Dessert Table: Light Up the Night

Yesterday, I shared this intimate backyard affair with you. Today I'm back with another backyard bash that was featured on Green Wedding Shoes and shot by Mark Brooke Photography. Although both parties were intimate backyard affairs, the two events couldn't be more different. Yesterday's laid-back, bonding experience is a stark on contrast to this exuberant, lively fete.

The couple's initials light up the dessert table and the night, while their rings find a happy home nestled in a whoopie pie.

Guests feasted on a small cake made by the bride's friend and other desserts made by her mother. White ceramic jars from CB2 and Anthropologie held cookies of all kinds.

The couple danced the night away with an intimate group.

So tell me, which type of intimate bash do you prefer? This raucous gathering under the stars or yesterday's refined afternoon soiree?

*Want to show off some of your own great backyard bashes? Visit the Shauna Younge Dessert Tables Facebook fan page and upload your pics to share them with your fellow sugar addicts*