An increasingly popular wedding reception trend is the candy buffet or confection bar.  This consists of a variety of candies or treats placed in varied sizes of glass containers and grouped on a table.  

These buffets can serve as your wedding favor. Your guests can select the candies of their choice, and only those that want a treat will come to get one...no leftovers all around your reception tables to clean up at the end of the night. A special touch of your favorite candies and small beautiful treat bags can wrap up your special evening. 

Here are some tips and ideas to help you create a beautiful candy buffet at a low cost.

  1. Find affordable containers – Dollars Stores, Wal-Mart, etc. have clear glass containers that are affordable and look nice.Buy large and small containers for a nice variety.Don’t forget to buy scoopers for getting the candy out of the containers.
  2. Spice up the table – tablecloths, table runners, flowers, pictures.These things can be added to make your candy buffet table great.Coordinate these with the wedding colors.
  3. Add extras – a punch bowl or fountain, a chocolate fountain, cookies or other dessert items.
  4. Purchase Affordable Candy – don’t forget those after holiday sales.Purchase candies after Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter and put away for your wedding.They should hold if they are used within 6 months or so.Buy candy in bulk at places like Sam’s Club and Costco.
  5. Color makes a difference – coordinated colors look more elegant than random selections.

Use your imagination and your candy buffet will surely be a hit.

Good Luck and Happy Wedding Planning.