A wedding where you do it yourself can save BIG! If you, your friends or families love to cook, doing the food—or even just the cake—may be a thought. Set up easy food stations where guests help themselves and offer imaginative cupcakes for traditional cake.

Serve with Flair

• Let foods create the look of your table. Three recipes that take fruit platters to another dimension are: Chocolate-Dipped Fruit Wreath, Fruit Kabobs with Tropical Fruit Coulis or Honey-Lime Fruit Salad. Fit these or purchased platters in to round out a menu.
  
  
• Search on 'wreath' for more center-stage food and centerpiece presentations you can use.
  
  
• Bookmark online or clip magazine ideas for serving and tableware. So many ideas, what to choose!
  
  

Cookie Favors

• Cookies make perfect do-it-yourself favors for guests to take home. Package them to suit your wedding's theme and colors, like this collection for a December wedding—Peppermint Candy Cookies, Peppermint Swirls, Peppermint Snowball Cookies and Candy Cane Cookies.
  
  
• Or set up a table with baskets of cookies and let guests package their own home-baked treats in bags or small boxes.
  
  
• Here are a few favorites—Celebration Cookies, Chocolate Heart Peanut Butter Cookies, Mini Cookie Collection and Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies - to get you started.

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