Let them eat cake! Or cupcakes. Or s'mores. Or pie. Or doughnuts. Or candy. When it comes to wedding desserts, there are no wrong choices. Though 76% of couples still serve a cake at their nuptials, according to The Knot 2019 Real Weddings Study, 44% of couples are also including a dessert bar.

With more and more couples deciding to deviate from the traditional and add personality to their wedding desserts, exciting options abound. If you're considering adding a dessert table, be sure to work with your venue, caterer and/or coordinator. Depending on the sweet treat, timing could be crucial. For example, who doesn't love milk and cookies? However, keeping milk cold could be a challenge at an outdoor or summer wedding.

Stacy Risenmay, founder of the blog Not Just a Housewife, came up with a do-it-yourself solution for her milk and cookies bar. "One of my concerns with having milk was that it would get warm," says Stacy. "Then it dawned on me that I could simply make ice cubes from milk." She and her husband froze milk ice cubes ahead of time and put them in gallon-sized bags. Also, consider the dietary restrictions of your guests. Adding almond or coconut milk and gluten-free cookie options will leave everyone with something to enjoy.

Don't want to worry about spilled milk? Colorful candy bars are huge hits. Other than choosing between steak, chicken or vegetarian, rarely do wedding guests get a say in what they eat. With a candy table, they can pick and choose. It's easy to coordinate candy color schemes with your wedding colors, too.

How much candy should you prepare for grazing guests? According to Andrea Fowler of The Knot: "Order about six ounces of candy per guest and give everything a clear label so no one has to guess, especially when it comes to peanut allergies. To make sure things stay clean and well stocked throughout the wedding reception, ask an attendant to check in on the candy bar every 30 minutes."

Once professional dentist and amateur baker Sheila H. started her wedding planning, she knew that the dessert would need to be a bright spot of her big day. However, she and her fiancee differ when it comes to sweet treats. She's more of a pie person, and he was keen on a doughnut wall. Their nostalgic compromise? A Pop-Tart station! "Sometimes the oldies and simple desserts are the best," Sheila says.

Dessert tables are a great way to save money as well. Wedding cakes cost an average of $500, and the most expensive wedding cake, from a bakery in Chester, England, was valued at $52.7 million. Elaborate cakes mean many hours of work for bakers, who typically charge for "touch time," the time spent making and decorating the decadent desserts. And many hours are required to make ornate cake decor such as sugar flowers, geode designs or elaborate fondant toppers.

To pare down costs, ask your baker to make a smaller cake for the cake cutting (a tradition that 82% of couples continue to embrace), and then keep a sheet cake in the kitchen or backroom to supplement for guests. Have fun with the cake table design. Though a one- or two-tiered cake might not have the same visual impact as a four-tiered beauty, when surrounded by sheets of truffles, beautiful bouquets or colorful macarons, it will be a feast for all eyes.

The addition of a dessert table is all about adding fun to your special day. With typical wedding receptions lasting around four to five hours, having a dessert table allows guests to graze throughout the night. So, whether you have an interactive s'more station or include decorative baggies or mini Mason jars for guests to take home some sweets at the end of the night as a wedding favor, you and your guests will have a delicious time.