If you do choose to have a coffee and dessert reception, it is possible you can save some money on your wedding catering. Still, just because you’re saving a few dollars doesn’t mean you shouldn’t provide some nice choices for your guests. Sweet treats are a versatile and tasty way to satisfy your reception guests.

A dessert buffet table should nicely complement your wedding cake. Having your wedding caterer provide a dessert buffet table lets your guests mingle while consuming tasty goodies that satisfy their sweet tooth. These deserts are often more enjoyable and more memorable than a full service meal, and will leave your guests with a smile on their face.

You should offer a wide array of choices on your dessert table. You can have simple desserts, such as chocolate mousse cups, and you can have more complex and elegant desserts such as petit fours, mini cheesecakes or fruit tarts. If your wedding has a theme, you can choose desserts that match the theme of your wedding. Choose desserts with colors that match your wedding colors, for example.

One popular element to have catered at your dessert wedding reception is a chocolate fountain. The chocolate fountain can be surrounded by any number of dipping items, such as fresh fruits, biscotti and other items. You might even consider several chocolate fountains with different types of chocolate, from dark chocolate to semi-sweet to milk chocolate.

At your dessert reception, you can place a cookie tray at each of your tables, as well. These trays may include a variety of types of cookies, reflecting your personal tastes or your family and ethnic background or traditions.

Even if you do serve a full meal, you may still consider offering a dessert buffet table. While it was once commonplace to offer a couple of dessert choices along with cake, many couples are choosing to offer more desserts. In some cases, this may allow you to offer a smaller wedding cake, and can help to shave some of the cost off of your cake if you’re trying to work within a budget. This also allows choices for your guests who may not particular be fond of cake.

Other wonderful ideas for your wedding dessert table include things like chocolate cheesecake, gateau, fresh fruits, soufflés, trifle, fresh fruit flan, pavlova, almond slices, profiteroles stack and even cupcakes.

Your wedding caterer should be able to provide you with a variety of desserts to choose from. She may also be able to offer ideas about specific desserts to complement your wedding’s theme, and may be able to help you figure out exactly what desserts would be best for your particular situation. She may also have some ideas about how to make the dessert service more fun and interesting, and therefore more memorable for your wedding reception guests.