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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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Cristina & Adrian’s colorful, lesbian, vegan night of fun

These two put the hot pink in pinky swear, and I mean HOT. The crafty duo included lots of personal details — duct tape bouquets, vegan noms, bright ties, toys, a puppy, and science! All to celebrate a steamy romance surrounded by family and friends… with a sweet surprise translation of a favorite love song. Aww, now they’ve put the aw in hawt, too!

Traditional Swedish Smörgåstårta alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Traditional Swedish Smörgåstårta instead of cake?

In Sweden we have a cake for all occasions but mostly associated with summer time and burials, the Traditional Swedish Smörgåstårta. I started requesting that my cake would be a Smörgåstårta not only for its awesome versatility but also for its wonderful properties. Here follows the definitive account of the properties of the most awesome of all Cakes. The one cake to rule them all.

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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…