The Million Dollar Diamond Wedding Cake

Now this really takes the cake! Delicious Cakes and Dallas Gold and Silver Exchange collaborated in making the world’s most expensive wedding cake, a 1,200 carat, $1 million diamond wedding cake to be exact. Owner of Delicious Cakes, Butch Stivers, was quoted as saying: “We wanted to do something different this year… we do the Dallas Bridal Show so many years…” He explained that the economy, being as bad as it currently is, prompted them to make something a little more special, and a little more glamorous “…we wanted to do something that the new brides-to-be could see and dream about and get their minds off everything else that’s going on.”

This stunning and expensive confection is an impressive nine tiers, and is decorated with sparkling silvery icing, glittering diamonds and intense blue sapphires. The precious gemstones were carefully arranged on the cake’s sides, in twisting, climbing vine and scroll patterns, which resemble intricately worked diamond jewelry.

This glamorous diamond wedding cake was made to star in the annual Dallas Bridal Show. While on display, the expensive cake was placed under a heavily armed guard, which made sure that the onlookers look but not touch. And yes! In case you were wondering, the wedding cake is for sale! The diamond cake’s price is a whopping $1.3 million. The cake was designed to be edible (after you remove the diamond and precious gemstone embellishments of course). Apparently, this fabulous dessert weighs approximately a hindered and sixty pounds, serves over 300 people, which comes to more than $3,000 for a single slice of cake!

The diamond wedding cake is just the latest in a long line of diamond encrusted, over-the-top bridal accessories. The diamond and precious gemstone encrusted confection is joined by the 150 carat, diamond wedding dress, which was fashioned by world-renowned jeweler Martin Katz along with designer Renee Strauss. The dress comes equipped with a delicate lace veil, set with sparkly rhinestones which match the gorgeous, creamy satin, diamond adorned dress. This amazing dress was valued at an astounding $ 12 million, which makes it the world’s most expensive wedding dress. The dress has yet to be sold.

Obviously, these pricy articles were not meant for the everyday consumer, or for a bride on a budget. They were designed as novelty, fantasy items, spectacular yet unattainable. Diamond bridal tiaras, diamond brooches, earrings, necklaces and bracelets are a little more feasible, and definitely more affordable, as bridal accessories. Nowadays, a bride doesn’t have to have an overblown budget in order to afford a little bling on her wedding day. Diamond bridal jewelry can now be rented out for the special occasion. A bride need only put down a deposit, which is just a slight percentage of the diamond encrusted item’s actual retail price, and she’ll get the diamond jewelry of her dreams. And don’t worry, the rented pieces are insured against possible loss, theft or damage. So, you can look like the royalty that you are on your wedding day without having to pay impossible prices.