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This is Offbeat Bride's archive of Food DIY posts.

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Because I had to get in ONE more pie-related post on Pi Day…

Photo by Tanta Pennington

Remember when Stacey and Joel served mini pies on their wedding day?

I didn't toss my bouquet, wear a garter or "cut the cake" with Joel but we did serve a pie to each guest after dinner which made for a very fun informal alternative to the receiving line. -Stacey

If you love that idea of a pie buffet/receiving line as much as you like the idea of DIYing your wedding desserts, then this is gonna bust your crust:

Personalizing some fabulous glassware is a great way to make a thrifty find into something one-of-a-kind. Whether you’re etching a pair of toasting flutes, personalizing a couple of pimp cups, or making your own etched beer steins, here’s a method for free-handing your finished look using fabric paint!

I picked up this set of plain, white, plastic cake servers at IKEA for $5.99. I cut my cake with these bad jacksons and all was well. But almost everything is a blank canvas to a crafter, especially when it's priced affordably, so I've put together three customized serving sets fit for an offbeat celebration. These were all achieved in one evening using materials found at a major craft store.

Tribe member La Morocha created the most adorable cake toppers for her two-dress destination wedding. She even included their fur baby and wedding arch. Find out how you can do the same!

Friends who got married two years ago told us that serving communion during their wedding was one of the most meaningful things of their entire ceremony. But of course, we couldn't exactly just have plain ol' bread… I figured I just had to make RAINBOW BREAD!

Luke, of Muppet wedding fame, did all of us (plus the entire internets?) a favor by giving us a tutorial on how he made his amazing lightsaber cake cutter. Here is the four-step hack for turning a Crate & Barrel cake knife, into a lightsaber cake knife.

DIY is everywhere now, there's TV stations, magazines, books and blogs dedicated to it. What they don't tell you is, this stuff isn't all sunshine and kitten farts. But I will!

Cupcakes are the bestest… we all know that right? There's a new trend in weddings to go portable with the sweets, and cupcakes fit the bill. Homemade or gourmet, they're hard to resist and I have a fancy schmancy new way for you to DIY dress up your little cupcake morsels of delight!