It's a wedding tradition, but cakes today are anything but 'traditional'. There's no end to the creativity, especially at Cake Lava.

“It's one of our signature cakes. Basically it's all edible. The bamboo is hand-fashioned,” described owner, baker and sculptor Rick Reichart. “I get to pretty much use my art background, paint and sculpt.”

Making every cake, and every intricate detail from scratch out of his Kailua studio, Cake Lava.

“A lot goes into this particular cake,” said Reichart.

The flowers adorning this bamboo cake look real. They're sugar, and gum paste. From start to finish, it's a 25 hour labor of love.

“This cake actually got voted best cake in Hawaii by People Magazine last year,” said Reichart.

Another favorite for Island weddings, tropical flavors-- coconut pineapple chunk, guava lava, li hing mui. And, cakes that break the mold.

“People have kind of moved away from standard buttercream cake with fresh flowers. They're moving toward more artistry in their cake,” said Reichart.

This one's modeled after a bride's gown. These show the range of colors and creativity for couples tying the knot today.

“Pretty much anything is possible. Pretty much the only limitation people have with us is what their budget is,” said Reichart.

And, we do mean anything. When a couple asked Rick to re-create master sculptor Rodin's "the Kiss" in a wedding cake.

“The Rodin is the most unusual cake I've been asked to do,” said Reichart. “I have to sort of build from the ground up and sort of build the cake as I go.”

It's for a couple of art lovers, filled with local flavor.

“This is actual local kine special so it has sweet poi and coconut filling,” saiid Reichart.