Best Wedding Dessert Ideas of 2013

December 18, 2013

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Mini Donuts

Justin & Mary
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What sweet trends were served up this year? Click through to find after-dinner inspiration for a formal event, a casual gathering, and everything in between.
 

Cinnamon-sugar mini donuts with caramel dipping sauce and hot apple cider with cinnamon stir sticks were perfect for an autumn wedding.

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Cronuts!

Ron Palacio

The unofficial dessert craze of 2013, these flaky, buttery confections are half croissant, half doughnut, and 100 percent delicious.

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Creme Brulee Tower

Sitting in a Tree
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Rows and columns of créme brulee pots offered every guest a chance to experience this couple's favorite dessert.

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Mini Pie Bar

Holland Photo Arts
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Flavors, which were identified via mini flags, included apple, sour cherry, peach, blueberry, and strawberry rhubarb.

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Cupcake Tower

Brighten Photography
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A sweet spread of homemade red velvet, carrot cheesecake, and chocolate cream cheese cupcakes was topped with a small strawberry and cheesecake cake.

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Marshmallow Triplets

Homemade marshmallows were dressed in a pastel palette, then stacked three high and speared with a cute toothpick.

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Sporty Macarons

Courtesy of Epicerie Boulud

In honor of the 2013 US Open, Epicerie Boulud’s pastry chef Mymi Eberhardt created tennis-themed lemon macarons with lemon-marshmallow and fresh raspberry filling.

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Personal-Size Shortcakes

Joe Budd

The traditional desset sandwiched fresh berries with rose-water cream.

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S'mores Bars

Marcus Nilsson
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds offered multiple dessert options, including s'mores bars by Bakehouse Charleston (complete with pretty wrappers).

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Mousse Pots

Marcus Nilsson
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Coffee beans topped dark chocolate mousse as part of the delicious dessert spread by Patisserie Flindt.

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