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 ...

What: Variegated giant dogwood — or wedding cake tree, as it is sometimes called — can be summed up in one word: spectacular. (The Latin name is Cornus controversa “Variegata.”) Although often awkward ...