8 Frozen Treats to Beat the Heat at Your Summer Wedding

To keep your guests chill when the mercury rises, serve up these cool hot-weather desserts.
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Carrie Anton
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Carrie Anton
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  • Carrie Anton is a freelance user experience writer and content strategist.
  • Carrie co-founded Wonder: An Idea Studio, a creative consultancy in Madison, Wisconsin.
  • Carrie previously worked as a Book Editor and Web Writer for American Girl.

A summer wedding can mean sunny skies overhead and warm breezes during an outdoor ceremony. However, it can also mean hot and sticky guests when Mother Nature really cranks up the heat—so treat everyone to something cold and sweet at your reception. We've rounded up all kinds of frozen refreshments that are just right for keeping you and your guests from getting too hot.

1. Ice Cream Floats

What's better that a root beer float? An orange cream float! 🍨 Vanilla ice cream + orange soda = heaven. And yes, that's Suzie Q's Mint kitchenware. 😘 #suzieqretro #orangecream #icecreamfloat #orangecreamsicle #orangecreamsoda #mint #kitchenware #retro #kitchentools #retrostyle #kitchenlife #kitchenfun #desserts #retrolove #yummy #mondayfunday #homemade #icecreamspade #bottleopener

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Add scoops of ice cream to fun soda flavors for swelter-reducing sippers.

2. Popsicles

This childhood favorite combines cool flavors in gourmet popsicles to help guests chill out.

3. Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches

Elevate your wedding palette with bright colors by serving sweet macaron ice cream sandwiches.

4. Frozen Yogurt Cake

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This is THE summer dessert 2016! A frozen yogurt strawberry ice cream cake. It's lighter than a cake, fresher than a scoop of ice cream and so easy to make. It makes everyone oh so happy - just what we all need on a monday! #icecream #icecreamcake #frozenyogurt #froyo #strawberries #summertime #apieceofcake #abmlifeissweet #food52 #foodvsco #foodlovin #feedfeed #hautescuisines #lovedailydose #livethelittlethings #makeitdelicious #visualcrush #pursuepretty #postitfortheaesthetic #petitejoys #thatsdarling #eeeeeats

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Have your cake and eat it too with a confection combining healthy frozen yogurt with something you can still slice and serve.

5. Champagne Push-Up Popsicles

INCRED!! 💚💚💚💚 thank you @francescaeaston #fortnumandmason #champagnepopsicles #champagne #TGIF

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Put down the glasses and push up these champagne popsicles for a refreshing toast.

6. Milkshakes

Spiked with liquor or left purely sweet, make milkshakes your signature drink.

7. Sorbet

No filter needed for this Elderflower Sorbet and Peach Fizz @Burberry Thomas's Cafe. 🍧😋 #london #restaurants #dessert #foodie #sorbet #food #instafood

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When ice cream just won't do for a formal affair, present pretty plates of sorbet to cool off and impress your guests.

8. Ice Cream Truck

Have an ice cream truck roll up to the party and let guests pick their frozen favorites.

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