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• Wedding Cake Alternatives
  A glorious wedding cake beautifully decorated with sweet icing goodness is always a great addition to any reception, but who says you need to have one? Nowadays brides are exploring their options and trying something new. Consider one of these tasty and creative ideas.The Dessert TableOffer your guests a variety of treats, such as fruit tarts, mini crème brûlée or different fruits and cakes they can dip into a chocolate fountain. They'll love the bite-sized servings and all the choices. You can even personalize your table by working with your caterer to put together a selection that represents some of your favorite desserts.A Little Bit of EverythingOne bride, who wasn't a huge fan of frosting, chose to have this dessert buffet, which included peach and blueberry crostada, fallen chocolate soufflé, miniature ice cream cones, almond toffee with chocolates and dipped strawberries.To see more photos from this wedding, check out Real Wedding: Garden Magic.Just a Little TasteThese delicious bites of cheesecake covered with chocolate make the perfect addition to any wedding's dessert table.Read Wedding Trends You'll Love for more fun dessert trends.A Dessert PlateOffer your wedding guests an amazing assortment of mouth-watering desserts right at their fingertips. Serve each table a platter of mini desserts or create a sampler plate of your three favorites for each guest. The SamplerThis dessert plate offers a tasty selection of dulce de leche flan, a mini chocolate soufflé, ice cream and meringues. Looking for other ways to keep catering costs down? Check out Luxury Style Budget Wedding Food Tips.Too SweetInstead of a pricey, elaborate cake, serve a selection of beautifully decorated petit fours.Take a look at Real Wedding: Home, Sweet Home for more photos from this wedding.Mini CakesMake your wedding guests feel special by giving them their own personal cakes, but on a much smaller scale. They'll enjoy looking at these stunning mini creations just as much as they'll enjoy eating them.Little TreatsThese tiny marzipan-and-chocolate cakes echoed the design on a bride's dress. Looking for a great cake design? Get inspiration from our Wedding Cake Gallery.A Small SurpriseA three-inch-tall cake on top of a sugar cookie was served for dessert at a wedding designed by Sasha Souza. Check out Color of Love for wedding advice and ideas from event planner Sasha Souza.Cupcakes & MoreMany brides are choosing to personalize their weddings by serving budget-friendly towers of their favorite sweets and pastries. These can include cupcakes, donuts, pies and even Ding Dongs and Twinkies. The possibilities are endless!Everyone Loves a Cupcake!A small cake with a double heart cake topper is surrounded by a sea of purple and white cupcakes. See another great cupcake tower in Real Wedding: Vintage Style.A Traditional TwistThis traditionl croquembouche, a tower of caramel-covered cream puffs, was served at a wedding in a French village. For other creative cake ideas, read Snack Cakes as Wedding Cakes?
• 4 Fabulous Centerpieces
  Alexia & Blaine: Rustic Wedding in North CarolinaKeeping in line with their rustic elegant theme, Alexia and Blaine chose a nature-inspired color palette of green, orange, brown and yellow. They worked with floral designer Carolyn Clement of Millefleurs to create floral arrangements with a natural, unstructured look to complement their wedding location. This centerpiece incorporates orange and yellow flowers with tea light candles suspended from wrought-iron branches.Photo by Emily AngleSee more photos from their wedding >>Brenda & Chris: Nautical Wedding in Rhode IslandBrenda and Chris chose a yellow and celadon green color theme to create a fresh summer vibe at their seaside wedding. The ceremony and reception were decorated with yellow roses in memory of Brenda's mother, who loved the golden blooms. The tall centerpieces added height and a traditional, elegant touch to the tables. These silver vases were filled with a mix of yellow and white flowers, which included roses, stock, snapdragons, peonies, bupleurum and oncidium orchids.Photo by Peter Silvia StudiosSee more photos from their wedding >>Jessica & Jason: Eco-Chic Wedding in CaliforniaWith the help of Eden Rodriguez of End Design, which specializes in sustainable events, Jessica and Jason were able to create an eco-friendly wedding. They decided to use a variety of local organic flowers, including tuberose, jasmine, cottage roses and fragrant herbs for their arrangements. They also added reclaimed antique décor elements and natural products to complete the look. The table numbers were made of reclaimed terra-cotta tiles and metal house numbers. Fruit and antique glassware also adorned the tables. All these pieces combined created a unique, eclectic table centerpiece that enhanced the wedding's theme.Photo by Gertrude & Mabel PhotographySee more photos from their wedding >>Jean & Michael: Garden Wedding in CaliforniaTo incorporate the natural beauty of their wedding site, Jean and Michael used a variety of bright pink, green, orange and yellow flowers and mixed them with different leaves to carry out their garden theme. The centerpieces varied from table to table and included tall bunches of calla lilies and low vases of roses to an eclectic mix of orchids, hydrangeas, roses and more. To add more visual interest, vases were lined with leaves, kumquats or cherry tomatoes. Photo by Carol Irvine PhotographySee more photos from their wedding >>For more information about creating the perfect centerpieces and bouquets for your wedding, check out our video: Interview with Flower Expert Michael George. Related Articles:Table Talk with Colin CowieHow to Select Your Wedding Floral ArrangementsSelecting a Wedding Florist
• How to Perserve Your Top Wedding Cake Tier
  If you want to preserve the top wedding cake tier out of tradition then there are a few tips that can help you do it successfully. Many people like to do this out of tradition so on their first wedding anniversary they can celebrate with their wedding cake. However any cake that is in the freezer for a straight year is bound to be a bit stale. Different cakes flavors and or fillings can be worse then others. For instance, the more delicate the cake ingredients the the dryer the cake will tend to become in the freezer.Cakes that do well in the freezer: chocolate, hazelnut, almond, and carrot cake.Cakes that do not do so well in the freezer: white cake, cake with fresh fruit, and cakes with whipped cream fillings.Here are some useful tips on storing the top tier:STEP 1Make sure you let the cater and their staff know you intend on saving the top tier. STEP 2Set someone in charge of taking the cake home with them since you may be heading straight out onto your honeymoon. You also want to give them the following tips to ensure they store it properly. STEP 3Remove any sugar flowers or other sugar decorations that may be on the cake, and set them aside. STEP 4Place the cake in the refrigerator to allow it to chill. This helps to make sure the icing hardens so it does not stick to the plastic wrap. How to Cut Wedding Cake -- powered by eHow.com STEP 5Once hardened, wrap the cake in several layers of plastic wrap, several layers! Do not use foil as this causes freezer burn for sure to your cake! STEP 6Now seal the cake in an air-tight bag or container, and place it in the freezer. STEP 7Be sure to make it so that it does not get mistaken for anything else in the freezer. STEP 8If you do not want to freeze the cake, here's an alternative to consider: You can reorder a similar cake on your anniversary, only smaller for the two of you to enjoy and remember your wedding day.
• Wedding Cake Tips from Sylvia Weinstock
  Q: Tell us exactly what is so special about wedding cake. A: I see the wedding cake as a beautiful celebration of life. In my new book, Sensational Cakes, I talk about how it’s a way of sharing joy with your loved ones. It’s the ultimate symbol of two families coming together to start a third.Q: What should a bride keep in mind when she first envisions her wedding cake?A: She should remember that a wedding cake is a wonderful, sensuous creation. When I first started out, wedding cakes were either pretty to look at but inedible, or they tasted all right but they were ugly! Nowadays you want the whole package. Of course, a bride has to realize that she may have to compromise on her original vision.Q: What are some examples of compromises?A: A bride can easily forget that it’s a cake she’s dealing with—it can’t be suspended from the ceiling! It needs structure, and it’s meant to be eaten. For instance, a lot of brides don’t stop to think you can’t have a buttercream-frosted cake in 100-degree temperatures on the beach. It’ll melt—and so will the guests! From left: Square tiers are softened with a garland of sugarpaste blooms. The flowers for this cake took 20 people 300 hours to make. A white-on-white design has posies of sugar blooms poised on its tiers.Q: Have you some basic advice for choosing a wedding cake?A: Before signing a contract with a baker, decide on the colors and the sugar decorations. Don’t use real flowers on or in the