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24 Dreamy Wedding Dessert Table Ideas

Photography by Cassandra Lane Photography

Decadent dessert tables have got to be up there with guests' favourite things at your wedding, who doesn't love all the sweet treats? There's been a real shift in how couples choose to feed their guests, with grazing tables, sharing platters and dessert tables all taking centre stage, and offering friends and family more choices than ever when getting their feast on. We have some truly incredible Recommended Suppliers who are on the money when it comes to creating not just delicious dessert tables, but beautifully styled ones too. We've seen many a pretty picture of coloured sugar crystal sticks, but we all know cake, macarons, tarts and mini desserts are going to be much more delicious, which is why we’ve put together these 24 totally dreamy wedding dessert tables! 

24 dreamy wedding dessert tables for couples with a sweet tooth 

What is a wedding dessert table? 

A wedding dessert table is a pretty and decorative table filled with yummy desserts for your guests to eat besides the actual wedding cake. Couples may opt for a dessert table as a non-traditional alternative to a wedding cake, especially if they want a bit more variety in what they’re serving. This works well if you have guests with specific dietary needs. If certain guests can’t eat your wedding cake, you could direct them to the stunning wedding dessert table instead. 

Wedding dessert table with trays of flapjacks, brownies, popcorn, macarons and more with a single tier white iced wedding cake
Wedding dessert table with wooden boards for sharing with chocolate brownie pavlova
Tray of flavoured cupcakes with white frosting decorated with edible flowers
Doughnut tower with glazed doughnuts, chocolate doughnuts and pink sprinkle doughnuts

Are dessert tables cheaper than a wedding cake? 

It’s common for people to choose a wedding dessert table in place of a wedding cake. You may initially think that dessert tables are cheaper than a wedding cake, but this isn’t necessarily true. By the time you’ve bought all your desserts, you may as well have just bought a wedding cake in the first place! However, if you are trying to save money, another idea would be to ask your guests to contribute dessert each. That way, your guests can bring something they’ll enjoy eating as well as saving yourself money.

Pastel wedding dessert table with wildflower pressed wedding cake for spring wedding
Marquee wedding with dessert table filled with cupcakes of all different flavours with rocky roads
Dreamy dessert table with towers and plates of doughnuts in different flavours with coloured icing
Luxe country house wedding with a dessert table including a croquembouche, pavlova and cake

How should you style your dessert table? 

We LOVE wedding dessert tables because not only are they yummy, but they are such lovely decorative pieces too. The best dessert tables are the ones that have a lot of variety with a multitude of sweet treats to choose from in mini bitesize pieces. Other personal faves, are dessert tables that have a specific colour scheme with one or two colours or go all out with multicoloured treats! 

Moody and ambient sweetheart wedding dessert table with pampas grass and pink flowers with rustic wedding cake
Wildflower pressed wedding cake on a wooden dessert table with brownies and cupcakes
Boho wedding with macarons, pavlova, marshmallows and fruits on the wedding dessert table
Christmas winter wedding dessert table with white wedding cake topped with red berries with frosted mince pies

The best wedding desserts for your dessert table 

  • Cheesecake 
  • Pavlova 
  • Doughnuts
  • Brownies
  • Cookies 
  • Sweets
  • Cupcakes
  • Trifle
  • Tiramisu 
  • Cotton Candy
  • Marshmallows 
  • Chocolate Covered Strawberries
  • Peanut Butter Cups
  • Ice Cream Cones 
  • Churros 
  • Croquembouche 
  • Macarons 
  • Fruit Pies 
  • Popcorn 
  • Baklava 
  • Crumble 
  • Tarts 
Dark blue wedding cake decorated with cat cake topper on a dessert table with mini ice cream cones, biscuits, flapjacks and more
Yummy wedding dessert table filled with lots of sweet treats including macarons, cupcakes, flapjacks and cookies
Romantic and elegant wedding theme with dessert table including millionaire shortbread and cakes
Chocolate brownies decorated with frosting including sugar glass and chocolate
Pink macarons and shortbread biscuits decorated with icing that looks like a crystal with gold dusting
Tower stand with glazed doughnuts and a single tier wildflower decorated white iced wedding cake
Two tier white iced wedding cake decorated with a white ribbon and white roses on glass cake stand with white cake pops, iced lollies and macarons
Mini trifle puddings with creme brûlée, brownies and more
Naked wedding cake at rustic wedding on tree trunk cake stand with dessert table full of doughnuts, cheeses and more
Pink theme wedding dessert table with macarons, cake pops, and pink sweets in glass jars
Wooden dessert table with three rustic wedding cakes with cupcakes decorated with white frosting and macarons
Wedding dessert tables with homemade wedding cakes including red velvet cakes, chocolate cake, macarons and more

We’d be standing around the wedding dessert table all night long! Yum! 

Feeling something savoury? Take a look at our top tips on building your own wedding cheese tower. You could also bring out some wedding grazing tables instead of dessert with charcuterie, nachos, and chips and dips as an alternative to sweet wedding dessert tables.

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