10 Tiered Wedding Desserts, in Case Traditional Cake Isn’t Your Thing

Get the best of both worlds—cookies and cake. Macarons in pretty pastels adorn the top layer, making it easy for you and your guests to grab a sweet bite at their leisure (and use their hands).

Same goes for these gooey sandwhich treats that are a bit more casual—and a little messier than macarons, so keep napkins handy. If you want to include a traditional cake-cutting moment, top your tower of whoopie pies with a larger one and slice into it as newlyweds.

Trimmed with olive branches and accented with peonies, this looks just like a regular wedding cake, but has a cool surprise inside: ice cream. 

Croquembouche—a classic French dessert—is made of cream-filled pastry balls piled high and held together with threads of caramel. Tie it all together with a few blooms, real or sugar, and place it on a gorgeous display.

Chocolate sandwich cookies at a wedding? Why not. Stacked into tiers and drizzled with glaze, these classic cream-filled cookies indulge your inner child, but in a new and elegant way.

When chocolate cake and frosting aren’t enough, just add truffles. The rich, chocolaty bites also create a cool, graphic pattern that fits right in with modern wedding décor.

Doughnuts never fail to please a crowd. Pile pastries of all kinds (or just stick to your favorite) onto cake stands as an epic dessert display.

8. We love the idea of a simple, stacked Bundt cake for a breakfast or brunch reception dessert, but this fun and just-different-enough cake idea is perfectly rustic chic and delicious any time of day.

If you’ve never had a sweet tooth, feel free to forgo dessert altogether. Stack your favorite wheels of cheese on top of one another and serve with freshly baked breads, fruit, crackers, honey and other accompaniments for an upgraded full cheese board effect.

Your favorite childhood cereal bar can always be reinvented as your wedding dessert—all you need is a little creativity!