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Unique and beautiful wedding cake ideas for your reception

When selecting a cake design to display at the reception, many couples struggle with finding a style that is beautiful, fits the motif of the day, and makes a statement that will wow their guests. Some couples choose to go a more classic route with ivory buttercream and fresh or sugar flowers, while others incorporate soft or bold wedding c... More »

Tips for Serving Your Wedding Cake

Find out when and how to cut the confection.

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Picking out a cake is often one of the most fun parts about wedding planning. Not only do you get to enjoy the delicious samples during the tasting, but you also get to work with the baker to see your perfect design come to life. However, once you finalize the flavors and look of your confection, you have to figure out what to actually do with... More »

7 Creative Naked and Semi-Naked Wedding Cakes

Chic confections from real weddings to inspired your own laid-back dessert.

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When it comes to your wedding cuisine, most brides and grooms rightfully focus on the preferences and restrictions of their guests. Typically, this is the reason there are stereotypical food selections for a reception: a red-meat dish, a poultry or fish dish, and a vegetarian option. While there are definitely ways to get creative with your menu... More »

Should You Have a Cake or Cupcakes at Your Wedding?

Find out which dessert choice best fits your taste.

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Once you have decided on the perfect appetizers, entrees, and cocktails for your reception, you might be wondering how the wedding cake should look and taste. After all, the cake – namely the cake cutting – plays a large role in generations of wedding tradition. The choices are endless between cake flavors, design, and styles. Althou... More »

Is a Dessert Station Right for Your Wedding Reception?

Discover 5 things to consider before finalizing your sweet treat offerings.

Tips for building your dessert bar at the wedding reception

Dessert is an essential feature to any celebration – especially one where you’ll likely be serving a meal. Wedding cakes are symbolic of the big day, but aside from the standard confection, one of the most popular ways to include sweets is by providing a dessert station or similar specialty area. Some stations are kept more minimal a... More »

Why You Should Use Fresh Flowers on Your Wedding Cake

This design element never goes out of style.

A beautiful wedding cake is often the focal point of the reception, so it is important to most couples to find a design that they love. As with anything in the world of weddings, different trends come and go, whether cakes are “naked,” made to look like geodes, or feature a drip pattern. But one method we think never goes out of styl... More »

8 Unique Displays for Your Reception Desserts

Fun and creative set-ups to inspire your own presentation of cake and sweet treats.

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What’s better than something sweet at the end of the night? Nothing! Topping off your reception or after-party with some delectable desserts is the perfect way to close your nuptials and send your guests home feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. After you’ve selected your cake flavor(s) and design, as well as any additional treats such... More »

Happy Pi Day! 9 Perfect Pies to Include in Your Wedding

Delectable desserts to add to your reception cuisine in honor of National Pi Day.

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With today, March 14th, being International Pi Day – a day to honor the mathematical constant, as the first three digits are 3.14 – many future brides and grooms are likely going to be enjoying a sweet slice after dinner together tonight, perhaps while reviewing wedding details. Though not the most conventional of wedding desser... More »

12 Creative and Delicious Groom's Cakes

Get inspired by how these grooms let their interests shine through.

Largely a Southern tradition, the groom’s cake allows both the bride and the groom to design their own cake. When there is one wedding confection, the assumption is that both of the newlyweds had a hand in selecting the confection, while a groom’s cake implies that what we may normally refer to as a wedding cake is in fact the b... More »

How to Get the Most From Your Cake Tasting

You'll need to learn more than what your favorite flavor is!

everything you need to know about wedding cake tastings

Out of every aspect of wedding planning, the most fun – and delicious – part must be the cake tasting. While you show your prospective baker the design options you have in mind, you and your sweetheart also get to test different flavors, fillings, and frostings for your cake. Brides and grooms often talk about not getting a chance ... More »

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