Wedding Reception - Dessert reception! - THEPINKSUPERHERO's White Wedding by Color Blog

We've all but decided to do a dessert reception. It makes sense, given that our ceremony is at 1 and we'll have somewhere between 150-200 guests. The simplicity of dessert is the draw for me- the thought of spending way too much money to have someone come in and serve mediocre, lukewarm food is not appealing to me. With dessert, you lay it out on a tray, and there it is! And we've already got a lot of great ideas on things we could serve. The people who were so excited about the potluck idea could even bring a tray or two of their favorite dessert, if they're dying to contribute. Between this and choosing our photographer, I am feeling so much better about our wedding. It's going to be a blast! Any other dessert ideas, ladies?

I love your idea of a dessert oasis! You can't really get much better than a plethora of sweets, can you?!

We're doing this too for our late evening wedding, but we're soley focusing on pies as our dessert (with vanilla ice cream on hand so guest can choose to have it a la mode). A local restaurant has won several national awards for their pies, and we're picking up a wide variety of flavors from them for our wedding. I can't wait! Best of all, they will only be about $400 total. :)

I'm totally with you on the lukewarm lackluster food I've often had at weddings. And neither of us are big cake fans, particularly dry wedding cake with frosting so sugary it just gets scraped off uneaten. Since that's pretty much the only option in my small town, and we wanted something different, we chose to go the pie route.

We're making our own serving trays for the pies, using fancy plates found at estate sales, flea markets, dollar stores, etc. and glueing them to sturdy candlesticks. Much more budget friendly than buying the real ones, and they actually look really cool!