Susan Snyder: BEACH WEDDING

Beach Wedding Chocolate Cake from Publix

We defied tradition and had a chocolate wedding cake. Yes, I know we would have had a groom’s cake but what for? We both love chocolate and our guests thought it was great! The cake came from Publix and was wonderful and reasonably priced. (Yes - I said 'Publix'. If you’ve never had a cake from Publix – you should try them – they have a reputation for being delicious!). You can find this particular cake under the groom’s cake section of the Publix Bakery Website:

http://www.publix.com/food/catalog/ProductDetail.do?id=149

The best part was that this was a total surprise for my husband. A decoy picture of a white cake with daisies was kept in my wedding binder to throw him off. My favorite photo of my husband from our wedding day is smile on his face that was captured as he discovered his surprise!

After the cake arrived at the hotel on the day of the wedding, the event coordinator found me on the beach to tell me about the response of the staff to the big chocolate cake in the cooler. Many were aghast that this was a wedding cake and expressed their disbelief – “this can’t be a wedding cake”.

Wedding Tip - Today it appears that more and more couples are going with unique and fun wedding cake choices and going beyond the typical white to different kinds of cakes, to cupcakes, and beyond cakes altogether. I think it is a wonderful way to be creative and go with something that reflects your personalities. It's the unique things that will make the day memorable and fun for you and your guests. At one point I hesitated at on the chocolate wedding cake idea - "Can we really have a chocolate wedding cake?" The answer to that question is "Of course you can!" I'm so glad I followed through!

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