Me Loves My Candy!!!

The "Candy Bar" has become a very popular wedding favor for weddings. It's been around a while and I've seen MANY of them!! As a Wedding Planner, after I seen something more than 3 times, I tend to get sick of it and I want to see something new....but, these Candy Bars won't go away because guests just love them...hey, that's good enough for me :-) If you get creative, you can do something completely unique and make it something that hasn't been seen before.

Whether you're going for a rustic, playful, elegant, contemporary or chic wedding you can create a Candy Bar that fits the mood. Here's some tips to putting your Candy Bar together:

1. Plan on 1/4 to 1/2 lb. of candy per person
2. Put something sour and salty on the Bar to compliment all the sweetness (try pretzels, sour straws, popcorn, lemon drops, etc.)
3. To make your Candy Bar look more grandiose split one kind of candy into 3 smaller containers instead of 1 large container. Also, work with multiple tiers to give your Candy Bar heighth.
4. Order candy to go with your color scheme (all blue, pink & white only, etc.)
5. Dress up the Bar with color coordinating table runners, linens, flowers and pictures - whatever you can dream up will work.
6. You don't have to use glass candy jars. Depending on your theme you could use pails, flower pots, chinese take-out boxes, upside down cowboy hats, antique containers, etc.

You can Google search the term "wedding candy bar" and find a plethora of ideas!!!