dessert table layout
BY A PROFESSIONAL PARTY PLANNER
Ideas include:
How to layout a dessert table
Dessert table layout, design, and arrangement ideas
Symmetrical v asymmetrical dessert table layouts
3 rules of dessert table design: groups, rows, & levels
A step by step guide to dessert table arrangement
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CONTENTS
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01 symmetrical v asymmetrical layouts
The pros and cons of choosing a symmetrical or asymmetrical dessert table layout
02 Groups, rows, and levels
Learn the 3 simple rules professionals use when designing a dessert table layout
03 arranging your desserts
A step-by-step guide to arranging your dessert table treats
in this section
01 symmetrical v asymmetrical
summary
MATT’S TIPs
the idea
symmetrical layout
A symmetrical design is all about structure and balance, where each end of the dessert table mirrors the other.
Typically, this involves displaying the same treats, serving containers, trays, jars, risers, and stands, in the same positions and at the same heights, on both ends of the table.
So, if you had 20 cupcakes total, you’d display 10 on a serving plate on the left-hand end of the table and the remaining 10 on an identical serving plate in the same position on the right-hand end.
Check out this great example of a symmetrical dessert table layout by Anne Powers of A Party Style.
the idea
asymmetrical layout
An asymmetrical design is more relaxed and fluid, with different treats, serving containers, plates, jars, risers, and stands spread out over the entire table.
If you have a larger amount of certain treats, you can still divide them over several plates spread around the table.
But there’s no need to balance everything equally, use the same serving plates and display stands, or position everything in the same place at each end.
ADVICE FROM A PRO
matt’s tip
the idea
pros of a symmetrical layout
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cons of a symmetrical layout
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the idea
pros of an asymmetrical layout
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cons of an asymmetrical layout
ADVICE FROM A PRO
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groups, rows, and levels
Click on page 2 below to learn the 3 simple rules professionals use when designing a dessert table layout.