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Mr. Lollipop and I have an agreement about food: all of our eating expenses are covered by our joint account. We split the bill for groceries, restaurants, and whatever else right down the middle. However, there are two exceptions to this rule. First, he pays for his own beer, and second, I pay for my own candy.
This arrangement keeps my fiance from going bug-eyed when I bring home an entire bucket of bubble gum, or purchase and then eat an entire box of dark chocolate turtles over the course of a week. I love candy. Love it. Love it. Health-wise, I am lucky that the fillings I got in Japan (my first and only!) were not of the highest quality. The ringing in my teeth from sugary things keeps me from going overboard. I dropped soda from my diet, but I can’t help the occasional sweet, sweet (*drool*) candy indulgence.
It should come as no surprise that I needed a candy buffet at our reception. We will have six kinds of candy, and they will be combined with our cookie table to form a heavenly display of things that will cause my early death.
I bought all of our candy in bulk from Metrocandy. We be serving caramels, spearmint leaves, gummy sour apples, chocolate rocks (they look like real pebbles!), jelly beans, and rock candy. I even bought extra rock candy to be used as stirrers at the coffee table, and flavored rock candy for swizzle sticks in mixed drinks.
I set out a mock-up last weekend. In addition to these six jars, we will have several jars for cookies.
A closeup of our surprisingly useful rock candy:
how many pounds of candy did you buy? not sure how much to order.
Wow it all looks good!
I LOOOVVEE candy and will have a candy buffett at my wedding, but I had no idea where to get that much candy for cheap. Thanks for the link; it may be the best info ever that I’ve gotten from weddingbee!!
Where did you get the jars from?
Yum.. rock candy
Wow, that’s a lot of sweet! I love rock candy. How do you determine how much candy to get? My FI said something about spending $200 on the candy buffet for 250 guests. Is that normal?
The jars are these ones from Ikea. I used the 2 quart and 5 quart sizes.
My three 5 quart containers on the back row were each filled with five pound bags of candy. The amount needed to fill each jar depends heavily on density. Five pounds of wrapped caramels filled up a lot more of the jar than five pounds of gummy sour apples, so it is best to order well in advance and experiment. I ended up making two separate orders to get the amount I needed.
My calculations for the amount I would need were based entirely on weight. First, I bought the candy buffet bags, 4 by 6 inch clear plastic. I filled one up with an assortment of candy and weighed it. My sample held 4 ounces with enough room to close and seal. I guesstimated that about 175 guests out of 225 would want candy. So, I multiplied 4 times 175 and divided by 16 and got my final amount, 43.75 pounds.
I am exactly like you when it comes to candy (can you say 12 cavities at once? Yeah… it was a really long day at the dentist’s office - complete with free lunch!)
Thank you for posting your numbers. This is the most valuable information ever, because it’s the first time I’ve actually seen numbers put to it. All the articles I’ve read talk about how it’s the look more than the amount, but my budget begs to differ!
How did you decide which candies you wanted to go with?
I love candy. Love it. Love it. Health-wise, I am lucky that the fillings I got in Japan (my first and only!) were not of the highest quality. I dropped soda from my diet, but I can’t help the occasional sweet, sweet (*drool*) candy indulgence. The amount needed to fill each jar depends heavily on density. Five pounds of wrapped caramels filled up a lot more of the jar than five pounds of gummy sour apples, so it is best to order well in advance and experiment. I ended up making two separate orders to get the amount I needed. Good topic. Many people get benefit of this topic. Thank you for sharing
I get weak whenever I see lots of candies because it is so delicious and yummy.I really love the gummy sour apples because it satisfy my taste buds.
i love the idea of candy buffets! they’re so cute and of course, delicious!!
here’s a link to where you can find vegetarian candy:
http://www.noimpactbride.com/2011/07/vegetarian-sweets-candy-for-your.html
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Mrs. Lollipop, Pittsburgh Age and Occupation: 26, Computational Linguist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Project Manager Engagement Date: August 2, 2006 Wedding Date: September 2, 2007 Blogging Since: July 17, 2007 Venue: The PPG Aquarium at the Pittsburgh Zoo About Me: I'm a Pittsburgh transplant who grew up in the deep south. I have a weakness for exotic alphabets, DIY projects, mobster movies and international travel. My fiance and I are both non-native Japanese speakers and we have a bullfrog named Skinny.
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