7 Fall Wedding Desserts Jam-Packed with Flavor

Love fall but could do without the traditional wedding cake? Surprise guests with something sweet and unexpected. A towering tiered confection tends to get top billing, but add an individual dessert to your menu and it may just, well, take the cake. Skipping the cake course may be an unconventional choice, but autumn makes it even easier to find a cozy cake alternative that's still special enough for the happiest day of your life. Think meringue-based bites, tiny, tasty tarts and pies, or dessert-and-drink combos that will fill and warm guests up at your cold-weather fête. We developed fall wedding dessert recipes you can pass along to your caterer, or whip up for an engagement party or bridal shower.

Can't bear the thought of forgoing wedding cake? You can have your cake and eat dessert, too! After all, it's your wedding, and you should do what you love—especially when it comes to the menu. All it takes is a dessert table teeming with treats to make a seriously delicious statement: that you and your groom love fall desserts, and you don't care who knows it. Here, we hit the season's best flavor notes, from early autumn's berries to the spices that herald the coming holidays. Go on, serve up one (or all!) of these fabulous fall wedding dessert recipes on your big day.