Why only use your martini glasses for your alcoholic bar drinks?!  Change it up and surprise your guests with not only an open bar during your cocktail hour but offer a mashed potato martini bar for appetizers.

Trust me. I know what you are thinking right now.  MASHED POTATOES?? … In MARTINI GLASSES?  What are my guests going to think??

Not only are they are going to be completely surprised by how creative you are, they are going love the yummy potatoes displayed in an elegant chic way!

Check out this fabulous website Catered For You. They offer a martini mashed potato bar as an added specialty on their menu! They are one step ahead when it comes to thinking outside the box!  It is an easy 3 step process:

1. Start with over-sized martini glasses, with either a station set up or passed around during your cocktail hour.

2. Add a large display of deliciously creamy potatoes.

3. Display a variety of toppings so your guests can customize their appetizer to their liking.

And end with a beautiful display of “mashtinis”… I guarantee you never thought mashed potatoes would ever look so artistic

I want to know what you think?  Would you serve up these specialized ‘tinis at your wedding?!

Sources: Catered For You, The Sweet Unfolding,Catering Kitchen Tulsa

I LOVE sweets.  But I am not a cake person, so when it came time to choose my wedding cake flavor I didn’t have much of a preference.  I always heard about how much fun it is to go to the cake tasting, with the millions of flavors and icing choices!  I left that decision mainly to my husband.  If I had heard about this idea sooner maybe I would have taken an extra piece of cake on my wedding day.  Rice Krispie Treats are my weakness, and having an entire cake made of rice krispies is what I would call my perfect day!

You might not believe me when I tell you that the cake above was made purely of rice krispie treats…but that is the wonderful thing about the recent artists that took on baking!  They can take any flavor or texture and turn it into a beautiful creation!

Scrumptious marshmallow goodness will await you on your wedding day if you choose this specialty cake flavor! It will also save you some money in the budget due to the fewer ingredients and less time that is spent baking.  You can still find a unique cake topper and decorate with the same flowers you had planned to use, but this is something that your guests will definitely not be expecting!

If you still want the traditional cake on your wedding day with the different flavors and icings, consider having a rice krispie grooms cake or building miniature rice krispie cakes and giving them away as favors.  This could be a great DIY project! Look for a future blog post on how to make Rice Krispie Treat favors!!

If you decide to have this unique style of wedding cake…make sure you invite me

What flavor of cakes have you done that are outside the norm?

Sources: Manis Bakery, Cup Cake Tree, Richardson Wedding Blog, Art of Dessert