For this particular event, I gave Bessie (his wife) tid bits along the way but she pretty much had it all worked out and booked by time we began to chat. About 2 weeks prior o the event she decided that she wanted to do a candy buffet and the colors were red, black, white and silver. After recieving the instructions, to the attic I went to obtain my glassware for this candy buffet for 150 people for the low low cost of $150.
You too can duplicate this but it will take a bit of leg work, a lot of searching and all without breaking the bank. Remember that $150 is only for the candy and doesn't include the glassware or labor so this price is for the DIYer.
Candies:
Hershey's Kisses
Red Gumballs
Peal Gumballs
Silver Gumballs
Sixlets
Peppermints
Cherry Sours
Strawberry Banana Gummy Bears
Jelly Belly's
Caramel Cups
Twizzlers
Lollipops
Locations:
For the Love of Chocolate (jelly belly's, gummy bears & pearl gumballs)
Walmart (red gumballs, Hershey's kisses & sixlets)
Big Lot (caramel cups)
Target (silver gumballs)
Dollar General (peppermints & cherry sours)
Dollar store (twizzlers)
Party City (lollipops)
Other Items purchased:
Candy tags - Etsy.com
Candy scoopers - Party City
Tuxedo candy bags - Dollar Tree
When building your table be sure that:
- You have adequate candy for the containers that you are using
- When selecting glassware use a combination of inexpensive and nicer pieces
- Use varying size glassware to give the table dimension and visual appeal
- Less is more, it's better to have a lot of a few pieces of candy opposed to a lot of a little bit of candy.
When planning your colors be sure to consider recently passed holiday's and shop the clearance section for candy and colored decor to accent your table:
- Christmas: silver, blue, green, red, gold
- Valentine's: red, pink, silver
- Halloween: orange, brown, black
- Independence Day: Red, White, Blue Silver
- St. Patrick's Day: Green, Gold, White
- Easter: Pastel colors
Happy planning!