Cake is one of those funny things that you either love or don’t.  I’ve been to several weddings where the bride skipped the cake in favor of another sweet treat, or even a dessert bar filled with lots of sweet treats.  I, on the other hand, l-o-v-e cake — so much so that we had five cakes at our wedding (pictures coming soon, I promise!).

Julia is one of those brides who just isn’t into cake.  Here’s what she plans to do instead…

From Julia…

I hate cake. Ok, I don’t actually hate the entire thing. I’m just not a fan of icing. Even when I was little, my sister would eat the icing and I’d eat the cake. So, having a cake at my wedding wasn’t a priority. I think cakes are beautiful and can be a wonderful centerpiece to the wedding, but not for mine.

So, how is this translating into my wedding? I’m having pie! (Yes, I heard you gasp.) Even though my fiancé was dead set on having a groom’s cake (more about that later), he’ll get his cake and I get my pie. It’s a win, win. My mother bakes award-winning pies. I just love everything about them. And, especially in the winter, what could be better than warm pie with ice cream? Yum!

Not everyone was excited about this idea when I first mentioned it, but I think everyone is now on board. We’re going to serve Apple, Cherry, Cookies ‘n Cream and Key Lime pie with ice cream. Even my wedding coordinator, who is part of a stellar planning team in Washington, DC, wrote an entire blog post on unique wedding dessert ideas. Who says you have to be conventional?

What I love is that you can even have pie or cake in mini form. I keep reading that candy buffets are so last year (who knows if that’s true – I think they’re still so much fun!), but another idea is a dessert buffet. I’ve already “hinted” to my bridal shower crew that I’d love to have these.

Photos: Bash Eco Events and Luxirare.

And our fabulous cake artist makes the cutest mini cupcakes on a stick…

Photo: Cakebee

As for the groom’s cake, we’re having a friend who runs her own cake business “Cakebee,” design a very special cake for us. My fiancé wanted it to be half of a hockey rink and half of a football field – his two favorite sports. It’s certainly going to be a challenge to combine 2 different ideas into one cake, but I think Sally will be able to pull it off.

He’ll be the coach on the football field and I’ll be the hockey fan. Although it wasn’t originally in our budget, we just couldn’t resist including such a fun and edible “sculpture” in our wedding. I can’t wait to share the picture of the real thing with blog readers in February.

LOVE the pie pops, Julia!  And the groom’s cake — what a unique idea!  Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with us.