Wedding desserts can reflect personal style and local flair, from traditional cakes to themed sweets. Consider guests’ dietary restrictions and pair desserts with complementary drinks.
Cake is a traditional dessert for weddings, however many couples choose to forego tradition and serve desserts with a local twist or special meaning. Whether you choose to make the wedding cake the star of the day or go for alternatives like cupcakes and ice cream, the wedding desserts you choose should be a reflection of your personal style and taste. From contemporary and upscale to finger food, desserts are often a focal point of the wedding meal. For fun, couples can include desserts that are special to them, or reflect the ceremony’s surroundings by featuring local ingredients and local foods for dessert.
Weddings are a day spent celebrating love and it’s only appropriate to share your love of a special dessert with your guests. If a couple’s passion blossomed over warm jelly scones on date night, it’s only fitting that they include dessert on their big day. The same goes for a favorite or memorable restaurant special dessert. For example, a couple who dine on a delicious Boston creme brulee or a decadent raspberry tiramisu at a favorite restaurant every Saturday night can certainly share this tradition with their wedding guests.
Food is a perfect way to bring local flair into a wedding setting. Whether your wedding takes place in the heart of cheesecake country, the Mint Capital of the World, or another area where a particular food or ingredient stands out, you might forget not to incorporate it into your choice of wedding desserts. Likewise, you can reflect your wedding’s place on the menu by having foods that are symbolic of the area or fashioned to resemble significant local icons, landmarks, or statues.
For the bride looking to coordinate every aspect of her wedding, there are wedding desserts available in a variety of hues. Ice cream can be served in mini cones or dishes and can be colored and flavored to fit your dessert menu. Cheesecake pops can be decked out in wedding colors and offer guests about three bites of delicious cheesecake.
The wedding desserts you choose should be in line with the overall theme of your wedding. Less formal desserts can include donuts, candy bars, and cookies. It’s important to pair desserts with their partners, for example, with iced lattes to accompany cookies and donuts, and ice cream to accompany cake. If budget is an issue, consider purchasing a cake or main dessert, and have friends and family bring assorted or themed sweets to the celebration. For example, ask guests to each bring a dessert containing apples or cherries.
Some healthier options for wedding desserts include caramel apples, fruit salad, and berry pie. Be sure to also consider the variety of guests who will be attending and their dietary restrictions, such as sugar-free and vegan. For vegan guests, consider wedding desserts like chocolate croutons or blueberry-lemon tarts. Sugar-free dessert options are plentiful, including cakes, pies and cookies, but be sure to label them so guests with dietary restrictions know they too can indulge in dessert at your wedding.
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