22 Simple One-Tier Wedding Cakes for a Frugal Wedding

In almost everything, less is more…even in wedding cakes!

If you have a tight budget for your wedding, you can still make it look fabulous by keeping it simple. Let’s start with your wedding cake.

There’s no requirement in what type of cake you should have for your wedding. You can have your wedding cake from as simple as you want it to to as grand as you desire it to be.

But see, you’re wedding is not just about the cake, there are lots of things to put together that needs your budget too.

Don’t worry if you just have a small budget for your wedding cake, there are lots of simple one-tier wedding cakes that are totally grand! We’ve got some of them here for you.

1. The unfinished touch of this one adds drama to the presentation.

22 Simple One-Tier Wedding Cakes for a Frugal Wedding | Stay At Home Mum — Wedding Cakes via domino.com

2. The golden drizzle is pure sophistication.

3. …Or the caramel drizzles that you can’t resist.

4. Nothing quite like pink roses on top of a fluffy cake.

Elegant single-tier wedding cake with pink roses for a budget-friendly celebration. — via happywedd.com

5. …Or some decorative flowers on top. Adorable!

Wedding cake with pink peonies and floral accents for a simple, budget-friendly wedding. — via polkadotbride.com

6. …Or real ones and placed on top of a wood round. Perfect for rustic weddings!

Elegant one-tier wedding cake decorated with fresh flowers and berries. Perfect for a budget-friendl. — via theweddingplaybook.com

7. Lovely white ruffles add glamour to this simple yet sophisticated cake.

Wedding cake with soft pink and cream flowers on top. — via brides.com

8. Bedazzle your guests with this amazing emerald wedding cake.

9. The wicker pattern of this white wedding cake makes it look like a basket of elegance.

Beautiful white floral wedding cake with green accents, perfect for a simple and affordable wedding. — via brides.com

10. Drool alert for this choco overload wedding cake!

Chocolate wedding cake with chocolate decorations and white chocolate accents. — via blog.giallozafferano.it

11. Yay for this triple layered one-tier choco wedding cake with macarons on top! Sweet heavens!

Simple one-tier wedding cake with chocolate drip, macarons, and greenery for a budget-friendly weddi. — via hellomay.com.au

12. C for classy…

13. What better way to own your wedding cake than putting your initials on it!

Elegant one-tier wedding cake with pink roses and greenery. Perfect for a budget-friendly wedding ce. — via ericaobrien.com

14. Having a traditional rectangular wedding cake doesn’t mean boring.

Wedding cake with pink roses and elegant white icing for a simple, budget-friendly wedding. — via pinterest.com.au

15. Feel like a royalty with this wedding cake designed with cute beads and a beautiful flower on top.

Elegant one-tier wedding cake with delicate white floral decoration. — via pinterest.com.au

16. Resembling the sea, this cake is perfect for beach weddings! Aloha!

Elegant pink and blue wedding cake with floral decorations for a frugal wedding. Perfect for a one-t. — via weddingchicks.com

17. So simple but so loveable!

Elegant one-tier wedding cake with white floral decorations. — via juxtapost.com

18. For horselovers, this horseshoe-topped wedding cake is perfect! Yeehaw!

Horseshoe with "Happily Hitched" sign as wedding cake topper. — via weddingwire.com

19. This swirled wedding cake with a Mr & Mrs topper is simply incredible.

Wedding cake with "MR & MRS" topper for a frugal wedding celebration. — via brides.com

20. This lovely white wedding cake with petal decorations and a Love topper does really make a statement.

LOVE cake with pink flowers and "LOVE" topper for wedding celebrations. — via pinterest.com.au

21. You will definitely fall in love with this charming wedding cake.

Elegant one-tier wedding cake with a white flower decoration. — via magnoliarouge.com

22. What’s not to love in this wedding cake full of hearts!

Which of these one-tier wedding cakes do you like the most?

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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