Our Favorite Monogrammed Wedding Cakes

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Kate Headley

It's no wonder monograms are so popular at weddings: They are a great way to honor your newly-shared last name or a combination of your first initials. Plus, they're a classic go-to for customizing big-day details and décor. Whether typeset, calligraphed, or illustrated, the initials bring attention to family and new bonds, while simultaneously making your nuptials a little more representative of who you are. Though we love monograms on stationery, signage, and cocktail napkins, there's an even sweeter way to introduce your marriage letters, and that's on your wedding cake. As etiquette goes, you shouldn't display a monogram with your married initials until after the ceremony when you're officially hitched, so what better time to display them than immediately after you're pronounced Mr. and Mrs.? And even though you won't use it until the big day, there's nothing wrong with dreaming up a monogram design for your wedding cake well before you're married.

Monogrammed cakes can be timeless and traditional, or modern and fun. Or even a combination of a few different styles. And since monograms are all about your initials, you can go as custom as you want for a truly unique spin. Here, you'll find ideas for incorporating your monogram into your wedding cake's design. The options are pretty much endless. You can paint it on, pipe your initials with frosting, or have that new monogram applied with a 3D-applique, like this couple did on their cake by Buttercream Bakeshop.

Ahead, festive, creative, and simply beautiful monogrammed wedding cakes that may just inspire you to brand your own confection.

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Delicate and Simple

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Ryan Ray

The thin stroke of the M on this cake by Sugar Bee Sweets Bakery felt both refined and organic at the same time.

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A Regal Dessert

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Charla Storey Photography

The grand architecture in the venue inspired the structure of and appliques on this towering cake, which boasted a three-letter monogram in gold.

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On a Plaque

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Ashley Upchurch

The Flour Garden put one initial front-and-center on this ornate, fondant-covered cake by piping it onto a crest-shaped plaque.

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The Star of the Show

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Kiste Photography

The Starfish Cottage painted blue peonies on the bottom three tiers of this cake, with the couple's monogram taking centerstage up top.

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A True Classic

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Olivia Leigh Photographie

This couple's first initials were applied in a soft blue to this traditional, slightly-floral cake by Three Tarts Bakery.

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So Inviting

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Julie Livingston Photography

Minette Rushing took the crest designed for the couple's stationery suite and recreated it on this four-tier confection, which was finished off with velvet ribbon and sugar peonies.

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Hand-Painted Style

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Katie Parra Photography

The Sweet Side hand-painted the initial—and beautiful flowers inspired by Rifle Paper Co.'s floral design aesthetic—on to this confection to tie it together with the stationery and décor.

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A Modern Marvel

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Jett Walker Photography

This cake's design (by The Cakerie) came straight from the couple's wedding stationery, which featured a modern, sans-serif monogram and ampersand, diagonal line, and metallic marbled pattern. This three-tier cake boasted a hexagonal base for a contemporary twist and was surrounded by greenery and topped with a pair of blooms by Laurel Greene Studio.

09 of 26

A Stately Letter

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Carrie Patterson

The letter J was painted on to an oval surrounded by piped flowers and greenery on this cake by Jackson Cake Company.

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Small and Sweet

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Anna Shackleford

Sugar flowers and gold torn edges dressed up this white cake by Jonathan Caleb Cake, which was personalized for the couple with their first initials piped onto the second tier.

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Something Blue

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Roey Yohai Photography

First initials H and J were made into a monogram for this couple's save-the-date and then reappeared on the blue-and-white, Chinoiserie-style cake by Ana Parzych Cakes. Gold accents separated each layer and surrounded the monogram to further highlight it.

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Gold and Bold

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Juniper Cakery

Juniper Cakery painted flowers on this fondant-covered cake before applying an ornate gilded frame with a white fondant insert boasting the couple's shared initial.

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A Crest That Impresses

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Rachel Solomon

Heartsweet Cakes took the crest designed by Libby Rae Studio and applied it onto the fondant of the double-height middle tier. The colors in the design carried through to the sugar flowers that served as the cake topper.

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All White

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Davy Whitener Photography

Minette Rushing stuck to a strict palette of white for this sweet confection, which showcased a couple's monogram in the middle.

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Go for the Gold

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Grace & Blush

A large gold circle provided a shimmering backdrop for this couple's monogram, which was accompanied by sugar flowers and greenery made by Alma Pasteles.

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Simple Style

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Abby Jiu Photography

Each tier on this wedding cake showcased a different color and cake technique. The middle layer put the spotlight on the couple's first initials, which were painted on by Buttercream Bakeshop.

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Carved with Love

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The Grovers

This confection by Cake Sensations looked like a tree carved with two sweethearts' initials in a heart.

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Preppy and Fun

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Gayle Brooker

Jim Smeal piped a trellis pattern on to this cake, with a larger version of it in the middle tier surrounding the couple's newly-shared monogram.

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Surrounded by Flowers

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Alicia Lacey Photography

This cake by Buttercream Bakery featured an intricate wreath of sugar lily of the valley, garden roses, and leaves framing an ornate and shimmering gold interlocking monogram.

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Color Play

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Rodeo & Co. Photography

Bentley's Bakery and Café piped an elegant script monogram on this bold, blue cake. Consider using the main color of your wedding's palette as the background for your cake—who says you have to stick to white?

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Old-School Charm

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Xanny Bakes

Inspired by ancient Greek culture, this simple, lowercase monogram by Xanny Bakes was surrounded by a gilded crown of leaves.

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Whimsical Calligraphy

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Sarah Vivienne Photography

Couture Cakes by Katie Sanderson covered this cake with pale-green icing before hand-painting a two-letter monogram in a modern calligraphy style and attaching a wreath of hand-made sugar-paste leaves.

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One Big Letter

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Sean Money + Elizabeth Fay

Go big with the first letter of your last name in an ornate design.

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Royal-Inspired

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Jose Villa

What's a royal-inspired wedding cake without a grand design? This four-tiered Sweet and Saucy Shop dessert had a monogram stenciled on.

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Monogrammed Cookie

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A monogrammed cookie sat among other unique toppings on this couple's Momofuku Milk Bar cake.

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Regal Style

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Mustard Seed Photography

Prince William and Duchess Kate's wedding inspired this monogrammed cake with five regal tiers.

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