TALLAHASSEE, FL – In what is becoming a
popular trend on wedding days, some couples are deciding to skip the wedding
cake. Instead, they are choosing other desserts that are cheaper and more
appealing to their budget and guests. Popular items that now take the place of
the cake are cookies, donuts, cupcakes and pies.
Kellie Cicconi, a
soon-to-be bride chose to skip the wedding cake for her big day. “I don’t like
wedding food, and I don’t like cake,” she said.
Yojani
Blandino, co-owner of Miami’s Donut Divas, operates a bakery that specializes
in foods that are commonly found at fairs, including donuts, candied apples and
funnel cakes. But in the six years that her bakery has been open, she has seen
a spike in brides seeking the foods her company offers.
 Photo Credit: The Wedding Couple |
“Roughly,
we provide the dessert for between 100 and 150 weddings a year. Our most
popular items for wedding are our donuts, red velvet deep fried Oreos and
churros,” said Blandino.
Wedding planners also
have seen an increase in brides straying
away from the wedding cake. Ariel Meadow Stallings , creator of the
wedding-themed blog Offbeat Bride, has attended
weddings where the wedding cake had been
noticeably absent.
“It’s not an
anti-cake movement, it’s more like: If you’re going to spend a fortune to feed
your guests at your wedding, you might as well feed them something you’re going
to really enjoy, and that they’re going to really enjoy,” Stallings said.
Wedding cakes are
expensive, extremely fancy and are often left uneaten. Even some grooms realize
this, and decide to go for cheaper, lower maintenance desserts.
Robert Cannon, a soon-to-be groom, says “It
gets passed out, and then at the end you find a plate with some old cake and a
cigarette butt shoved inside it.”
Couples can also make
the foods they choose fit the theme of the wedding. Choosing something other
than a cake can also surprise the guests and break tradition. However, not all guests are fans of an
untraditional wedding cake.
Tracee Lewis recently
attended a wedding for a close friend. Instead of dining on a wedding cake,
guests were served ice cream. At first, Lewis was skeptical that a cake wasn’t
being served, but she eventually embraced the idea of being served ice cream.
“I’m old-fashioned
and traditional, and I know in my own wedding the cake was an important psychological
and physical presence” said Lewis.
It’s up to the couple
to choose if they want a traditional wedding cake, but most couples want a dessert that is cheap, tasty and appealing to everyone.
By, Naikeema Fields
With
contributions from the New York Times
Photo, "The Wedding Couple"
Video, Wedding Cake Alternatives, DexKnowsWeddings
Photo, "The Wedding Couple"
Video, Wedding Cake Alternatives, DexKnowsWeddings
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