35 Wedding Dessert Table Ideas On A Budget
Dessert tables are a delightful addition to any wedding reception.
Even though the wedding cake is usually the main dessert at all weddings, and the focal point of a dessert table, some sweet treats arranged nicely on the table (or around the traditional cake stand) can make your wedding even more beautiful and delicious.
They can double as wedding decor (and table decorations) as well, and they can add an extra touch of excitement to your big day.
Dessert tables are also a great way to stretch your wedding reception budget.
You can add different kinds of desserts, and you don't have to spend a ton to have a beautifully decorated wedding dessert table that suits your overall theme and color scheme.
So, here are some budget-friendly wedding dessert table ideas that will make your big day more special.
35 Wedding Dessert Table Ideas On A Budget
Gold Dessert Table
No matter which season your wedding is in, having gold as one of your main colors will always be a hit. So, if you like gold, your dessert table should have that theme and color scheme as well.
You can have your beautiful wedding cake be in white & gold, decorate the cake pops and muffins with the gold color, and have everything sprinkled with some gold details.
Leafy Dessert Table
If your wedding is in the spring or summer, and you like the nature look, you can make your dessert table with a leafy look. What do I mean by that? Well, I mean decorate the table with fake green leaves and branches, put some green leaves on the cake, make the cake pops and muffins green and white (or green and gold, which goes great with green), and even decorate the cupcakes with some little leaf figures.
Rainbow Dessert Table
If the rainbow fits your wedding theme, you can decorate your dessert table in that way as well. Have a rainbow sign on top of it, put little rainbows on the cupcakes, and paint the cake pops in rainbow colors and then arrange them so the colors make the rainbow. You can add rainbow-related decorations to all other sweets, including the beautiful wedding cake.
Lace Dessert Table
If you’re into lace, the old-school formal style, you can decorate the table with lace details. Have a lace cloth on the table, and put a ‘lace’ on your wedding cake. It’s one of the more traditional cake options.
Snow Dessert Table
If you’re having a winter wedding, you can make a snow dessert table by making everything white, putting snowflakes on sweets, adding fake snow-looking material on the table, and making the cake pops look like snowballs. You can even add a snowman somewhere.
Tropical Dessert Table
If your wedding is taking place during summer, a tropical dessert table would be a great idea for your big day! You can do so many different things here: have the sweets decorated with ocean decor, have tropical fruit flavors and decor, add beach elements like sand, have coconut flavor desserts and coconut decorated desserts, and so much more. Some ideas would be: cake pops decorated to look like mini coconuts, cupcakes having beach-related decor on them, the table having blue and sand-color material on it so it looks like the beach and the water, etc.
Vintage Dessert Table
If you’re into vintage decor, you can decorate your dessert table in that style as well. Make all desserts look rustic and vintage, as well as the table.
Personalized Dessert Tables
You can have your dessert table be completely personalized - have your names and faces on it, have things related to you as a couple on it (stuff related to your jobs, a place you met, your hobbies, your nationalities, etc.).
Neon Signs Above Dessert Tables
A cute decor idea for your dessert table is to have a neon sign above it. You can also come up with a fun and interesting thing for the sign to say, so it’s unique and funny, and also lets the guests know where they can come to get some sweet treats.
Pie Station
If you like pie, and especially if it’s fall (since fall is known for a few different pies), you can have a pie station. Have big, normal-sized pies, or mini ones, and have a variety of flavors for your guests to choose from. Apple, pumpkin, cherry, etc. The options are endless.
Doughnut Station
Who doesn’t like doughnuts? For a fun detail, you can have a doughnut station. It’s not traditional, but your guests will love it.
Chocolate Fondue/ Fountain Station
Having a chocolate fondue or a chocolate fountain station is not only fun and unique, but very delicious as well! You can have different fruit around for your guests to dip in the delicious chocolate, and come cookies as well.
Ice Cream Station
If you’re able to keep it cool, and especially if you’re having a summer wedding, an ice cream station can be a great addition to your dessert table. Needless to say, your guests will love it. This is also a great dessert bar idea if you don’t want to break the bank, but you still want something super delicious.
Cake Pop Station
Cake pops have become extremely popular over the last few years, and they’re a part of every dessert table nowadays - for a good reason. They’re cute, delicious, and can be decorated to fit any theme your wedding may have.
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Station
Chocolate-dipped strawberries are very fancy, so they’re definitely suitable for a wedding! They will make your dessert table look great.
Cookie Dessert Station
You can make so many different cookies and cookie flavors! The options are endless, and also the decoration for your cookies.
Gourmet Cotton Candy Station
Beautifully packaged cotton candy can definitely make your dessert table look like candyland.
Travel Dessert Table
If you love travel, and it’s significant to your relationship, you can have a travel themed dessert table. You can decorate it with travel things: airplane tickets, planes, boats, suitcases, etc. You can also put desserts traditional in countries you visited, with a little note explaining it!
Movie Dessert Table
If you guys love movies, and are huge movie nerds, you can have a movie dessert table. Decorate the table with movie tickets, popcorn, and tape decor. Or, you can choose a movie you love and/or that is significant to you, and have a dessert table in the theme of that movie (for example a Harry Potter themed table). If you do that, you can add an explanation for your guests as to why that movie is significant for you (maybe you went on a first date to see that movie, or the story relates to your life).
Pancake Station
Who says pancakes are just for breakfast? Have a pancake station, with all of the toppings your guests may want, and they’ll love it! A pancake dessert bar will definitely be super popular with yout guests.
Crepe Station
Same goes for crepes - they’re delicious, and it’s a unique dessert bar idea. Plus, this can be a dessert bar idea that doesn’t break the bank.
Country Dessert Table
If you love a country theme, you can definitely easily decorate your table with cowboy hats and boots, cow print, horses, and hay.
Heritage-Inspired Dessert Table
If your heritage is a huge part of who you are, and it’s special for you, you can even decorate the dessert table around that. Your dessert display can help showcase your heritage and where you come from.
Book Dessert Table
For all book worms, this can be a great idea. Just like with movies, you can go for a general book decor style, or dedicate the style to a specific book.
Color Themed Dessert Table
If you like color themes, you can make your whole dessert table be one color - it can even make things more interesting, because you’ll have to come up with a way to make everything be the same color, without it all blending it - so you’ll have to be creative with textures and designs.
Animal Dessert Table
If you like animals, you can have a dessert table decorated with animal print and little animal figures. Or, if you guys have significant pet names that are actually animals, you can have your dessert table decorated with things for those animals, and have a note explaining it to your guests. It will be a cute and personal detail.
Cupcake Station
No explanation is needed here - having a cupcake station is a great idea, you can do so much with it, and make it as crazy or as simple as you want.
Candy Bar
Candy bars can look so fancy when decorated well for a wedding. The kids at your wedding will go crazy, and many adults won’t be able to resist either.
Churro Station
If you like churros, having a churro station can be very fun.
S’mores Station
While s’mores aren’t typical for weddings, if you like them, having a s’mores station is a fun & unique idea.
Sports Themed Dessert Table
If you adore sport, or if one or both of you are professional athletes, decorating your dessert table with sport-related decor can be fun. You can make the cake pops into balls (depending on the sport), have your teams showcased, or team colors. Your dessert display can showcase your passion!
Macaroon Station
Macaroons are super fancy, so they definitely belong on a wedding dessert table. You can make them in different flavors, colors, and styles, so they can fit any theme you want.
Cupid Dessert Table
Having a Cupid-themed table can be adorable, it can showcase your love, and be a cute little touch.
Family-Themed Dessert Table
If your families have any significant traditions, heritages, jobs, or stories, you can use that to tell a story through your dessert display.
Location Themes Dessert Table
If you have a significant location for your relationship, decorate your dessert table around that. If you originally met in France, you can have a French-themed table. If you went to Italy together and had a very important trip (important for your love), have an Italian-themed table. Or, that location can even be a park, or a library. Whatever location is significant to you, you can use that for your table.
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