Hey everyone! Just letting you know that we had another article published today on the theweddingvendor.com. It's an article detailing different ideas you can use at a reception! We are all about cool, new, and unique at CandyShopBuffets, so we wanted to feature some ideas that will make your party stand out from the crowd!
Check it out!
Reception Ideas that will make your party pop!
As always thanks for reading and happy planning!
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Candy Buffet Tips!
Since opening CandyShopBuffets this year, I have interacted with a lot of brides who have questions about what kind of candies to choose for their weddings.
The primary candy that every bride wants is ....can you guess?? Chocolate :) I love chocolate myself and had a lot of it in my own candy buffet in the middle of July! However, there are a few things you need to remember whether you are doing your own candy buffet or hiring a professional to do it for you.
1. Outdoors or Indoors?
Middle of July would seem, to most people, a horrible time to have chocolate as part of your candy buffet. An indoor reception though can make it really easy to keep the chocolates cool. If you have an outdoor reception anywhere between the months of May-August I would recommend getting hard candies, and wrapped candies. Remember though, that even hard candies tend to get "sticky" when left out in the heat.
2. Order ahead of time!
One of the biggest charges with shipping candy and candy quality is expedited shipping and ice bags for your candy during the summer months. Most candy stays good for at least 6 months after you purchase it. I would recommend calling your candy buffet planner earlier than later and discussing early ordering of candy. If your wedding is in July, you can order your candy in March or April to maintain freshness and to combat the heat!
3. Matching colors
Make sure your candies match your colors. If you do not want to go this route, have a "fun" looking theme, such as lollipops, and swirly colorful candies! Candy Buffets are expensive, there is no doubt about that, so you do not want it to fall flat. The guest will appreciate wacky and crazy candy as well as color-coordinating themes on your day.
The primary candy that every bride wants is ....can you guess?? Chocolate :) I love chocolate myself and had a lot of it in my own candy buffet in the middle of July! However, there are a few things you need to remember whether you are doing your own candy buffet or hiring a professional to do it for you.
1. Outdoors or Indoors?
Middle of July would seem, to most people, a horrible time to have chocolate as part of your candy buffet. An indoor reception though can make it really easy to keep the chocolates cool. If you have an outdoor reception anywhere between the months of May-August I would recommend getting hard candies, and wrapped candies. Remember though, that even hard candies tend to get "sticky" when left out in the heat.
2. Order ahead of time!
One of the biggest charges with shipping candy and candy quality is expedited shipping and ice bags for your candy during the summer months. Most candy stays good for at least 6 months after you purchase it. I would recommend calling your candy buffet planner earlier than later and discussing early ordering of candy. If your wedding is in July, you can order your candy in March or April to maintain freshness and to combat the heat!
3. Matching colors
Make sure your candies match your colors. If you do not want to go this route, have a "fun" looking theme, such as lollipops, and swirly colorful candies! Candy Buffets are expensive, there is no doubt about that, so you do not want it to fall flat. The guest will appreciate wacky and crazy candy as well as color-coordinating themes on your day.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Homemade Cakes!
This cake is perfect for an outdoor or spring wedding. If you are going for DIY then this is it! According to project wedding, this cake is only about $20 worth of materials....not bad huh? You can make this cake, and then pick flowers that fit your event! ( I would suggest researching which flowers will wilt and which won't, or maybe choose plastic flowers?)
This next one is also fun, because it is a sort of "pie bar". If you are a pie baker extraordinaire this is completely for you! Or if you don't have time, places like your local bakery and Perkins carry pie's for a decent price!
This next one is also fun, because it is a sort of "pie bar". If you are a pie baker extraordinaire this is completely for you! Or if you don't have time, places like your local bakery and Perkins carry pie's for a decent price!
Page Views!
Hi all of you followers! Today marks an exciting day for this blog :) We have hit 1,000 page views in less than a month! How crazy and awesome is that? Thank you to all of you; those who have been here from the beginning and those who just came across this page. I really appreciate all of you taking time out of your day to look at my blog and business and see what we're up to!
Another update, I just finished a bridal shower for my cousin yesterday and it turned out beautiful! I traveled up to Wisconsin to be there for her and decided almost last minute to put a candy buffet together for it. I wasn't able to stay for the shower-- as the weather was horrible, but everyone had a good time! Congratulations to Megan and the countdown begins, only 3 weeks til her wedding! P.S.- Pictures to follow.
I have also just completed preparing my first promotional bridal shower buffet for Tasha and it looks super cute! Her colors are black and white with red accents, so it was a nifty one to put together. I will be updating you all with how it turns out, and will post pics as soon as I get them!
Thanks again to all of you for reading and all the support that comes along with that!
Dani G.
Another update, I just finished a bridal shower for my cousin yesterday and it turned out beautiful! I traveled up to Wisconsin to be there for her and decided almost last minute to put a candy buffet together for it. I wasn't able to stay for the shower-- as the weather was horrible, but everyone had a good time! Congratulations to Megan and the countdown begins, only 3 weeks til her wedding! P.S.- Pictures to follow.
I have also just completed preparing my first promotional bridal shower buffet for Tasha and it looks super cute! Her colors are black and white with red accents, so it was a nifty one to put together. I will be updating you all with how it turns out, and will post pics as soon as I get them!
Thanks again to all of you for reading and all the support that comes along with that!
Dani G.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Themed Candy Buffet by Glamour Avenue Parties
Themed Candy Buffet by Glamour Avenue Parties, originally uploaded by Courtney Price: Glamour Avenue Parties.
This photo is not a representation of my work. It was taken from Glamour Avenue Parties
via Flickr.
Awesome Visual!
This person has marshmallows, licorice ropes, chocolate balls, candy sticks and more! This is a set up for a larger event, with lots of textures, flavors, and colors to compliment each other! Nice work!
Disclaimer: This photo or the contents are not my work, taken from sparkly31.
Disclaimer: This photo or the contents are not my work, taken from sparkly31.
Candy Twist
A tip I found very useful for the candy buffets I design and the candy buffet my mom and I did at my wedding was to add a little "twist" to the candy. Another words, mix it up a little! A lot of people tend to like chocolate, but to have just brown chocolate for your candy would be boring visually and would not do much to stimulate your taste buds either! Likewise, the same amount of people would pick candy that comes out of the candy dispensers in the mall, just because it reminds them of their childhood. However, these candies all typically have the same textures and the same basic flavors.
So, again I say...put a little twist in it! If chocolate is your favorite- remember you will pay a huge premium for chocolate- try centering the buffet around two choices that are the loves of your life :) If you tend to go for runts, nerds, pez, etc...try mixing it up with different textures.
Here's a couple of candy types for candy buffets. Be sure to include at least 3 varieties in yours!
1. Wrapped candy ( aka blowpops, tootsie rolls, taffy, mints, individual packed chocolates)
This will let the guests grab some without having to have scoops in each dish.
2. Hard candy or Soft candy
Things like fruit slices and individually wrapped twisty mints are a cool looking compliment
to each other.
3. Different flavors
If you have one type of mints, you most likely will not need another, regardless of if it is a
hard mint, soft mint, or wrapped mint. Unless that is the goal of your candy buffet, to have a
flavor theme running through it, I would not suggest having more than one flavor of
candy presented.
4. Shapes
One of the coolest things in candy buffets is finding candy that fits your personality! So
pick different shapes for guests to look at. You do not want to buy all round candy, which is very
easy to end up doing! You could buy round french mints, and then have cylindrical candy sticks.
You could also buy individual wrapped chocolate squares instead of the regular ball shaped
chocolate.
5. Sizes
The last thing is size! It is so much fun when you see candy buffets with long candies,
short candies, skinny or wide candies! Picking lollipops, rock candy, and flat candies that you
can display in various ways makes the event fun and unique!
Remember, when you display your candy, not everything has to be in a bowl, dish, apothecary jar, or vase. Sometimes, if it is wrapped or hard candy, you can lay the candy on the tablecloth to fill up space and add new dimension to the display!
So, again I say...put a little twist in it! If chocolate is your favorite- remember you will pay a huge premium for chocolate- try centering the buffet around two choices that are the loves of your life :) If you tend to go for runts, nerds, pez, etc...try mixing it up with different textures.
Here's a couple of candy types for candy buffets. Be sure to include at least 3 varieties in yours!
1. Wrapped candy ( aka blowpops, tootsie rolls, taffy, mints, individual packed chocolates)
This will let the guests grab some without having to have scoops in each dish.
2. Hard candy or Soft candy
Things like fruit slices and individually wrapped twisty mints are a cool looking compliment
to each other.
3. Different flavors
If you have one type of mints, you most likely will not need another, regardless of if it is a
hard mint, soft mint, or wrapped mint. Unless that is the goal of your candy buffet, to have a
flavor theme running through it, I would not suggest having more than one flavor of
candy presented.
4. Shapes
One of the coolest things in candy buffets is finding candy that fits your personality! So
pick different shapes for guests to look at. You do not want to buy all round candy, which is very
easy to end up doing! You could buy round french mints, and then have cylindrical candy sticks.
You could also buy individual wrapped chocolate squares instead of the regular ball shaped
chocolate.
5. Sizes
The last thing is size! It is so much fun when you see candy buffets with long candies,
short candies, skinny or wide candies! Picking lollipops, rock candy, and flat candies that you
can display in various ways makes the event fun and unique!
Remember, when you display your candy, not everything has to be in a bowl, dish, apothecary jar, or vase. Sometimes, if it is wrapped or hard candy, you can lay the candy on the tablecloth to fill up space and add new dimension to the display!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Featured Florist!
This next florist is definitely near and dear to my heart! I entered Lockers Floral in West Allis, WI not really knowing what to expect or how to explain what I wanted. Kimberly took the time to meet with me, to ask questions, and sketch up bouquet designs. I was unsure of how a lot of things at my wedding were going to turn out, but when I saw those bouquets in the dressing room my jaw almost hit the floor! They were gorgeous. The reason I am sharing this with you is because I thought she did an outstanding job of offering quality, beauty and a reasonable price all wrapped up into one. Take a look at some of the work she did for my wedding, and also check out their website for more info!
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| This was my bouquet! I loved it so much I seriously did not want to let it go at the end of the night. She did an excellent job! |
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| Bridesmaid bouquets! Modern and very elegant :) |
Friday, February 4, 2011
Boy Baby Shower Candy Buffet
This one is very similar to the girl baby shower buffet. It has two blue "pails" in the front, and a blue version of the wooden rope handle box in the center. Great addition for a small get-together!
Girl Baby Shower Buffet
Thursday, February 3, 2011
This is the one we put on Ebay. It's simple and
fun for those that want to have a little "sweet" in
their event, without all the cost!
Ebay Listing
Update!
I have been spending this week getting ready for our product launch, which I will give you an update on today! It's been a crazy couple of weeks, and we almost have our new business CandyShopBuffets set to go. In fact, several local businesses have started calling us "the candy guys", so it's pretty funny and neat to be able to do this! The actual website launch will be in mid-February @ Candyshopbuffets.com. Right now we do have several products and are ready to sell, so we put one listing up on Ebay last night!
Bridal Shower Candy Buffet
It is super cute, and really unique to a lot of Candy Buffets out there today! Each of our designed candy buffets will be uniquely made, so not one is the same. We are so excited to begin offering this product, first on Ebay and then on our website. The candy buffet's auction price is 85 dollars, with the "buy it now" of 100 dollars. It feeds 25-30 people, and $100 dollars it ends up being only $4 a person. A lot of wedding planners charge around $6-7 a person for a small party. So, we thought this was a reasonable price and are proud to have this as part of our new product line!
Through our website we are going to sell several varieties of these "small" candy buffets. Listing later this week on Ebay are going to be our girls and boys baby buffet, and our other bridal shower buffet!
Here are some pictures to show you all what we've been up too!
Enjoy :)
Bridal Shower Candy Buffet
It is super cute, and really unique to a lot of Candy Buffets out there today! Each of our designed candy buffets will be uniquely made, so not one is the same. We are so excited to begin offering this product, first on Ebay and then on our website. The candy buffet's auction price is 85 dollars, with the "buy it now" of 100 dollars. It feeds 25-30 people, and $100 dollars it ends up being only $4 a person. A lot of wedding planners charge around $6-7 a person for a small party. So, we thought this was a reasonable price and are proud to have this as part of our new product line!
Through our website we are going to sell several varieties of these "small" candy buffets. Listing later this week on Ebay are going to be our girls and boys baby buffet, and our other bridal shower buffet!
Here are some pictures to show you all what we've been up too!
Enjoy :)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Candy Tip 1: Stock Up!
The biggest expense of a candy buffet happens to be the candy itself. Most of you already knew that! However, unless you are constantly out looking for candy in large quantities it’s hard to estimate just how expensive your candy buffet is going to be. So the best tip I can give you is to stock up ahead of time! Following holiday is the best time to get candy. Places like Walgreens, Walmart, or your local convenience store are likely to have candy at 50% off, if not more!
If your wedding or event is in early spring, go to the after- Valentine sale for heart shaped candies. If your wedding is later in spring, shop at the after –Easter event for pastel colors and flowery shapes. Online candy stores will typically not sell discounted candies, so hurrying to the clearance event of the season locally could be worth the trip! This tip could be useful for do-it-yourself decorators as well. You can purchase discounted merchandise for your event, along with the candy at local shops.
Unlike decorations, candy does have an expiration date. Be sure to plan out how far in advance you are able to buy the candy for your event. Chocolate is a candy with a fast expiration date, whereas gummy bears and mints have a longer shelf life. Check it out before buying large quantities of candy that will taste bland or have gone bad in the months prior to your event!
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