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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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This deliciously offbeat couple went for wedding churros and popsicles

We wanted to be really intentional about how we approached wedding traditions. We kept what we wanted, and left what we didn’t! For instance: as a masculine woman, Ester wanted to experience some of the groom-ish parts of wedding traditions, like seeing her future wife come down the aisle. Also, since neither of us like cake, we had wedding popsicles and wedding churros instead!

National Donut Day: wedding donut displays

Celebrating wedding donut walls on this National Donut Day

It’s NATIONAL DONUT DAY, y’all! We’ve been worshipping wedding donuts for years now and they’re still just as fun as ever. And delicious. I argue that they are the most delicious dessert. Meet me in the parking lot if you don’t agree.

Donuts are the HOLE shebang. DONUT miss out on these super fun wedding donut walls…

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DONUT MIND IF I DO: delectable wedding donut bar ideas

Whether you’re serving donuts as your cake alternative, as part of your brunch reception, or maybe as a pre-ceremony donut treat, we know that donuts deserve the attention cake gets. Donuts 4 life! Here’s everything we think you’ll need to make sure your wedding donut bar is ready to be admired by all. And then devoured!

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How to make a kick-ass vegan s’mores station for your wedding

Since we had a butt-ton of vegans at our wedding, we made sure that they could have one awesome wedding s’mores station experience.

What I learned is that vegan s’mores are just as yummy and sometimes even better in some ways. Here’s everything you’ll need for your s’mores station…

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No cake? No prob! Pull a “Lady and the Tramp” for your alternative cake cutting photos

If you’re opting for a non-cake alternative for your wedding dessert, you might be thinking, “but how will we do a cake-cutting photo?!” Fear not, there are awesome options. Pull a Lady and the Tramp-style move (you know, sharing the spaghetti?) and eat from both ends of a donut, like Sadie and Devin did at their adorable brewery wedding. Alternately, duo-bite into a cupcake, a slice of pizza, a big ol’ hot dog… whatever your nosh of choice may be.

Why wedding donuts make the best cake substitute ever

10 reasons wedding donuts make the best cake substitute ever

We know cupcakes took hold of the wedding industry by force in the past decades, but we’re seeing loads more wedding donuts and we VERY much approve. Give me a glazed ring or french cruller any day. Plus, donuts = rings, and who says no to a ring theme at a wedding? From towers to photo ops to donut earrings, here are ten reasons why wedding donuts may be your favorite cake substitute…