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cake alternative

Looking for desserts to serve at your wedding that go beyond “wedding cake?” From pies to cotton candy, we have a delicious serving of wedding cake alternatives for ya. Even a few that aren’t even edible, but are still just as awesome!

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Make cotton candy at your wedding

Want a sweet wedding dessert, but don’t want cake, cupcakes, donuts, or anything else in the dough family? Consider renting a cotton candy machine like Katie and Aaron (from iPad wedding fame) did!

Annaliese Cakes alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Cake potluck: ask family members to bake their signature sweets

In the comments to our post Let Them Eat Cinnamon Buns, Annaliese shared her wedding’s very alternative cake scenario…

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Sarah & Eddie’s “it takes a village” theater wedding

Sometimes a wedding is a project for everyone in a couple’s life, as was the case in this wedding where everyone pitched in. Held in a vintage theater outside of Chicago, the highlights were undoubtedly the meatloaf cake (plus brunch!) and the AMAZING Wai-Ching dress.

cake quilt design alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Collaborate on a family wedding quilt made of cake!

Donna’s fiance had a brilliant spin on the family quilt idea: what about a family quilt that you can not only display at the wedding, but also eat? That’s right, I said “eat.” Introducing the family cake quilt.

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Make your own awesome groom’s cake

Okay, my love of groom’s cakes has now reached the “full-blown obsession” level. We already know that grooms get the coolest cakes, but did you know that with these awesome cake pans, you could make your own?