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Chocolate Wedding Ideas for a Sweet Celebration

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Honor your favorite dessert with thematic details that are anything but vanilla.

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Your wedding is fast approaching, and as you plan the details of your ceremony and reception, you may be looking for ways to incorporate a little something extra that's almost as sweet as your love: chocolate! The sugary treat is bound to put smiles on your guests faces—as well as your own. To help you find the perfect way to include your favorite dessert in your big day, we've rounded up an array of inspiration photos that'll satisfy any craving. These chocolate wedding ideas are both delicious and unique. We'd call that a winning combination.

An obvious choice is to serve a chocolate wedding cake, but even that doesn't have to be average. Consider the drip design on one of the slides ahead—it's creative and still tasty. You can also supplement your confection or replace it altogether. We've featured some yummy recommendations that include everything from chocolate ice cream to chocolate donuts. Your edible offerings aren't limited to the dessert table, though. You can have chocolate place settings, gift chocolate favors, or even infuse your cocktail hour with chocolate.

Once you've decided which snack (or drink) to spotlight, it's time to plan how you'll package or present it. Our suggestions include chocolate bar engravings, adorable hot chocolate carts, and chocolate cookie towers. They also include this chic custom chocolate wrapper, designed by Peanut Press Creative. After all, ideas as sweet as these deserve to be displayed in fun and stylish ways.

Whether you're a milk, white, or dark chocolate fan, there's a way to honor the popular flavors at your wedding. If your mouth isn't watering yet, it will be soon.

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Chocolate Drip

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The Sassy Cupcake made this chocolate drip cake, plus the chocolate cupcakes it was displayed with. Clink & Kiss labels clued everyone in on the flavors.

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Chocolate Ice Cream

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Chocolate-flavored scoops made up these scrumptious sundaes by Ted & Wally's.

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Chocolate and Fruit

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A delectable mix of chocolate and fruit can be served at your cocktail hour or on your dessert table.

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Chocolate Candy Cake

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This decadent Sweet for Sirten wedding cake wasn't just chocolate flavored—it was also covered in chocolate toppings. Yum!

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DIY S'mores

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Supply all the necessary fixings and let guests roast the treats themselves at your reception.

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Chocolate Parfaits

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Sugar Beach Events provided these s'mores-inspired parfaits.

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Chocolate Factory Venue

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Fulfill your guests' Willy Wonka-inspired fantasies and host your event at a chocolate factory. This bride and groom chose Bessinger's.

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Chocolate Donuts

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Design a donut wall complete with various chocolate renditions, like this couple did with the help of Randy's Donuts.

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Hot Chocolate Bar

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For a fall or winter event, try the ultimate cold-weather comfort: hot cocoa. This couple served the drink from a Bev Rage cart.

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Chocolate Accents

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Chocolate plate art is a unique way to spruce up your reception tables. 

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Brownie Sundaes

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We're sure attendees gobbled up these Loco brownie sundaes. If you choose to serve something similar at your reception, you can bet your guests will clean their plates, too.

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Chocolate Favors

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Homemade chocolate sauce (with labels by Cassandra & Company and Maude Press) ended this wedding on a sweet note.

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Chocolate Cookies

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Almost everyone enjoys snacking on chocolate cookies. Anthony's Cookies baked these treats.

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Chocolate Truffles

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These chic Jenna Rae Cakes truffles were filled with brownie batter—talk about a mouthwatering dessert.

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Chocolate Place Settings

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Delight celebrants with a chocolate-y treat once they arrive at their reception seats. These place settings included a cup of hot chocolate, which fit right in with the table's wintry Fairwinds Florist arrangements.

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Custom Chocolate

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Lisa Dupar Catering customized these chocolate bars with the bride and groom's first names. They also featured La Happy labels.

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Chocolate Cupcakes

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Instead of serving a chocolate wedding cake, stack chocolate cupcakes for guests. Westmoreland Club baked these.

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Red Velvet Desserts

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Maybe your favorite chocolate-themed flavor is red velvet. This couple offered red velvet whoopie pies from Walton's Fancy and Staple.

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Chocolate Cake Pops

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Angel Cakes Bakery provided these yummy desserts. What's more convenient than chocolate you can take on the go?

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Chocolate Milkshakes

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We love these frozen beverages for either dessert or your celebration's cocktail hour. If you opt for the latter, make them boozy! These ones were crafted by Red Tavern and boasted customized chocolate wax seals, too.

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