Providing a wedding candy bar at your wedding reception is an excellent and surprisingly inexpensive way to cater to guests and add another topic of conversation to the day. You can offer your display as a beautiful table spread or as a buffet-style set-up that encourages guests to snack throughout the night and/or take a souvenir of candy home after the fun. Either way, this colorful display filled with carefully selected sweets and treats will delight guests and give the appearance of being a luxurious wedding treat.
A great way to determine the types of candies that will adorn your wedding candy bar is to match the candy colors to the theme colors of your wedding or reception decorations. For a beach themed wedding, consider filling clear glass bowls with white chocolate pieces shaped like dolphins, beach umbrellas, or seashells. For a sports themed wedding, chocolate shaped footballs in wrappers bearing colors of your favorite team and coconut rounds decorated like pom-poms would be perfect for the occasion.
Surprising guests with a wedding candy bar at the reception is great because 1) the display always looks far more expensive than it actually is, and 2) many guests will be experiencing the fun of this type of wedding treat for the first time. One fun idea is to assign a guest to begin filling decorative little bags with wedding candy from the display towards the end of the evening. Then, ask one of the children in attendance to stand at the door and hand one bag to each guest as they leave. Each of the bags can have the name of the bride and groom as well as the wedding date printed on the outside.
You’ll find that many specialty websites as well as local candy stores frequently offer wedding candy bar specials that are surprisingly affordable. The specials – which typically include large quantities of the candy as well as the display itself – are well worth the package prices. Many stores will actually make custom pieces in any color or shape that you’d like so don’t be afraid to ask. You can also opt to try a do-it-yourself wedding candy bar by creating your own display. Purchase the candies locally and fill crystal bowls or decorative jars and adorn the table with flowers and fun little signs labeling each different candy. For smaller weddings, consider having a small wedding candy bar display on each reception table instead of the typical wedding centerpiece.
No matter how you do it, having a wedding candy bar at your wedding reception is an inexpensive and festive way to add color and fun to your special day. Without a doubt, the gorgeous, colorful display of sweets will be a topic of conversation all evening and long after the night is over.
