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15 Creative Ideas for a Travel-Themed Wedding

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If you're dreaming of a destination wedding, but airfare and hotels aren't in the budget, turn your celebration into day filled with travel-inspired touches. Or maybe you and your partner are a couple of jet setters who want to share their adventures with guests through a travel-themed décor. Here are some of our favorite wedding details that will make your guests feel like they're being whisked away to a faraway place.

1. Snail Mail Save-the-Dates

From: An Elegant Island Wedding in Maui, Hawaii

2. Map Stationery

Travel-themed wedding program and passport stationery

From: A Classy Garden Wedding at the Cornerstone Sonoma in Sonoma, California

3. Around-the-World Seating Charts

Travel-themed wedding escort card display idea

4. Themed Signage

Flower and greenery wreath for a rustic wedding entrance

From: A DIY Vintage Wedding at Providence Public Library in Providence, Rhode Island

5. Globe Decor

6. Unique Accessories

Rugged groom look with a map-themed pocket square

7. Centerpiece Alternatives

Nonfloral centerpiece idea for a travel-themed wedding

From: A Rooftop Spring Wedding at Foundation for the Carolinas in Charlotte, North Carolina

8. Sweetheart Chair Decor

Sweetheart chair decor with framed maps for a destination wedding idea

9. Table Numbers

10. Travel-Ready Decor

From: A Romantic, Glamorous Wedding With a Rustic Twist at the Lace Factory in Deep River, Connecticut

11. Travel Phrases

Rustic wedding idea with hanging flowers

From: A Chic Rustic Wedding at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

12. Non-Traditional Guestbooks

Post card guest book for a creative wedding idea

From: A Romantic, Fall Vineyard Wedding at Chalk Hill Estate Winery in Healdsburg, California

13. Creative Groom's Cake

Globe and luggage travel-themed groom's cake idea

From: A Ritz -Carlton Cancun Wedding in Cancun, Mexico

14. Destination Signage

Travel sign idea for a destination wedding

From: A Travel Themed Destination Wedding at Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens on the island of Kauai, Hawaii

15. Luggage Tag Favors

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16 Travel-Themed Wedding Ideas to Kickstart Your New Adventure

Getting married is your next big adventure together—celebrate the occasion with these travel-themed wedding ideas to reflect your love of exploring the world.

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If you and your partner love visiting new places together, or if it seems like both of you have a never-ending case of wanderlust, then a travel-themed wedding makes total sense for you when it's time to start planning your big day. Luckily, there are plenty of travel theme wedding ideas you can use to incorporate your love of exploration and adventure into your wedding decor. Whether you're into backpacking, glamorous getaways, or something in between, these ideas will help jumpstart your travel-themed wedding vision board.

What is a travel-themed wedding?

The travel-themed wedding style tends to be a mixture of boho and whimsical aesthetics , with the ultimate goal of creating an ambience that's both welcoming and eclectic—most importantly, it should be full of your personality and love of travel! Popular decor accents for a travel theme include things like globes, vintage suitcases, postcards, airplane motifs, stamps, and maps. Bright wedding colors are an easy way to give your travel-themed wedding a boost of fun, so we suggest choosing eye-catching colors like yellow, blue, red, fuchsia, and turquoise.

Travel Theme Wedding Ideas

Not sure where to start? We've got you. Here are some of our favorite ideas for a travel-themed wedding—your next adventure begins now!

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Travel-themed wedding invitations

Decorate your save-the-dates, wedding invitations , and other stationery with travel-themed details, like a hot air balloon motif, airplane motif, or even the geographical coordinates of your wedding location. Complete the invitations with themed stamps, or source unique vintage ones from Etsy.

PinkShe Designs

Passport wedding invitations

We love this alternative invitation idea if you're having a destination wedding. Work with your wedding stationer to create a themed stationery booklet that looks like a passport—you can include all of the important wedding invitation details , along with helpful travel tips for your guests.

Map & Compass Photography

Comfortable wedding attire

Practical attire is especially important if your travel-themed wedding is taking place in an unexpected locale, like at the top of a mountain. Skip the fancy gowns, tuxedos, and footwear in favor of clothes that make it easy to move around (hiking boots optional!) and are appropriate for your venue.

Engraved compass wedding gift

Watches are a popular wedding day gift to give your spouse, but for a travel wedding theme, why not surprise your S.O. with a personalized compass instead? This one has a sweet engraved message on the back that reads, "So you can always find your way back home."

Airplane hangar wedding venue

Don't hesitate to think outside the box when it comes to your travel-themed wedding venue. Unique transportation-inspired venues, like airplane hangars, aviation museums, and train stations, will add an extra-memorable element to your special day.

Kylie Martin Photography Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyard

Wedding welcome sign

This wedding welcome sign is elegant while staying on-theme thanks to a subtle postal motif in the top right corner. Vintage suitcases and hurricane lanterns turn the sign into a focal point at the venue entrance.

Nicki Wolfe Events & Spaces

Vintage map wedding seating chart

Direct your wedding guests to their reception tables with this travel-themed seating chart. Use a vintage world map as the background for printable or hand-written seating assignments.

Luggage tag wedding escort cards

If you prefer individual wedding escort cards instead of a seating chart, leather luggage tags are a creative idea for a travel-inspired wedding. Hire a professional calligrapher to write the guests' names—these also double as wedding favors!

Poirier Wedding Photography

Event planning by Erin Marie Weddings

Vintage suitcases

Vintage and antique suitcases are staple pieces when it comes to travel-themed wedding ideas. You can use them almost anywhere, whether it's to fill an empty corner at your venue, create a unique wedding cake display, or collect cards and gifts.

Garrett Richardson Photography

Event planning by White Lace Events & Design

Up -themed wedding table centerpiece

If you're inviting kids to your wedding , they'll love this adorable Up -inspired centerpiece (and we're pretty the sure adults will, too).

Palm Beach Photography, Inc.

Vintage travel postcards

From table numbers to place cards, there are a million different ways to use vintage postcards in your travel-themed wedding decor. If you can find postcards from your wedding location, honeymoon spot, or another place that holds significance for you and your partner, that's even better!

Rachael Schirano Photography

Globe wedding guest book

Skip the traditional tabletop guest book and ask your guests to sign a globe instead. Not only does it match the travel-themed wedding aesthetic, but it's something you'll actually want to display it in your home after the wedding. Check out local thrift stores for vintage globes, or purchase a customized one on Etsy .

Mallori Ma Photography

Travel-themed wedding koozies

Koozies are a tried-and-true wedding favor, and they'll come in handy right away if you put them out at the start of your reception. Customize yours with a cute travel-inspired phrase like, "Our adventure begins" and your wedding date.

Social Photo Camper

Vintage camper photo booth

This vintage-camper-turned-photo-booth is an added source of entertainment during cocktail hour and when guests are taking a break from the dance floor. Browse local event rental companies to find one for your reception.

Allie Dearie Photography Noteworthy Chocolates

Personalized wedding favors

Would you believe us if we told you this was chocolate? Treat your guests to a similar wedding favor idea by decorating custom cookies or candy with travel-themed details, like a compass.

Alicia Lucia Photography The Desert Compass

Tile inspired-wedding cake

For your wedding cake, pull inspiration from some of your favorite trips and work with your wedding cake baker to design something you love. This tile-inspired wedding cake reminds us of Barcelona or Santorini.

Travel Themed Cakes

Whether you’re a lover of travel or having a destination wedding , wow the crowd with some of these adorable travel-themed wedding cakes . We especially love the white and silver map cake that features a bold pop of color. These cakes are a great way to incorporate the travel theme without being cheesy or over the top.

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How to Plan a Travel-Themed Wedding

Here’s what you need to know to pull off this concept.

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Travel is an important part of many relationships. Whether it’s a life-changing trip, like getting engaged on top of a mountain in Switzerland, or more regular, smaller-scale couple getaways, like visiting a nearby beach town every summer, traveling helps strengthen a connection through shared experiences and priceless memories. If exploring different places is one of your mutual hobbies or passions, you might be looking for ways to incorporate this pastime into your big day. Enter: A travel-themed wedding.

While throwing a destination wedding is a seamless way to enact this theme, you don’t necessarily have to jet overseas to make this aesthetic a reality. By instigating this design concept, you can transport guests to any thrilling destination—even if you’ve opted for a local celebration. With this theme, you can focus your nuptials around a medley of travel sites or a singular location that you want to share with your guests. Or you can simply integrate details and designs related to the act of traveling, like globes and suitcases, to highlight your hobby. Whichever route you decide to take, this central idea is guaranteed to make your event more meaningful and memorable for everyone in attendance.

Meet the Expert

Sophie Mae is the owner and founder of Stylish Details Events based in California and New York City. She has 13 years of experience as a wedding planner.
Nancy Park is the co-owner and principal planner of So Happi Together , a wedding planning and design firm that specializes in destination weddings.
Laura Ritchie is the principal designer and stylist at Grit & Grace , which is located in Washington D.C. She’s been working in the wedding space for 15 years.

If you think travel-related elements will help you tell your love story, we’ve created an expert-approved guide to executing this vision. Ahead, everything you need to know about planning a travel-themed wedding, from the venue to the entertainment.

Photo by Kurt Boomer Photography

Whether you’re making it official overseas or staying put in your neighborhood, there are so many different wedding venues to choose from for your travel-themed wedding. Below, some suggestions from the experts.

Destination Weddings

Since travel-focused nuptials spotlight the excitement and joy of traveling, a popular place to bring this theme to life is via a destination outside of your town. “This gives you the chance to show your family and friends some of your favorite spots in an exotic place you like to visit,” planner Sophie Mae of Stylish Details Events says. If the setting of your event is integral to establishing this theme—and your budget and schedule allow for it—then saying “I do” at a far-off location is a possibility. Planner Nancy Park of So Happi Together recommends selecting a spot that is meaningful to you, like where you took your first trip together as a couple or a bucket-list site that you’ve always dreamt of exploring. The world is your oyster—you can choose virtually any place that you have a connection to (or a desire to see), whether it’s Lake Como or Antigua.

Local Weddings

If a destination wedding isn’t feasible for you or your guests, it’s more than possible to pull off a travel-themed celebration at a nearby locale—that doesn’t require any traveling at all. Whether you settle on a hotel ballroom or your own backyard, you can still set the scene by integrating travel-like décor. Another option is opting for a venue that captures the essence of travel, like an airport tarmac.

Photo by Oliver Fly

The Invitations

Before your guests even set foot in your locale, your wedding invitations will introduce everyone to your travel-inspired theme. One out-of-the-box idea is relaying all of the details about your upcoming nuptials on a postcard, complete with a photo of you and your partner on vacation (bonus points if it’s at your venue).

If you’re sticking with traditional invitations, you can use the design of your paper goods to reference your aesthetic: A painted illustration of your destination or travel-inspired motifs, like suitcases and compasses, will set the scene. Along with your invitations and RSVP cards, planner Laura Ritchie of Grit & Grace suggests rounding off your suite with a map, highlighting some of your favorite spots around your venue—or even around the world. Once you seal everything in an envelope, Mae advises adding postage stamps from various travel locations.

Photo by Caroline Tran

The Decorations

One of the best ways to execute a travel-themed wedding—especially if your affair is local—is through decorations that nod to your love of traveling. This might look like passport booklets for ceremony programs, a globe that everyone signs for your guest book, luggage tags for your escort cards , or framed photos of you and your partner in some of your favorite travel destinations for table numbers. You can also stack suitcases at the foot of your head table or work compasses into your runner. Park recommends incorporating more indirect elements, like artisan goods, flowers, patterns, and colors, that remind you of a certain place and allude to your love of travel.

Photo by Stephanie Vegliante

The Dress Code

From your outfit to the overall dress code, there are plenty of attire options for a travel-themed wedding, which we explore below.

If your travel-themed wedding is taking place in a far-flung destination, consider wearing a garment created by a designer in that area. For local affairs, you can still choose an outfit from an artisan who’s based in one of your favorite travel spots. Your accessories are another seamless way to infuse your passion for traveling into your attire. For instance, pair your ensemble with a bracelet or a brooch that you bought from a boutique on vacation there.

Destination or themed weddings naturally offer couples more leeway when it comes to their dress code , so you can rethink the classic black-tie option. Some ideas are festive attire for a beachside bash in Tulum or all-black attire for an Italian villa venue. Regardless of your decision, Park advises sharing details about how your loved ones should dress for the location, climate, and season, like if packing extra layers or wearing a certain pair of shoes is needed.

Photo by Jose Villa

The Food and Drinks

For your hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and dishes, consider recreating some of your favorites from your travels, like an Aperol spritz in Italy, ratatouille in France, or flan in Spain. The goal is to share that special moment with your friends and family, so there’s no need to worry about serving crowd-pleasers. “Don’t shy away from local cuisine or delicacies that could seem a little more funky than meat and potatoes,” Ritchie says. “This is the time to have your guests experience what you love about this location, and it’s OK to offer something out of the box.” If you can’t choose just one region, Mae suggests working with your caterer to create a menu filled with dishes from around the world. Then, deck out your display with travel motifs, like compass drink stirrers, cocktail napkins embossed with a map, or an airplane cake topper.

Photo by Lisa Poggi

The Activities

To make your big day even more memorable, incorporate activities and entertainment that represent your jet-setting lifestyle. This could be a photo booth with props from different countries or a game of travel-themed trivia. Music is another way to reference your travels. If you’re throwing a destination wedding, Park suggests hiring local musicians . “Immersive artist experiences that reflect the destination are always fun and unique and leave quite the impression for guests,” she says.

20 Awesome Travel Themed Wedding Ideas

Are you having a travel themed wedding, if so read on. We have pulled together our favourite travel themed wedding ideas, from save the dates, to table plans, to wedding cakes we have it covered.

20 Travel Themed Wedding Ideas

Travel themed Save The Dates, simple luggage tags with travel stamps and a photo of the couple can set the tone for a travel themed wedding.

2. For your invitations how about styling them like a passport, especially if you are planning a destination wedding.

3. Gifts for your groom could be gift wrapped and tied with a compass.

4. For your wedding ceremony we love these tissue bags, for (e)motion sickness.

14. Travel themed wedding cakes could be a styling black and white look with aeroplanes circling the cake.

15. Globe wedding guest books are amazing, as your guests to sign the globe and keep it in your home after the wedding.

19. Scrabble pieces stuck to globes can make great signs.

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40 Creative Travel Themed Ideas for Your Wedding

Want to have a destination wedding but don’t have the budget? Here are some of our favorite ideas to bring a travel theme to wherever you are! Your guests will enjoy going on a mini-vacation at your themed wedding!

What is a Travel Theme?

A travel-themed wedding is perfect for couples who love the idea of travel. Whether it is a broad travel theme, or a specific location that you are taking inspiration from, this wedding theme is a great option for those who are always looking forward to the next trip they are taking.

Some brides will choose to have a broad “travel” theme with no specific location they are traveling to. This theme has a lot of room for creative decorative elements and is definitely unique. From plane ticket invitations, to assorted “global” elements tied into your centerpieces, the options for travel related decor and theme ideas are endless.

Travel themes can work well for brides who are drawn to rustic weddings, but you want more specific themed elements tied in.

Travel Destination Theme Ideas

If you have a specific location that you remember traveling to that you would like to draw inspiration from, you can think back to that trip and what made it so special. For example, if you want to have a romantic Parisian themed wedding after a memorable trip there, you could make your travel theme more tailored towards French cuisine and travel elements.

Another great option is to celebrate the countries that you and your partner are from on your travel themed wedding day. If you would really love to have your wedding at your home country but you are unable to afford a destination wedding, a travel theme can open the doors to tying cultural elements into your special day.

Here are some amazing travel themed wedding ideas for couples who want to go the distance with their partner! Travel-themed wedding ideas are easy to incorporate throughout your special day.

1. Disposable Cameras

A super fun idea for an activity that your friends and family will love during your wedding reception is to place vintage cameras or disposable cameras throughout your venue for guests to take photos.

2. Vintage Maps

Circle the exact location you are trying to recreate at your travel themed wedding day on vintage paper maps for a cool decorative element.

3. Themed Wedding Favors

Hand out travel wedding favors such as adorable plane bottle openers for your guests to take home with them.

4. Table Centerpieces

The table centerpieces at your wedding reception is a great opportunity to incorporate themed elements. Mix in travel related motifs in with real flower bouquets or paper flowers.

5. Guest Book Table Decor

Decorate your gift table or guest book table with various travel themed elements like signs, luggage, or globes.

6. Photo Booth

It’s a not a real wedding without a photo booth! Decorate your photo booth with a travel themed backdrop that will transport your guests to places around the world!

7. Post Cards

Have your guests wedding guests sign post cards instead of a guest book for a unique themed activity at your reception.

8. Themed Cake Topper

Include elements of travel on your wedding cake by buying a specialty wedding cake topper . Themed wedding decorations like this really help tie the theme together!

9. Wedding Stamp

Create wedding memories by having your own customized wedding stamp created. Guests can stamp their boarding pass to get into the wedding reception or you can use it with your stationery suite.

10. Suitcase Favor Boxes

Give your guests something in thanks for the wedding gifts! These little personalized wedding favors can be found on websites like Etsy and look adorable next to a suitcase stack.

11. Paper Flowers

Paper flowers are a fun touch that looks great with a travel theme, plus they are more affordable than real flowers!

12. Fabric Ribbon

Add some extra touches by decorating with fabric ribbon that is patterned with vintage maps.

13. Passports

For unique and themed wedding invitations, incorporate the element of travel. Style your stationery to look like passports, and all of your guests need theirs stamped before they enter your wedding reception.

14. Bicycles

If you want to add a travel related fun touch to your ceremony or reception decor, add vintage bicycles for decorative elements. This is a great idea if you are having an outdoor wedding.

15. Themed Table Numbers

Have your wedding guests find their seats with these unique and travel themed table place cards that can be put on dining tables throughout your reception.

16. Compass Motifs

A great travel related piece of decor can be a compass. Compasses are a fun touch and can represent finding your way to your partner.

17. Stacked Vintage Suitcases

Add a suitcase stack to your reception hall decor as a great statement piece.

Globes are great themed wedding items for travel themed weddings. You can even mark a special location that means a lot to you and your partner on the globes.

19. Honeymoon Fund

Depending on what type of wedding gifts you want, a great idea for brides who can’t afford a honeymoon is to set up a honeymoon fund in lieu of traditional gifts.

20. Around the World Seating Chart

Another wedding seating chart idea is to have a map of the world and label each table as a different country. An extra touch that you can add is to make the tables named after countries that mean a lot to you and your partner.

21. Unique Guest Book

Your wedding guests will love this unique wedding guest book alternative of filling out postcards from various destinations!

22. Themed Signs

During the wedding planning, create various themed signs that point your guests towards the ceremony table and dining tables at your reception.

23. Themed Accessories

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Add little travel related decor to small details at your wedding such as a custom wedding ring box or map printed pocket squares.

24. Destination Sweetheart Table

At your wedding venue, make your sweetheart table themed after the place you met your partner or a special place you care about.

25. “Come Away With Me”

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This quote, which is also a popular Frank Sinatra song, is an awesome message to place throughout your travel themed wedding.

26. Special Groom’s Cake

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Everyone loves wedding desserts! If you want a dreamy white wedding cake but you also want to incorporate travel elements into a cake, opt for a themed groom’s cake .

27. Luggage Tags

In your stationery suite, add luggage tags for your favorite destination for each of your wedding guests.

28. Boarding Passes

Another themed wedding idea for your stationery is to add “boarding passes” for each of your guests to international destinations.

A themed wedding idea for your table centerpieces is to use toy airplanes as decoration with florals.

30. “And So The Adventure Begins…”

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Add this quote throughout your reception or ceremony.

31. Paper Maps Wrapping Paper

A fabulous decorative element themed wedding items is to use vintage map paper. Incorporate vintage world maps throughout your reception for a rustic touch.

32. Getaway Ride

Let your wedding guests watch you and your newly married partner getaway in a fabulous vintage ride!

33. “Love Knows No Borders”

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This is another quote to incorporate into your travel wedding theme.

34. Themed Food Menu

A great touch to a personalized wedding day is to have a themed menu based off of a special location to you and your partner.

35. Luggage Photo Props

Add a travel touch to your photo booth by adding themed wedding items like pieces of luggage!

A great way to add to your travel wedding theme is to decorate with different cars. People can travel in all kinds of vehicles, so why not decorate for your travel theme with different vintage cars?

37. Where Are Your Guests From?

A fabulous themed wedding decoration is to use a giant map or globe and have guests mark the exact location where they are from on the map.

38. Passport Photos

Have a photo shoot at your wedding at a photo booth with travel themed accessories. For a great travel-themed wedding idea, label the photo booth as “passport photos” so guests feel like they are traveling to a vacation spot at your wedding.

39. Baggage Claim

Have a travel wedding seating chart at your reception. This idea for a destination themed seating chart is to label it as “baggage claim” and have each guest find a mini suitcase favor boxes with their table number on it.

40. Themed Photoshoot

Get lots of wedding memories by having a themed photoshoot with your wedding party. This will give you lots of pictures for your wedding photo albums.

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34 Awesome Ideas for Travel-Themed Weddings

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Post date 18/01/2019

A travel theme may be the best choice for you if you are big travelling lovers. There are actually quite some fun and creative travel-themed wedding ideas that are budget-saving.

You can start by sending your guests creative fun passport-inspired wedding invitations about the date and location of your wedding. Vintage globes as centerpieces, world maps as table cloth, vintage suitcases as aisle decors. In addition, vintage wedding cakes with globe as cake topper will be unique.

You can choose some string lights and bunting to make the celebration more charming and romantic. If you want to add some travel touch to your big day, we’ve prepared some amazing travel-inspired wedding ideas for you! Check them out!

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Travel Wedding Cake Designs - Handpainted Wedding Cakes

Well summer sure flew by in an instant, didn't it? It seems to have gone by so fast that I barely had time to keep you updated on the goings on at My Daughter's Cakes. So for the next few blog posts I'll share with you some of our beautiful cake designs from the past few months.

One of the cake decorating techniques that is very popular is hand painting. Hand painted cakes are beautiful and add an interesting dimension to a cake design. Even though paint is, in some respects, 'flat' against the cake, there is slight texture. Hand painting is also a great way to express your individuality as a couple, and a way to incorporate your personal interests into your wedding cake.

Lucia and Hanna love to travel and their perfect wedding cake incorporated their love of traveling around the world. Their wedding style incorporated some whimsy along with a bit of soft vintage and rustic touches. The pale taupe and soft moss tones were perfect for their theme. A very small touch of rose gold in the monogram added a lil' something special. We thought it would be so cute to have the airplane treads encircle their monogram - just a further nod to where their love will take them in life! Of course, the quickie and grainy cell phone shot before delivery does absolutely no justice to this cake. You need to check out the professional photograph below to really appreciate the cake and style of our gorgeous and adventurous couple!

We delivered this beauty to The Barrow House in Clifton, New Jersey. This was our second time delivering to that restaurant. The staff is incredibly nice and accommodating. I haven't had an opportunity to eat there yet, but if the scents coming from the kitchen are any indication then I need to get there soon!

Are you looking to incorporate some of your personal interests into your wedding cake? I'd love to show you how to do that! Let's start that conversation here!

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Wedding Cake Experts Reveal the Biggest New Trends — from Maximalist Designs to Sheet Cakes (Exclusive)

As more couples prioritize and splurge on their wedding cakes, some exciting trends are emerging

Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more than 15 years.

When it comes to wedding cakes , brides and grooms are going big — from the scale of their confections to the cost.

According to some of the country's most in-demand wedding cake makers, a growing number of couples are prioritizing their cakes and are more willing to splurge on a special, show-stopping centerpiece for their reception.

"Couples are putting emphasis on this historically traditional but sometimes overlooked detail and using it as an opportunity to make it an ultimate expression of their personalities," Kelly Gray of Kelly Gray Cakes tells PEOPLE. "It is the perfect element to not only make the whole event cohesive but to also take risks in design to showcase their individualism."

Kyra Bussanich, founder of Lake Oswego, Oregon-based Kyra's Bake Shop , tells PEOPLE the shift comes after several years of couples opting for elopements or small, intimate weddings necessitated by the pandemic and a desire for more personal celebrations. For these nuptials, "a simple, symbolic cutting cake" sufficed.

"Now, there's a palpable shift back towards grandeur and extravagance in weddings, manifesting in significantly larger dessert budgets. The average budget for a wedding cake has astonishingly more than quadrupled in the past three years," says Bussanich, a four-time champion of Food Network 's Cupcake Wars .

She explains that brides and grooms are not only allocating more of their wedding budget to their cake, they're also regarding it as an opportunity to showcase their unique story as a couple.

"This isn't just about splurging on a cake; it's about investing in a unique, tailor-made experience that reflects the couple's personality, tastes and love story," Bussanich says. "Whether it's through elaborate cake designs, exotic flavors or innovative presentations, couples are seeking to make a statement with their wedding cake."

As wedding cakes take the spotlight, some exciting new trends have emerged — from maximalist to vintage designs. Here is a look at the inspirations behind today's confectionery creations.

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To add a little dramatic flair to their cakes, couples are choosing to incorporate visually striking textures that range from simple stencil patterns to more abstract elements resembling waves, tree bark, flower petals and more.

"These artistic touches not only create a visual spectacle but also mirror the unique tastes and stories of each couple," Bussanich says, explaining that stencils in particular offer "endless possibilities" for customization.

"From the intricate delicacy of floral patterns to the boldness of geometric shapes, stencils allow couples to infuse their cakes with personal significance or thematic elements," she notes.

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Pressed Flowers

While flowers have long been a popular wedding cake adornment, a new trend involves decorating with colorful pressed blooms, either fresh, dried or made from sugar.

"Pressed flowers are a sweet way to add an organic, whimsical feel to your wedding cake," notes Gray. "I like to make my own version of a pressed flower out of sugar — it's a delicate touch that creates gorgeous texture and movement to the cake as well as a way to weave color into your design."

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Simple, understated cake designs are making way for grander, more over-the-top cakes — the bigger the better.

"These towering creations, often featuring many tiers that soar majestically, offer more servings than the number of guests, symbolizing abundance and generosity," says Bussanich, noting the cakes are not only big in scale but decorated with lots of lavish details — including edible gold leaf, gilding, layers of textures and stenciled designs, bold splashes of color, and flowers and other tactile elements.

"These cakes are not just desserts; they're masterpieces of culinary art, designed to be as memorable and unique as the celebration itself," the baker adds.

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Vintage Charm

Bussanich says there is a growing interest in cake designs that hark back to previous decades or even centuries.

In addition to retro color pairings, such as pink and green, this trend has sparked the comeback of Lambeth piping, a classic English tradition of over-piping icing to create elaborate ruffles, scrolls, garlands, pearls and more. (Royal watchers will recognize the technique from Princess William and Kate Middleton 's wedding cake.)

"Thanks to shows like Bridgerton that highlight the lavishness of the Golden Era, this vintage-inspired technique, known for its intricate frills, ruffles and swags, is experiencing a renaissance in modern celebrations," Bussanich says.

"Lambeth piped cakes stand out for their meticulous decoration," she adds. "We're seeing a beautiful spectrum of color palettes that cater to every couple's thematic vision."

Sheet Cakes

While tiered wedding cakes have long been traditional, more couples are opting for sheet cakes for their nuptials.

"Sheet cakes are the casual fun cousin of the poised, grand wedding cake," says Gray, who has worked with celebrities including Lily Collins and Derek Hough .

"If done with fun intricate piping and cute inscriptions, they can find their way to the spotlight, earning the right to be displayed at your dessert table," she continues. "I’m a fan of them, and they are perfect for the low-key 'anti-bride' looking to do something a little less traditional."

Kyra Bussanich

Why settle for just one wedding cake when you can have an array of cakes? The trend of mini cakes allows couples to offer their guests a more exciting dessert experience, Bussanich says.

"Instead of a larger stacked cake, some couples are choosing a spread-out arrangement of smaller, individual cakes, each with its own unique design and flavor," she explains. "Each table gets its own exquisite cake, making the dining experience more intimate and personalized for guests. This setup is also a great ice breaker at tables and encourages conversation and admiration, as guests can appreciate the intricate details and creativity of the cakes up close."

Along with a mini cakes spread, interactive dessert displays — featuring everything from mini hand pies and bite-size doughnuts to brownies and sugar cookies — are increasingly popular. "It adds an element of fun and exploration to the dining experience by encouraging guests to move around, interact and personalize their dessert course," Bussanich notes.

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Custom Flavors

If you can dream it, you can have it on your wedding day. Custom cake flavors are increasingly popular — and Grays says the ideas are as unique as the couples.

"I love creating a brand new flavor combination that no one has ever done before. It’s such a special touch for the reception to help my clients personalities shine," she says, noting that she likes to give her clients an in-depth questionnaire to fill out to help her craft their custom flavors.

"Two of my favorite flavor creations have been a White Chocolate Huckleberry Lavender Cake for Derek and Hayley Hough and a Tres Leches Mantequilla Cake with Peach Puree for Arielle Vanderberg and Matt Cutshall."

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Virtual Cake Tastings

Not only are cake designs changing, but cake tastings are too. Instead of visiting a bakery to sample flavors ahead of their big day, couples can have the cake sent straight to them for virtual tastings. The baker ships the cake samples, allowing the bride and groom to taste them at home and then jump on a Zoom call to discuss their choices with the baker.

"It’s a very practical option for brides with destination weddings," Gray explains. "It’s also a great excuse for couples to throw a tasting party at their own home, inviting family and friends who would not otherwise be able to be involved with that process of their wedding."

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Top 32 Russian desserts: From plain tasty to finger lickin' good

Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, Russia is the place for you. Here, even tea—the bedrock of all civilization–is merely an excuse to wash down a cookie or two. Check out our rating of top Russian desserts, but be warned: do not read it on an empty stomach.

32. Jubilee cookies

Russia’s cookie-in-chief was created in 1913 specifically for the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. Goes well with tea and can be used as a base for other desserts.

31. Stolichny cake

This cake with raisins , sprinkled with powdered sugar, wins hearts and stomachs for its simplicity and taste. A nice bonus is that it keeps for a long time (although it's unlikely not to be eaten in the meantime).

30. Cranberries in sugar

Sour berries in sugar glaze ? Sounds tempting! And you already know the ropes when it comes to cranberries.

29. Muraveynik cake

A type of funnel cake with nuts and condensed milk . Even a child could make this cake, so it shouldn't be too hard for (most) adults either. Might be a tad sugary for some, but each to his own.

28. Pryaniki

These peppermint spice cakes or gingerbreads deliver a satisfying crunch and are ideal for long storage. Just make sure they don’t dry up while biding their time in the cupboard.

Many Russian families have their own recipes for jam made from homegrown berries and fruit. How can shops compete with the real thing?

26. Rum baba

A sweet, luxuriant cupcake with a white fondant and raisin filling soaked in rum... Dreamy!

25. Sochnik

These cottage cheese patties date back to Ancient Rus (any that literally do are probably past their expiry date by now). Today, they can be found lurking everywhere, from theater buffets to school canteens.

24. Vatrushka

A pastry that combines two Russian favorites: pies and sweet cottage cheese.

23. Condensed milk

Condensed milk is good in itself, but if you want to try something totally way-out, try boiling it (yes, right there in the tin).

The Russian donut , unlike its U.S. counterpart, always has a hole in the middle, and instead of a multicolored glaze, it is sprinkled with powdered sugar. Real Russian folk fast-food!

21. Marmalade

Lemon slices, candied oranges or berry jelly squares—what’s your favorite marmalade ?

20. Chocolate-coated halva

In Russia, this traditional oriental sweet is popular in the form of candies. The combination of walnut paste with chocolate glaze is just perfect.

19. Eskimo on a stick

This extra-creamy ice cream covered with chocolate appeared in the 1930s at the initiative of Anastas Mikoyan, People’s Commissar for Food Industry. He believed that Soviet citizens would like it. And he wasn’t wrong!

18. Rot-Front bars

A nut paste candy bar with waffle crumbs. Can you resist?

17. Alyonka chocolate

If you’ve ever seen a wrapper in a Russian store depicting a girl in a colorful shawl, be sure it’s the legendary Alyonka milk chocolate , produced since the 1960s.

16. Oladyi with smetana

Along with normal pancakes, these thick wheat-based offerings are also very popular in Russia. Best served with smetana (sour cream) for an even richer taste.

15. Syrniki

The main ingredient of these cheesecakes is fresh fat cottage cheese. Get that bit right , and they’ll taste like grandma’s (maybe).

14. Kara- kum sweets

This waffle-crumb candy in praline with a camel on the wrapper recalls the hot desert. Incidentally, the Turkic word “kara- kum ” translates as “black sands.”

13. Mishka Kosolapy sweets

One of the oldest candies in Russia. Named after the children’s character Mishka Kosolapy (Bandy-Legged Bear), its wrapper actually depicts Ivan Shishkin’s classic painting Morning in a Pine Forest , as it did 130 years ago. The inside still consists of praline between two waffles, plus a layer of chocolate. No one has ever been able to eat just one.

According to legend , this dessert of apple puree and egg white was given to humankind by the ancient Greek god of the wind, Zephyr. In Russia, it is considered a national candy.

11. Pastila

Apple pastila , a type of fruit confectionery, has been around since the Middle Ages. The apples were first boiled in the oven, then kneaded into a homogeneous mass, and dried in the sun. The most delicious type of pastila is made in Kolomna.

10. Leningrad cake

Several layers of crispy pastry, chocolate cream with cognac and LOTS of nuts—that’s the recipe for real Leningrad cake , according to a state regulation issued in 1960 (don’t argue).

9. Moscow cake

If Leningrad (St. Petersburg) has its own cake, so too must Moscow. This "custom-built" dessert was presented to the city by Moscow confectioners in September 2015 to mark Moscow City Day. Crispy layers made from condensed milk, hazelnuts and meringue lie hidden under a red glaze.

8. Cottage cheese bars

Soviet children were often told that it was ice cream to stop them from eating cold stuff. In any case, glazed c ottage cheese bars are much better !

7. Kartoshka cake

An easy-to-make cake from scraps of biscuits or pieces of cookies. Simply mix the base with butter, condensed milk and cocoa.

6. Charlotte pie

What could be easier than a sponge cake made of flour, eggs and sugar stuffed with apple slices? Literally a trifle! This dessert is usually baked in late August, when kitchen gardens are bursting with goodies.

5. Napoleon cake

A veritable army of puff pastry layers soaked in tender cream—this dessert was chosen for the imperial table in 1912 in honor of the centenary of Russia’s victory over Napoleon Bonaparte, hence the name. Like many other dishes, Napoleon cake soon spread like wildfire. Certainly, the tastiest way to demonstrate one’s patriotism.

4. Smetannik cake

Anything with smetana is an instant hit in Russia, so a cake based on the stuff couldn't lose. There are several varieties with added nuts, jam or cocoa, but the main ingredient is always fresh smetana.

3. Medovik cake

If you’ve resisted that lunch break till now, well done. The Top 3 opens with the sweetest of sweeties: Medovik or honey cake. Whichever way you slice it (quite literally), honey-based layers of pastry with honey cream is probably going to be on the sweet side. It was first made for Tsarina Elizabeth, wife of Alexander I. Who could refuse such a royal treat?

2. Prague cake

One of the main desserts in the Soviet Union, Prague cake was created by confectioners at Moscow’s legendary Prague Restaurant. The cake consists of three chocolate wafers soaked in apricot jam, chocolate cream based on condensed milk, and a thick layer of chocolate glaze. Not too much chocolate, then.

1. Ptichye Moloko (Bird’s Milk)

The pinnacle of culinary art and the favorite cake of Russians of all ages since 1978. It consists of two layers of delicate sponge cake, two layers of airy milk soufflé, and a thin glaze of night-dark chocolate. It is said to have taken Vladimir Guralnik, chief confectioner at (where else) Prague Restaurant, half a year to develop the ideal recipe, which only a select handful of immortals are able to reverse-engineer. Maybe you’re one of them?

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Couple who found pearl inside clam, turned it into engagement ring discuss wedding journey

R hode Island lovebirds who found a pearl inside a clam and turned it into an engagement ring are one step closer to lifelong bliss, they shared with USA TODAY.

Ken Steinkamp and Sandy Sikorski live in Westerly, Rhode Island and on December 27, 2021, they grabbed clams at Bridge Restaurant, which is now closed.

Sikorski was eating one of the clams when she tasted something a bit off. It turned out to be a pearl and a year-and-a-half later, the couple turned the pearl into an engagement ring.

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Their story made its rounds online and in multiple news outlets, turning them into celebrities of sorts.

The pair said sometimes people see her ring and bring up the story of how they found the pearl.

“I am surprised every single time somebody says ‘I know about this ring,’” Sikorski said. “It’s hard to go unnoticed because it's white and people are looking for a diamond. “

Now, the couple has secured a venue and plans to tie the knot on April 14.

Read more to find out what the couple has been up to and how they’re tying their previous find into their nuptials.

Read more on the couple: She found a pearl inside of a clam. Now, it's her engagement ring.

Ceremony will be intimate at a Rhode Island resort

Steinkamp, 75, and Sikorski, 70, will wed at Avondale Chapel, then have their reception at Ocean House, a resort a few miles away in Watch Hill.

They opted for a small ceremony due to costs and family circumstances.

“We chose a small wedding because of the age we are and I don’t think we have 200 friends that could ever get here,” the groom said.

They spotted the chapel where they’ll say “I do” as they were headed out for their nightly drive, he said. They drive each night and watch the sunset. Off on this side road lies Avondale Chapel. It was built in the 1800s.

“It’s very cute and very small,” Steinkamp said.

They decided to tie the ocean and the chapel into their wedding plans and now, they’re all set to have a boutique ceremony with about 27 people.

Boutique weddings are in right now, said Hannah Bontempo, the catering and sales manager at Ocean House who is helping the couple make their wedding happen. They are typically smaller in size and made up of about 30 or fewer guests.

“It's a smaller event, so it's not a giant ballroom,” she said. “It's not a giant tent. It's not like a crazy, long, drawn out ceremony. It's more intimate. It's more designed to be for the couple and for their love and their story.”

Making pearls a part of the festivities

The couple plans to have pearls around the base of their wedding cake. The bride will also wear pearl earrings and her granddaughter, Nora, will be a junior bridesmaid and have pearls on her shoes.

They had a wedding cake tasting on March 2 at Ocean House, where Chef Jessica Quiet prepared a chocolate clam with a pearl inside. The chocolate was delicious, Sikorski said.

“I had shared the story of their ring,” said Bontempo, the catering and sales manager at Ocean House. “I was sharing that with our pastry chef so when they came for their cake tasting, she wanted to make it a little bit more special for them.”

She said with each couple she works with, she likes to get details and hear their love stories to give their ceremonies that personal touch.

“I have to say that that pastry was kind of above and beyond,” she said.

The bride and groom have also curated the perfect playlist to celebrate their union on the 14th.

They plan to sway to Van Morrison’s “Have I Told You Lately” for their first dance and later, they’ll feature songs by artists such as Bruno Mars.

Wedding will be something fun for everyone, bride and groom say

Steinkamp and Sikorski said the wedding will be momentous for them but also for family and friends.

It has been a tough time for them because her mother passed away a few years ago and her father, Louis Bald, is 93 and has had some health issues. He is determined to live longer and attend the wedding though.

Sikorski wants her father to walk her down the aisle and he has been in and out of the hospital. They’ll see if he can walk with a cane, she said.

“He said ‘I’m not going to miss it,’” Sikorski recalled.

Her husband-to-be said part of the planning involved making sure her father is taken care of.

“One of the challenges of doing this is not only the cost and the timing but it's the organization around her father,” he said. It's the coordination of that and allowing us some time away. Sandy's been because she's the oldest, she's been the main caretaker for mother and father for many years.”

The couple will marry on a Sunday and the next day, they’ll fly out to Europe for three weeks. They want to go to Paris since Sikorski has never been and French is her native language.

Family members have stepped in to take care of her father so the couple can travel.

Her father is so excited about the wedding, she said. He asks them all the time about the wedding plans and can’t wait to see it come to fruition.

“All weddings are a family affair,” Steinkamp said. “This little smaller wedding has been very special in that regard because it does bring a little light into the picture.”

'This is a Hallmark story if there ever was one'

Prior to meeting in 2018, both of them had been married and divorced. They joined the same dating app and one day, she got a notification that he was nearby. She wanted to message him but her membership had lapsed, so she renewed it and introduced herself.

The couple found the pearl in December 2021 and on July 6, 2023, he proposed to her.

Both Steinkamp and Sikorski are thrilled to tie the knot and travel after. They can’t help but smile when reflecting on their journey to get to this point.

“This is a Hallmark story if there ever was one,” Steinkamp said.

Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Follow her on Twitter at @SaleenMartin or email her at [email protected] .

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Couple who found pearl inside clam, turned it into engagement ring discuss wedding journey

Ken Steinkamp and Sandy Sikorski at a wedding cake tasting on March 2, 2024.

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What are Stalin’s Seven Sisters in Moscow?

Stalin’s Seven Sisters are seven skyscrapers built in Moscow between 1947 and 1957 . Their construction was not just functional, but had ideological and political importance. They were intended to show the accomplishment and regeneration of the USSR in the post-war period, and provide exclusive residence for the Soviet elite and foreign visitors
The architecture of Stalin’s Seven Sisters reflected this. They were built in monumental Stalinist Empire style and inspired by skyscrapers of the USA. They are characterised by their wedding-cake shape, intricate architectural and decorative details, and luxurious interiors
Today, two of Stalin’s Seven Sisters are luxury hotels, one is the main building of Moscow State University, one is home to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the others are residential, commercial and administrative properties

Stalin used architecture as a political and ideological tool, constructing the Seven Sisters skyscrapers in Moscow to reflect the modernity, ambition and triumph of Soviet Russia. For years the tallest buildings in Europe, these seven commanding skyscrapers are significant monuments of architecture and urban planning which draw the eye from all over Moscow.

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History of Stalin’s Seven Sisters

Stalin commissioned the Seven Sisters in Moscow to demonstrate the triumph and regeneration of the USSR after the devastation of the Second World War, and rival the high-rises of capitalist cities. Their foundations were laid on the 800th anniversary of Moscow in September 1947.

Eight buildings were planned on the city’s main intersections and in the bends of the Moskva River. The leading architects of the era were entrusted with each project, and received Stalin Prizes in 1949 for their plans. The tallest and most central skyscraper was to be the Zaryadye Administrative Building next to the Kremlin, but construction was halted after the death of Stalin (thankfully, as this huge building would have spoilt the architectural ensemble of the Kremlin and Red Square).

Did you know? Today, Park Zaryadye lies on the site where the Zaryadye Administrative Building would have stood.

Two of Stalin’s Seven Sisters were designed as luxury hotels to show off the Soviet Union to foreign visitors. Others were built to house the Soviet elite and were like a city within a city, housing apartments, shops, offices and entertainment facilities and equipped with the latest technology including high-speed lifts, rubbish chutes, ventilation, and internal telephone systems.

Did you know? Rumour had it that secret corridors were constructed throughout the residential buildings so that residents could be spied upon at any point!

Architecture and design of Stalin’s Seven Sisters

The Seven Sisters were constructed in Stalinist Empire style, a leading architectural trend from 1933 to 1955. Stalinist Empire is a synthesis of many architectural styles including Russian Baroque, Art Deco, and Neo-Gothic, and makes for some impressively monumental yet harmonious and well-proportioned buildings. The architects and engineers of Stalin’s Seven Sisters closely studied skyscrapers built in the USA; much like the Empire State Building and Woolworth Building, the Seven Sisters are characterised by their wedding-cake-like upper floors tapering to a towering spire.

Stalin’s Seven Sisters skyscrapers were so huge that their construction required ingenious and innovative technology. Their floorplans would reinforce them against swaying in the wind, the wedding-cake silhouette better distributed the weight of the building, and in some cases liquid nitrogen was used to freeze the soil during construction! Although the technology developed during this time advanced housing development later on, the sheer effort and funds expended on the Seven Sisters detracted from construction of housing elsewhere in the USSR, at a moment when the country was in desperate need of rebuilding.

Did you know? The so-called ‘Eighth Sister’ of Moscow is Triumph Palace, a 57-storey luxury apartment building built in 2001 and the 9th tallest building in Russia!

The Seven Sisters boast many intricate architectural and decorative details. Pillars, arches, balustrades, and turrets enhance their silhouettes, and the spires are topped with an enormous 5-point star so that the true height of the building is visible even from afar. Sculptures of workers and farmers look down on the streets below, and bas-reliefs of Soviet symbols such as laurel wreaths, 5-pointed stars, and hammers and sickles adorn the monolithic walls. The grandness of the architecture and design of Stalin’s Seven Sisters bears a striking resemblance to that of the Moscow Metro!

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Did you know? Other similar skyscrapers were constructed in Kiev, Riga, Prague and Bucharest. The largest is the Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw, built by Lev Rudnev between 1952 and 1955 as a gift to Poland from the Soviet Union, and nicknamed ‘Stalin’s Souvenir’. At 237 metres, it is the tallest building in Poland and contains libraries, theatres, cinemas, museums, research institutes, and government departments.

The interiors of the Seven Sisters contain gleaming marble floors, carved stone, columns, precious wood panelling, high ceilings, stained glass, and even chandeliers. The architects noted that in skyscrapers in the USA, many of the rooms were dark and overlooked deep inner courtyards, and they thus designed the Seven Sisters so that all rooms would have plenty of natural light.

Did you know? Some interior decorative elements were in fact made from papier mache, to reduce the cost and weight of construction materials.

Where can you find the Seven Sisters, and what are they home to today?

Moscow state university main building.

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The largest of the Seven Sisters is the main building of Moscow State University on Sparrow Hills, designed by Lev Rudnev and constructed between 1949 and 1953 by thousands of Gulag labourers. It was the tallest building in Europe until 1990 and remains today the largest educational building in the world! Four sprawling wings extend from a central tower reaching 240 metres into the sky, and each wing is crowned by smaller towers fronted by enormous clocks. In the student dormitories in the wings alone, there are 6,000 rooms.

Did you know? 40,000 tons of steel and 175 million bricks were used to construct the MGU main building, and the interior lighting network is over 450km long.

The MGU main building was constructed with granite from Ukraine and marble from Georgia and Uzbekistan. It was proposed to place a statue of Stalin atop the building, though Stalin instead ordered for a spire to crown the building. Huge statues of workers and farmers stand at the 27th floor, and there are bas-reliefs of workers and students. The main building still retains its gorgeous original interiors.

Height – 240 metres, 36 floors
Address - Ulitsa Leninskiye Gory, 1 (nearest metro is Lomonosovsky Prospekt, 1.1km)
Best view – from Sparrow Hills observation deck, which also offers an unparalleled view over Moscow (nearest metro is Vorobyovy Gory, 1.8km)

Hotel Ukraina

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Hotel Ukraina was built by Arkady Mordvinov and Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky between 1953 and 1957. The U-shaped building is faced with white ceramic blocks, limestone and granite. Four towers stand atop each of the two wings, stylised with Soviet symbols and wheat sheaves. Upon opening, the Ukraina was the tallest hotel in Europe, and received its name in honour of the 300th anniversary of the unification of Russia and Ukraine, celebrated in 1954. A prestigious hotel, it was intended as the residence for foreigners visiting the USSR. 1,200 paintings by Soviet artists decorated the inside, and a winter garden with a fountain was constructed on the 2nd floor.

Today, the building houses a hotel and residential apartments; the hotel occupies the main building, and the apartments the two wings. The luxurious interiors of the public spaces have been preserved since the 1950s, including the paintings and sculptures. It is possible to visit a viewing platform on the 33rd floor for a panorama of the historical centre of Moscow (access is free for hotel guests, and paid for non-guests).

Did you know? The hotel counts among its former guests Robert de Niro, Ralph Fiennes, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Height – 206 metres, 34 floors
Address – Kutuzovsky Prospekt 2/1 (nearest metro is Kievskaya, 1.2km)
Where to get the best view – from across the Moskva River on Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, or from the corner of Kutuzovsky Prospekt and Ukrainsky Bulvar

Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building

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The Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building was built between 1947 and 1952 by Dmitry Chechulin, the chief architect of Moscow, at the confluence of the Moskva and Yauza Rivers. Three wings are attached to a hexagonal central tower, two of which extend into large apartment blocks. Ornate arches, columns, turrets, and spiked metal ornaments decorate the central and side towers. In its 540 apartments lived celebrities, important scientists and members of the Soviet government, and it housed a post office, restaurant, football pitch, cinema, and even a massage parlour.

Height – 176 metres, 32 floors
Address – Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, 1 (nearest metro is Taganskaya, 1.2km)
Best view – Ustinsky Square or Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge

Did you know? As the skyscraper was constructed by Gulag labour, engraved messages from prisoners were discovered by residents there!

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was constructed between 1948 and 1953 by Vladimir Gelfreykh and Adolf Minkus. It is made of red and grey granite, limestone and ceramic blocks, and has many features of English Gothic architecture. Two wings extend from the central tower, each crowned with two square towers. The interior was decorated in the style of Soviet Art Deco, with marble, granite, and stained glass. Interestingly, an enormous crest of the USSR remains on the front of the building – as a monument of architectural heritage, the decision was taken not to remove it.

Height – 172 metres, 27 floors
Address - Smolensky Bulvar, 32/34 (nearest metro is Smolenskaya, 350m)
Best view – Smolenskaya-Sennaya Ploshchad

Did you know? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the only one of the Seven Sisters not to be crowned with a 5-pointed star, as its spire was too weak.

Kudrinskaya Square Building

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The Kudrinskaya Square Building was constructed by Mikhail Posokhin and Ashot Mndoyants between 1948 and 1954. As with the skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya, it was built for Moscow’s elite and housed over 450 luxury apartments, a cinema, underground car park, ice cream parlour, and Moscow’s largest grocery store. It was richly decorated both inside and out: the exterior is adorned with carved rosettes, cornices, turrets, statues, ornate towers on each corner, and an elegant spire; the interior with chandeliers, stained glass, Greek columns and patterned marble floors. Apartments in the building today are extremely expensive real estate.

Height – 160 metres, 25 floors
Address – Kudrinskaya Ploshchad, 1 (nearest metro is Krasnopresnenskaya, 600m)
Best view – By the fountain on Kudrinskaya Ploshchad

Red Gates Administrative Building

The Red Gates Administrative Building was constructed between 1948 and 1951 by Alexei Dushin. In the U-shaped building, offices are located in the central tower and apartments in the wings, a setup which has remained since the 1950s. The façade is made from limestone embellished with intricate layers of cornices at the top of each tier and a grand entrance made from red granite. Interestingly, there is an entrance to the Krasnye Vorota (Red Gates) metro station right inside the building.

Height – 138 metres, 26 floors
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Best view – Outside Krasnye Vorota metro’s main entrance

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Height – 136 metres, 26 floors
Address – Kalanchevskaya Ulitsa, 21/40 (nearest metro is the equally luxurious Komsomolskaya, 500m)
Best view – Komsomolskaya Ploshchad

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Fish Stew and Black Fettuccine, an Unexpected Recipe for Love

Maxwell Da Silva, who is from Brazil, and Jane Satsuk, who is from Russia, immediately connected over their “very humble beginnings.” But it was Mr. Da Silva’s cooking that won her heart.

A bride and groom hold hands and walk together on an outdoor wooden walkway beside the ocean. She is wearing a strapless white wedding dress, a veil and holding a bouquet of white flowers. He is wearing a pale blue suit, tan shoes and a boutonniere.

By Sadiba Hasan

It was Sept. 1, 2020, and Maxwell Dayvson Da Silva and Evgenia Satsuk were wearing masks during their first date at Leuca, an Italian restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He freaked her out just a bit when he asked her to lower her mask and kissed her.

“All right, now I’m going to die,” she recalled thinking. “He probably kisses every woman during the pandemic.” He had actually quarantined in his apartment for 90 days because he had been terrified of going out during the Covid-19 pandemic. But at the time, she didn’t know that.

The kiss didn’t scare her away, though, because of their animated conversation over dinner and drinks. They had met on the dating app Tinder a week before, and they connected about life in New York and life in their homelands. Mr. Da Silva is from Recife, Brazil, and Ms. Satsuk from Khabarovsk, Russia.

Mr. Da Silva, 40, was born and raised in a favela, a working-class neighborhood. At 14, he taught himself how to code, and when he was 15, he started working as a software engineer at a media company. In 2012, he got a job offer as a software engineer at The New York Times and moved to Brooklyn. “It’s honestly a miracle,” said Mr. Da Silva, as he reflected on his childhood days carrying buckets of water to his home, which didn’t have running water most days.

Ms. Satsuk, 38, grew up in a housing project in Eastern Russia. She graduated from Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law with a bachelor’s degree in international business and became an account manager at a retail company. She moved to Brooklyn in 2011.

“Even though we were separated by oceans and different continents,” Mr. Da Silva said, “we had a very similar story growing up with very humble beginnings.”

For their second date, they met at Sweetwater, another restaurant in Williamsburg. And on the dates that followed, Mr. Da Silva invited her over to his apartment in Williamsburg and won her heart with his cooking.

On their third date, he prepared moqueca , a seafood stew. On the fourth date, he made a mashed potato dish with crab and shrimp. It was so good, she said, that she took some home. And on the fifth date, he cooked black fettuccine with a vodka sauce and lobster, a dish that he now makes for the couple every year on Valentine’s Day.

In January 2021, Ms. Satsuk and Mr. Da Silva booked a one-way ticket to Hawaii. At the time, Mr. Da Silva was working at Lyft as a senior director of engineering, and he was also in the midst of completing a master’s degree in interactive telecommunications at N.Y.U. He is currently the vice president of engineering at Shopify.

Their time in Oahu was a big stress reliever, Mr. Da Silva said. At 5 p.m. every day, he wrapped up at work and went to Waikiki Beach with Ms. Satsuk. Sometimes they had ice cream. They watched the waves and waited for the sunset. They ended up staying in Hawaii for five months.

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On Nov. 25, 2022, during a friendsgiving dinner in their home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Mr. Da Silva proposed. While everyone’s glasses were filled with champagne, he made a toast, Ms. Satsuk recalled: “I’m so grateful for all of you guys, but I’m most grateful for this Russian princess I met.”

In February 2024, the couple hosted a three-day Russian and Brazilian celebration with 75 guests in Pipa, a beach town in northeastern Brazil, close to Mr. Da Silva’s hometown.

On the first night, they had a pool party. Colorful dune buggies escorted guests from their hotels to the party, where they took a samba class.

The next day, a wedding celebration took place on a full moon at Filha da Lua Eco Lodge, a resort hotel. A D.J. played Brazilian, Russian and American music. At the end of the celebration, everyone jumped into a pool, including Ms. Satsuk in her wedding dress.

And on the third day, guest were treated to a Russian-themed Sunday brunch.

“I felt so loved,” Ms. Satsuk said. Her family flew in from Russia, taking four planes on a 48-hour trip. She saw her father for the first time in five years.

“I never had a dream of having a wedding dress, and having a wedding day,” added Ms. Satsuk. “But what happened was just a dream come true — a dream I didn’t know I had.”

The celebration had an altruistic component. The owners of the hotel they stayed at had opened a school for children in the neighborhood, but the library had only had a few books. The couple asked each guest to bring a handful of books to donate to the school’s library.

On March 28, the couple were legally wed at the Brooklyn Marriage Bureau. Huiling Zheng, a staff member of the city clerk’s office, officiated.

Sadiba Hasan reports on love and culture for the Styles section of The Times. More about Sadiba Hasan

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