Anyone doing a candy buffet?

Angelshann

FI and I are doing a candy buffet for our wedding. I haven't seen it done too much here in Hawaii and I hope my guests really like it! We are planning on purchasing green and blue candies...our color theme. If you are doing a candy buffet where are you getting your candy from? Thanks!!

nahokulele

I don't know if we're doing one, but they are adorable.  I've seen so many cute pictures of various set-ups, they look so fun! I would think Costco would be a good place to get candy in bulk...?

Angelshann

Hey Liz! I did check Costco and only type candy they had that we will be using is the Macadamia Nut Hershey Kisses. But with Halloween being just around the corner I think they will have a better variety of candy in stock. I just hate to purchase tons of candy from the mainland and have it shipped here...shipping is so expensive!

MrsNicole&Brian808

Try checking out Party City. They may have something you can work with. Or maybe you could order some bulk candy through them? Check out their website and search for "candy" to see what they have posted.  http://www.partycity.com/index.shtml

nahokulele

Great point about Halloween!  And after Halloween they will probably slash the price at places like Walgreen, Target, etc!

MrsNicole&Brian808

Here's another link for a local company, Wholesale Unlimited: http://www.cybersnacks.net/candies_gum.html

Angelshann

Thanks ladies!! Nicole...I didn't even think about Wholesale Unlimited and I go there all the time. haha I will definitely check it out.

ginajade

Ya, wholesale unlimited is good - or you could spurge on some of the candy and get some from sweet factory - like splurge and get all green and blue jelly beans.  More expensive, but probably worth it for the overall effect.My cousin did M&Ms in her wedding colors that she just bought at one of those types of candy stores and it looked great...

BoBride28

I'm doing a dessert buffet but was planning on adding M&Ms to the table in our wedding colors. I have seen them at Party City or they can be ordered from the M&M website. I haven't really figured out yet the logistics of how to order them and get them shipped to HI or to bring them with me when I go. I'm sure your guests will LOVE the buffet so definitely do it!

MrsNicole&Brian808

Wow, I didn't even know there was a Sweet Factory on Oahu!  That's how out of touch I am....

Angelshann

Here is a pic of the glass containers and apothecary jars I have bought for the candy buffet. (don't mind the mess on the table) haha [img]<a href="http://tinyurl.com/n95a3h" rel='nofollow'>http://tinyurl.com/n95a3h</a>[/img]

nahokulele

Oooo, they're perfect and so cute!!  Are these the jars that the nice old man commented on?

Angelshann

Thanks Liz. No actually he was commenting on the glass bowl things I bought for my centerpieces. I love glass contianers and I can't wait to start decorating them!

ginajade

Oh hmm, maybe there is not a Sweet Factory, but there used to be some Sweet Factory-like place in Pearl Ridge that I always used to get candy from before the movies, but maybe it wasn't called Sweet Factory... and maybe it's not even there anymore... :-p

pinkmochiball

oooh i love the jars i was going to chime in and say if you needed jars i would let you borrow mine that i used for my grad party hehe. yeah no sweet factory in pearlridge but carousel candyland in kahala mall

bruce & ivy

Hi Shannon! We had a candy buffet at our wedding and our guests LOVED it! It was pretty funny to see everyone get so excited about being able to make their own favors with their favorite candies. We were also concerned about buying candy from the mainland. Besides worrying about melting issues, as I'm sure you're already aware of...the cost for shipping anything here is so crazy expensive! We also got married right after Halloween and scored on amazing prices. We were pretty diligent about checking the week before, on Halloween day and the day right after to get the best choices. We cleaned up at WalMart and Safeway...some candies were 75% off! :) [IMG]<a href="http://i42.tinypic.com/65d1fb.jpg" rel='nofollow'>http://i42.tinypic.com/65d1fb.jpg</a>[/IMG] [IMG]<a href="http://i43.tinypic.com/10de6ut.jpg" rel='nofollow'>http://i43.tinypic.com/10de6ut.jpg</a>[/IMG]

bruce & ivy

btw...although we wanted to use candy in our wedding colors, we ended up using a variety since it meant us saving a lot of $. we just used ribbon and labels in our colors to tie it back to our wedding theme. [IMG]<a href="http://i31.tinypic.com/kci7mx.jpg" rel='nofollow'>http://i31.tinypic.com/kci7mx.jpg</a>[/IMG]

bruce & ivy

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Angelshann

pinkmochiball...thanks for offering your containers!! You are so sweet! I scored some really awesome deals at Ross for all my containers. the heads up about carousel candyland. I had no idea we had a candy store like that in Hawaii. I will have to check it out! We used to have a candy store liek that in Windward Mall when I was much younger. haha bruce&ivy...thank you so much for sharing the pics of your candy buffet! Your buffet was so pretty!! I am trying to come up with different ideas as to how I want to decorate the table.

Steves49

Hi Shannon, Thanks for posting your comment. I am also throwing the idea around about having a candy buffet at my wedding; but I don't know where to begin. I kinda want to do it myself to cut cost. I am so glad to hear that your color theme is blue and green. That is mine also. I thought I was the only one with that unusual color scheme. Let me know how it comes out. Best wishes on your planning and wedding.

wishinhopin

HI! HI!I had a great meeting with aubrey from sweet treats buffets!  she is one creative cookie!  she gave me the ok to use this link to one of her events that she did.  the theme is ivory and white.   So elegant and pretty!  http://picasaweb.google.com/nmm.gallery/Weddings#5385900985259250994I compared prices if i DIY or hire her and it comes out cheaper and NO STRESS!  she takes care of EVERYTHING!  they even stay and refill!