How to Make a Wedding Candy Buffet
If you want to make your wedding different from the rest, why not try a wedding candy buffet instead of a traditional cake. It may sound weird a first, but it is the latest trend in weddings. You can easily make it yourself out of a variety of popular wedding candy, or you can easily hire someone else to make it since there are outside companies that specialize in building amazing candy buffets using multiple wedding candies that your guests will love and delight in. A candy bar buffet treat table is put together for the wedding reception and unveiled during the evening.
Not everybody likes cake, and with that said, you can potentially be wasting hundreds of dollars on wasted cake that not everyone will eat. However, if you do a wedding candy buffet, you can choose a variety of wedding candies that everybody likes so that all can enjoy in the buffet. Wedding candy buffets can also be a lot cheaper than cakes since the candy is often less expensive. Wedding candy also lasts longer so there can be enough for everybody to indulge in some and even go back for seconds and thirds.
You can easily get wedding candy that matches your wedding colors so that it matches the décor of your wedding. The best type of wedding candies that are really big hits are Jordan Almonds, that consists of almonds covered with candy coating that come in a variety of colors. A classic form of dragée, they are often used as wedding favors due to the "bitter" almonds and the "sweet" sugar representing bittersweet married life.
You can display the wedding candy buffet in numerous ways. One popular way to have it displayed in a clear glass containers to will allow the wedding candies to show through. You can even provide little, monogrammed pouches that have the wedding couples’ initials on it for all the guests to stash their candy in and take it back to their table or home with them. A candy buffet can look amazing if done right and will surely be a big hit with all the guests since it is different and unique.
In order to make your own buffet, here are some helpful hints to make your special day, even more special that your guests will remember with delicious candy treats.
- Figure out how you would like your candy buffet to look. Browse the web for pictures of others to give you more ideas. Look for unique vases, glasses, colored plastic bags, etc. You can buy these vases in your wedding’s colors or buy them clear at local craft shops or on the webs. Make sure to take into consideration the width of the mouth of the vases so that your guests can easily put their hands in and get the candy from scoops for easy access.
- Next, you will have to figure out what type of candy you will want to include in the wedding candy buffet. Candies like Jordan Almonds are always a great choice, but you can include a variety of chocolates, mints, hard candies, gum, etc. Sugar Stand offers a wide variety of delicious and scrumptious wedding candies that will surely look great in your wedding candy buffet. You can easily buy your candy of choice in bulk from our online candy store. The key to this is making sure you have enough candy for all your guests. Having more than enough is always better than running short, so plan accordingly.
- Buy candy scoops. You can get these at kitchen supply stores. You don’t need one for each vase, but it is wise to have a couple so that more than one person can have access to the buffet. Guests can also use their hands to grab individually wrapped ones, so but the scoops out for those that are not wrapped.
- Buy small cellophane bag so that your guests can easily store their chosen candy in. Just make sure there is enough for each guest, so buying more is a good idea.
- To make it more personalize, you should write a thank you note. Keep it short and simple, but be sure to thank your guests for helping you celebrate your special day. You can buy small note cards or make them on the computer. Slip the notes into each candy bag so that they are already in the bag when your guests grab them.
- If you want, you can decorate each of the vases with ribbons and the like to match your wedding colors. Select a matching tablecloth for the table you will have the candy buffet on with all your wedding candies.
And that is how you make a beautiful and scrumptious buffet. You can easily do it on a budget and by yourself, so to save some money to spend on other things like flowers and the like.
