II's Wedding Cake, 1947. Dubbed "The 10,000 Mile Wedding Cake" After Its Ingredients Were Flown In From Australia And South Africa, The Cake Measured 9 Ft In Height And Weighed 500 Lbs

Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake, 1947. Dubbed "The 10,000 mile wedding cake" after its ingredients were flown in from Australia and South Africa, the cake measured 9 ft in height and weighed 500 lbs

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#9 This Lotr (Minas Tirith) Wedding Cake

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Maggie also said that she prefers “loose, organic floral arrangements and soft, textile-inspired design elements.” These days, she has noticed that couples are more likely to embrace the beauty of visual movement instead of the rigid symmetry typical to more old-fashioned cake designs.

#10 May The 4th Be With You. Awesome Star Wars Cake From Lauren And Mark’s Wedding

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#11 'Embroidered' Wedding Cake

#12 Geode Wedding Cake

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#13 The Perfect Wedding Cake For Dog Owners

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#14 Harry Potter Wedding Cake Made For My Friends Big Day

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#15 My Wedding Cake: 100% Edible

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#16 Pillow Wedding Cake

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#17 Staircase Wedding Cake

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#18 So, We Had A LOTR Themed Cake At Our Wedding Today

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#19 Got To Make The Fanciest Cake Of My Career For My Friend's Wedding

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#20 Friends Wedding Cake. The One Where A Lovely Couple Get Married

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#21 Beautiful And Subtle Harry Potter Wedding Cake

#22 Wedding Cake With Pressed On Flowers

#23 Book-Lovers Wedding Cake

#24 Cable Knit Wedding Cake

#25 Glowing In The Dark Wedding Cake

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#27 This Cake For A Wedding At Win Cathedral Has A Little Golden Retriever Puppy Peeking Out From One Of The Tiers!

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#28 Half Batman Half Traditional Wedding Cake

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#29 Self Made Forest Wedding Cake For My Sister

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#30 Bow Wedding Cake

#31 Beautiful Wedding Cake

#32 Beauty And The Beast Themed Wedding Cake

#33 Original Wedding Cake

#34 Royal Wedding Cake

#35 Disney Wedding Cake

#36 Forest Themed Wedding Cake

#37 Original-Wedding-Cakes

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#38 What Felix And Marzia’s Wedding Cake Must Have Been Like

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#39 Both Me And And My Wife Are Gamers. This Was Our Wedding Cake (Our A Actual Destiny Characters On Top)

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#40 Beach Themed Wedding Cake

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#41 The Wedding I Am At Has A Cheesecake. A Cake Actually Made Of Cheese

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#42 Literary/ Book-Themed Wedding Cake

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#43 Double-Sided Wedding Cake

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#44 Amazing Wedding Cake

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#45 Spot On Cake At The Wedding I Was At Today

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#46 The Topper Of The Cake That We Made This Weekend

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#47 Wedding Cake

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#48 Cake Themed Harry Potter

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#62 [homemade] Wedding Cake

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#63 The Cutest Wedding Cake, A Globe With All The Spots They Have Travelled Together, On Top Of A Suitcase #comeflywithme

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#64 Star Wars Wedding Cake

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#65 Wedding We Went To Today Had Periodic Table Cupcakes As Their Wedding Cake

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#66 This Is A Wedding Cake I Made For Very Special Friends

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#67 This Secret Garden Inspired Wedding Cake. The Cake Featured Their Beautiful Wedding Flowers Of Red Roses, Daisies, Sunflowers And Ivy

Little fairy mushrooms and bumblebees and two adorable handmade sugar rabbits as a topper with airbrushed detailing, a wood effect sugar sign, and a sugar plant pot.