One of the hottest trends in hen’s day and wedding catering is the addition of a candy buffet, dessert buffet or high tea.

If you’ve never heard of these wedding catering options …

Candy Buffets offer your guests a selection of sweets and they can pick their favourites, creating their own personalised party bag! The candy included is only limited to your imagination.

Dessert Buffets change your wedding dessert from a limited choice to an extravaganza of delicious options. You can also consider a smaller wedding cake (and save some money into the mix) by complement your wedding cake with other desserts.

The candy and dessert buffets add a hugely fun element to your wedding reception. Their presentation can be tailored to fit with your wedding theme and they give your guests the perfect place to mingle and get to know each other!

High Tea is a stylish way to start your hen’s day celebrations and include some of the older folk that might not want to hit the town with you and your friends. High tea is usually made up of gourmet cakes, tarts, biscuits, scones and sandwiches with berry compotes and fresh cream.

We spoke to Pam Thexton from La Tea Da who create themed candy buffets for weddings and gourmet high teas for hen parties. Pam said, “When it comes to the candy buffets we often find it’s the groom with the sweet tooth and they love the chance to pick all their childhood favourites. Although a multi-coloured candy buffet creates a wonderful party atmosphere, we can create a stunning display that matches your wedding theme and colour scheme – from the lollies and sweets right down to the font we use on the tags.”

High tea for hen’s parties is a favourite of Pams and she explains, “Serving high tea creates a lovely atmosphere without filling everyone up with heavy food. Our high tea is homemade and served on beautiful vintage table settings with 3-tiered cake stands for each table. It always looks so pretty and stylish regardless of the location.”

Have you been to wedding with a candy buffet or dessert? What did you think?

La Tea Da can dazzle your guests with a beautiful candy creation at your wedding or special event. La Tea Da creates a stunning display with modern and classic buffet glassware, scoops, tongs, customised bags or boxes and a selection of quality sweets. A La Tea Da ‘Kandy Buffet’ is a wonderful way of saying thank you to your guests for their attendance. Let La Tea Da take the worry away from your event by allowing me to organise your sweet presentation. La Tea Da can also arrange a High Tea for any occasion – a beautiful selection of gourmet cakes, tarts and biscuits, scones served with berry compote and fresh cream, a variety of sandwiches with delicious fillings, all served on beautiful vintage table settings and three tiered cake stands in the comfort of your own home or garden. Contast La Tea Da today!

From The Newcastle Bride Team

Your wedding cake gets a lot of photo time on your big day so it’s important that it reflects your style and personality. In days gone by wedding cakes were made from a rich fruitcake and you kept pieces until your first wedding anniversary or baby came along. Today’s modern bride and groom can choose any kind of cake for their wedding cake and wedding cake designers are more than happy to accommodate!

Image - wedding cake by Sugar Rush and photographed by XYDJ!

Traditional Wedding Cakes

A traditional wedding cake usually has multiple tiers and is heavily decorated over a layer of marzipan or fondant. It can be made of fruitcake to symbolise the solidity of your marriage, or something more delicious like mud cake, sponge, marble or carrot with poppy seeds. You might even want different flavours across the tiers!

Designer Wedding Cakes

A professional wedding cake designer will create a breathtaking centrepiece for your wedding reception. In fact, your wedding cake might look so good - you won’t want to cut it! For something completely unique, consider a handcrafted wedding cake customised to your personality. Designs are limited only by your imagination (and your budget of course)!

Wedding Cup Cakes

Wedding cup cakes are an increasingly popular choice for a wedding cake. Cup cakes make the perfect dessert with their individual designs and convenient single serves and just like designer wedding cakes, you are only limited by your imagination!

Budget Wedding Cakes

To create a fantastic looking wedding cake on a budget consider buying a deliciously iced cake, decorating it yourself and placing it in a beautiful setting for those wedding photos. Image a few of your favourite cakes, placed on pedestals and surrounded with fresh flowers and petals. Gorgeous, inexpensive and tasty!

For more wedding cake ideas don’t forget to check out the Wedding Cake Inspiration Gallery and the Wedding Cupcake Insiration Gallery!

And click here if you are looking for wedding cake decorators within Newcastle, the Hunter Valley or Central Coast.

 

From The Newcastle Bride Team