candy buffet

Minimoo24

ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT MY QUESTION? WHOoops caps lol x

Giggle

Minimoo24 wrote: »

how much will i be able to do with 7 vases, and 7 diffrent types of sweets, one kilo of each? thank you.

Its hard to say with out seeing what the sizes are but you could have enough

Minimoo24

i have a 40 cm tall vase which i plan to put mega dust things in, or laces or somthing.
I have two about 30cm that are tall
i have one about 20cm tall which is square
I have two of the asda ones with the removable lids
I have one fish bowl
and i need to get maybe one more
thanks. x

sammy_wheeler

think you should just get some sweets and see really- this is what i did with mine and then you can tell whether you think you have enough

Hollie84

sammy_wheeler wrote: »

think you should just get some sweets and see really- this is what i did with mine and then you can tell whether you think you have enough

I echo this,some sweets may be smaller than others so compact better in the vase etc,its better to have to many than not enough:)

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Minimoo24 wrote: »

i have a 40 cm tall vase which i plan to put mega dust things in, or laces or somthing.
I have two about 30cm that are tall
i have one about 20cm tall which is square
I have two of the asda ones with the removable lids
I have one fish bowl
and i need to get maybe one more
thanks. x

Its really hard to say with out seeing them when are you getting married could you not open them and try and put them into airtight sandwich boxes if its only for a few weeks they will be fine i have 2 buffets to do in the next few weeks i will see what i can work out for you

x_missymoo_x

I was quite productive yesterday and got two bowls in Dunelms for £2.99 each - they actually look very similar, if not identical to the ones in twink's picture which contain the eggs and milk bottles. Then when I went to put them in the cupboard I realised I hadn't actually set all my bowls / jars out yet to actually see what they look like!! So I spent a good half hour getting them all out and arranging them on the kitchen table and was impressed I had a lot more than I originally thought!! I shall try and post a photo of my mock-up on here at some point. So I was very pleased yesterday

I do still want to get some more, but I think I need more interesting shaped ones now so will keep an eye out in charity shops from now on. Overall I think I (and my mum!) have spent around £30 on glassware, but we've spread the cost by buying here and there and not all in one go.

A hint for anyone who is planning their own candy bar - Try and get a measurement of the table you will be using at your venue. That way, when you make your own mock-ups at home and trial where you want everything to go, you can use the measurements to know exactly how much space you have got. E.g. yesterday I used my dining table, but I had previously worked out the sweets table is longer but thinner, so I used a bit of string to mark the front of my venue's table to make sure I didn't go over that and took into account I would have more room lengthways to add more jars.

twink22

Yeah mine are from dunelm mill, I actually have 3 one with mint imperials in but it didn't fit on my dining room table, tied ribbon round my scoops yesterday, don't know whether to add a paper Rose to the ribbon or not.

Miss2MrsC

Just had a thought, did anyone have any trouble with their venue by having a sweetie buffett?
In my contract it says I can only have food from the venue, which is fine in the most part as my wedding breakfast and evening buffet is all through them. I hope they're not funny with me about this, since I've collected lots of lovely jars and have my heart set on it

sammy_wheeler

no i didnt have any problems
if in doubt just give them a quick ring saying i am thinking of doing a sweetie table- no problem in this is there?