Unique Wedding Dessert Ideas to Make Your Special Day Extra Sweet

Wedding desserts are one of the most exciting parts of any wedding reception. They offer a sweet ending to a beautiful celebration and are a great way to show off your personality. If you’re looking for some fun and creative wedding dessert ideas, then pull up a chair (and maybe grab a snack) because we’ve rounded up  totally drool-worthy and unique wedding dessert ideas that will make your special day even more memorable.

Cronin Cakes & Sweets

A Show Stopping Cake

Nothing says “wow” like a big, beautiful wedding cake. Whether you go for a classic or edgy style, keeping the spotlight on a single show-stopping cake can make a big impact. As Jessica of Cronin Cakes & Sweets  says, “I love the idea of showcasing a large, tiered cake with ice cream!” (We concur – yum!)

Whether your style is classic or edgy (check out that black cake by Blue House Bakeshop) spotlighting a single show-stopping cake is a stunning choice!

Cronin Cakes & Sweets
Cronin Cakes & Sweets
Friday Harvest Bakery & Goods
Blue House Bakeshop
The Goose Chase Cake Design
Blue House Bakeshop

Dessert Displays & Towers

If you’re looking for variety, dessert displays and towers are a great way to go. From towers of cream puff or macarons (loving that ombré design by Friday Harvest Bakery & Goods!) to dessert tables with cupcakes in various flavors, there are endless options to satisfy your guests’ sweet tooth. Plus, these displays make for some seriously Instagram-worthy photos.

Friday Harvest Bakery & Goods
Friday Harvest Bakery & Goods
Cronin Cakes & Sweets
Sweet VT Treats
Blue House Bakeshop

Thematic Dessert Displays

Your dessert table is a great place to really play with your theme and have fun with it! Dessert is inherently fun – why not really go for it with a theme that lights you up? 

Check out these whimsical nature-inspired displays by The Goose Chase Cake Designs, featuring meringue mushrooms, butterflies, and other thematic details. “My advice to couples is think about items they love and incorporate them into your cake,” says baker, Sarah. “I like to think of a cake as a blank canvas and sugar as a sculpting medium, which means the sky’s the limit as to what we can do!”

The Goose Chase Cake Design
The Goose Chase Cake Design

Donut Walls

Who doesn’t love donuts? Donut walls are a unique and trendy way to serve dessert at your wedding. You can choose from a variety of flavors and toppings, and your guests can help themselves to as many as they want. Donut walls make for a great Instagram-worthy photo-op, and they’re sure to be a hit with both kids and adults.

Blue House Bakeshop

Ice Cream (Or a Full Blown Sundae Bar!)

An ice cream sundae bar is a classic dessert that will never go out of style. This is especially a popular option for steamy summer weddings! Whether you bring in an ice cream truck to scoop and serve (a fun interactive event!) or set up a sundae bar, guests will be delighted to cool off with a sweet treat. 

Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream offers a delicious farm-to-spoon taste of Vermont with their premium ice creams. “We either grow or source all of our ingredients from our own berry farm or other VT farm partners – it’s a true taste of Vermont!” They offer both scoops and make-your-own sundae bars with homemade sauces, cookies, and seasonal fresh berries. “The sundae bar is truly experiential and wedding guests have raved about it. Even if you are planning to have a cake, ice cream is the perfect complement!”  

Sisters of Anarchy
Photo Credit: Sisters of Anarchy
Sisters of Anarchy

Personalized Sugar Cookies

Cookies are the perfect grab and go sweet treat (as you make your way back to the dance floor or catch up with friends). Plus, when they’re as beautiful as the creations by Sweet VT Treats, they double as favors and decorations! I think decorated sugar cookies are a fun way to have a more personalized dessert item at your wedding,” says baker, Karli. “There are endless amounts of designs to choose from: some popular options being a simple Vermont shape, the newlywed’s name, and their wedding date. Some other popular designs that people are ordering this year are: college alma mater logos, photos of pets, or personal wedding logos.” 

Sweet VT Treats
Sweet VT Treats

Finding a Vermont Wedding Baker to Bring Your Unique Wedding Dessert Ideas to Life

Is your mouth watering yet?! There are so many creative and unique wedding dessert ideas that your Vermont wedding baker can help create. You can pick one or combine a few to create a dessert spread that your guests will love. Get creative and have fun with your dessert choices to add a sweet element to your already sweet day! 

GET TO KNOW SISTERS OF ANARCHY ICE CREAM

Farmer Bob and Becky, aka Mother of All Anarchy, take their ice cream seriously. They started Fishers Brothers Farm in Shelburne to ensure their ice cream would include the freshest ingredients. But don’t let their dedication fool you; this couple is all about having fun with their brand. 

Take the name Sisters of Anarchy for example. The business got its quirky name from Becky and Bob’s three daughters, described as creating a “hurricane of anarchy” from a young age. “We believe than an interesting life, particularly one lived with three strong-willed and accomplished young women, encompasses a great deal of chaos,” says Becky. Read on to learn more about their family and the great ice cream they’re known for!

How did Sisters of Anarchy start? How did you get into wedding catering?

We started Fisher Brothers Farm in Shelburne 2016 with the express purpose of growing the flavor ingredients (six types of berries, grapes, and peppermint) for our premium, farm-to-cone ice cream made at our farm. 

Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream has done hundreds of off-site events every year. As couples tasted our ice cream at events, they began asking us to serve at their weddings, either as a complement to a traditional wedding cake, or in place of it. We love catering weddings and seeing a couple begin their life together. 

Wedding couples and guests also love that they are able to mail order Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream for delivery anywhere in the US!

What’s your favorite thing to do in VT? 

We are big fans of hanging out on Lake Champlain and of the many gorgeous swimming holes around the state.  Our favorites are Dorset Quarry, Bolton Potholes, Warren Falls, and Bristol Falls. A nice afternoon hanging out with friends followed by a visit to our farm for a cone of Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream is ideal! (Bonus: these are perfect weekend activities for wedding guests!)

Any tips for couples for planning their wedding desserts?

Vermont is such a unique and beautiful wedding destination. We think it’s special when a wedding reflects both what the couple loves and incorporates elements unique to VT: the venue, the flowers, the craft beer, the farm-inspired catering, and, of course, the dessert. 

The dessert should be something special that you can only find in Vermont, whether Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream or a cake from an amazing local bakery.

How would you describe your products/brand?

While other brands talk “farm-to-cone,” we are the actual farmers! We grow nearly all of the flavor elements ourselves to make our delicious ice creams. We also believe that ice cream should taste like the ingredients used. For example, our blueberry ice cream “Crystal Blue Persuasion” tastes like fresh blueberries.  Raspberry beret…yup, it tastes like fresh raspberries. 

But don’t worry, we have more than just berry flavors. Our signature “Chocolate Anarchy” makes chocolate lovers swoon.  

What inspires your work?

Our inspirations are multiple. We love bringing the absolute best product to our customers whether at our farm, their wedding, or delivered to their door by mail order. We also are deeply committed that ice cream should be fun, and we love having fun with our customers. Whether bantering with customers, discussing our music-inspired flavor names, or writing cheeky copy for social media, ice cream is a small luxury to bring joy. We also love a challenge and doing something that others doubted could be done.

What’s your favorite moment during a wedding? 

We love watching all the guests celebrate the couple on the dance floor! It’s so fun to see family and friends come together and enjoy the best parts of life.

What’s a fun fact about yourself?

Farmer Bob was previously a windsurfing model, and might be the only farmer in VT who won an Emmy. Becky was the handstand walking champion in Connecticut when she was a kid. She still occasionally will walk on her hands to stay in practice.

 
Thank you, Becky and Bob! Learn more about Sisters of Anarchy on their vendor profile