Sugar! Candy Tables

Image via Google Photography by the Artist Group/Design by Sugar Mama's LLC

Candy and dessert tables are here to stay. Everyone loves the nostalgic feeling that sweets give you. They are also great for getting your guests moving and interacting.

With that being said, the million dollar question for all brides and party hosts when they decide they want to incorporate a candy table is "how much candy to buy?"

My first suggestion is to figure out the number of guests and how many different types of candy you want to display. Candy comes in different shapes, sizes and weight, so you want to make sure that you're not going over board. Project Wedding suggests purchasing 1/2 cup (4 oz) of candy per person, which I think is a great gauge. Another website, Big Wedding Tiny Budget, suggests 1/4 lb (4 oz) or 1/2 lb (8 oz). My vote is for the 4 oz because your guests will have already eaten plenty during the cocktail hour and dinner, along with the wedding cake.

Make sure to check-out Project Wedding for additional tips.

Dessert Bar

This past Saturday, I planned a 40th birthday party for a client's husband. The event was a nice casual affair with friends and family taking place at their home. I was tasked to create an event that was "well done but understated", so no balloons, cake or vibrant colors.

"No cake"..."Great"...I've been dying to create the alternative to a cake...a dessert bar.

Which spawned in to a fabulous Dessert and Coffee Bar, filled with homemade pie pops, banana pudding, chocolate mouse, miniature flan, vanilla and pumpkin spice flavor shots for your coffee and more.

Here are two quick camera picks of the pie pops and desserts. More pics to follow.

I will post the professional pictures from the party once I receive them from the amazing photographer Jeremie Barlow from Jeremie Barlow Photography.