Would like to share with you today these wedding cakes inspired by works of art. Wedding cakes are designed to be put on display, but these edible masterpieces take exhibition to a whole new level. Inspired by famous paintings both old and new, each of the following confections is a study in good taste. I hope you're Inspired ......
Inspiration: "Sunflowers" series, by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, 1888 to 1889
Designed by contributing editor Wendy Kromer, a cake maker in Sandusky, Ohio. The floral motif on this cake will brighten any reception -- from the eclectic to the more traditional in style. Kromer used a golden color palette (both inside and out) and oven-dried piped meringue petals to channel van Gogh's cheerful blossoms. To mimic his textured brush strokes, she painted on the buttercream frosting with a brush.
French Post-Impressionism Wedding Cake
Inspiration: "The Basket of Apples," by Paul Cezanne, circa 1893
Also designed by cake maker Wendy Kromer. This lemon cake was frosted in meringue to echo the original work's draped fabric. Finished with marzipan peaches and pears filled with nuts, dates, and figs. 
Like the artist himself, Kromer's opulent caramel cake is all drama. The textured gold finish was made by pressing rectangles of edible gold leaf onto fondant. Decorative cord anchors each layer; the cake's cut-off corners allude to the artist's love of unconventional geometry.
Inspiration: The poured canvases of American painter Jackson Pollock, 1947 to 1952
Designed by assistant food editor Elizabeth Colling. A chic urban wedding calls for a conversation piece like this cake. To re-create the artist's famous dripped, flung, and poured style, Colling drizzled melted white, milk, and dark chocolate onto tempered milk chocolate panels with a spoon. Then she fitted the panels onto a rich chocolate cake covered in fondant.
Inspiration: The hyper-realistic botanical still-life paintings of Dutch artist Rachel Ruysch, circa 1685 to 1750
More than one guest will do a double take at the sight of this cake, which looks like a lush floral centerpiece. Custom-made sugar flowers, created by Amy DeGiulio of Sugar Flower Cake Shop in New York City, were planted in a bed of chocolate-fondant-covered cake, which was set in a large gold urn. Fill the cake's layers with rosewater buttercream to call out its blooming adornments.
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