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Candy buffet @ wedding

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  • FatVonD
    FatVonD Posts: 5,315 Forumite
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    edited 4 August 2011 at 5:12PM
    Paper cups would be nice instead of bags, good size too!

    ETA I have some plastic scoops for rice etc that my mum gave me so I'd bet good money they were from Betterware. There are lots of silver scoops listed on ebay or if you want to keep it cheap why not buy a bag of kiddies sand pit moulds (or jelly moulds) to use instead?
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  • January20
    January20 Posts: 3,769 Forumite
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    If you google "candy buffet" you will find a lot of pictures and a lot of websites.
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  • balletshoes
    balletshoes Posts: 16,610 Forumite
    paper cups instead of bags - fab idea :T! you get loads of great designs for paper cups.
  • sophief333
    sophief333 Posts: 256 Forumite
    edited 4 August 2011 at 6:11PM
    Here's what we had...

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  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Lol Pimento, we are still having the usual meal and evening buffet. There will be 12 children at the wedding including my 2 and thought it would be nice to have something for them and also for the big kids. Ive seen something about candy buffets on here before but nothing recently.
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  • mrs_marty
    mrs_marty Posts: 215 Forumite
    We had one I got nearly everything from ebay, and the rest from dunelm mills. All the adults had great fun with it, as our uncle who is a joiner made us a sweetie shop style shelf so looked really good. Im not sure how to post a picture though or I would show you what I mean.
  • wolfehouse
    wolfehouse Posts: 1,394 Forumite
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    we had similar jars- one kind of candy (2 jars full) at each table with scoop;
    pink/white stripped bags from makro (rolled up with name tags as place keepers)
    we did it so people who didn't know each other would mix.
    while people were waiting for their tabe to be called for food (buffet) they went wild filling up bags
    from each others tables.
    only a few glitches- some guests took scoops home (cheek!)
    and took brimming bags full home (the full bags were the guest presents)
    it was a great sucess.
  • browneyedbazzi
    browneyedbazzi Posts: 3,405 Forumite
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    I love this idea!

    In terms of decorating, i've seen really nice 'bouquets' and centrepieces made from big colourful lollypops :)
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  • lucym
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