When we were planning our wedding, Peter and I were so torn on what we wanted to do for dessert. I had talked to so many people that said they NEVER eat cake at a wedding. But, then there are people like my grandpa and my mother-in-law who really look forward to wedding cake at every wedding they go to.
So, in an effort to keep the tradition alive but not spend a G on a freaking cake, we decided to do a small classic wedding cake, and then something else a little more fun.
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Cake courtesy of Our Cupcakery in Dublin, OH.
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Florals by Rose Bredl.
With crafty donuts being such a huge trend these days, we thought it would be fun to make a big donut display! The Little Donut Shop down on Ohio State’s campus was great to work with and even did a little tasting for Peter and Peter Joseph. Can you imagine how pumped our 5-year-old was to go eat tons of donuts with his dad?!
We ended up doing a big variety of all the flavors they have on their menu. Check these out and tell me it doesn’t make your mouth water:
In terms of how they would be displayed, it took me some time to figure something out. I looked online for different acrylic displays and they were either too small for 200+ donuts, or they cost an absolute arm and leg.
Enter my crafty, wood-working husband. He decided he was going to make the donut wall. You can imagine my hesitation…while he is a very talented wood-worker, our wedding was extremely elegant and in a marble ballroom. I couldn’t have the donut wall looking like it belonged in Chuck-E-Cheese.
He ended up doing an amazing job. He bought a couple big pieces of white laminate wood, and purchased a few things from Amazon:
- Wooden sticks to hang the donuts on (6 inches long, and we painted them white).
- Liquid Nails glue.
- A couple of pretty donut signs for the top corners.
He made a grid on the wood using a pencil to make sure everything was equally spaced. The pegs were 6 inches apart vertically, and 8 inches apart horizontally. He then used a drill to make small holes, and inserted the pegs into the holes with some glue on the end.
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1. Create a grid
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2. Drill small holes
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3. Glue the pegs in
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I can’t even tell you how many people raved about this donut wall you guys. It was hilarious. Especially the older people…they were like OMG WHAT? A DONUT WALL?! Like it was the most outlandish creative thing in the entire universe. Little did they realize this has 100% been done before, by basically every basic girl on Pinterest with a wedding board.
Here are a few pictures of the finished product! I asked our florist to bring some simple greenery to add a little color. This was extremely inexpensive compared to a lavish wedding cake! If you’re looking to do something a little more fun and affordable– I highly recommend trying this idea!
