This reception was so full of fun, friends, family and love! I was a complete stranger and the family just welcomed me like a long-lost friend. I laughed, I cried... and I had just met these people! Let me tell you, it was the type of reception that every bride wishes for and not that many get. Everyone was eating, drinking, dancing and just having a blast. When I left around 9 the crowd had hardly thinned at all! That is a sign of success!!
I am going to pump us up a little bit and say that our candy buffet had quite a bit to do with that! (Ha ha ha!) In all honesty, the guests loved that candy buffet. I had to chase them off, request of the bride, until after dinner. Believe me, that was a tough job! However, it was totally worth it when the bride arrived and was able to see the candy buffet all set-up and looking good! I would recommend doing this to any bride who planned to be arriving at the reception later than the guests. The easiest way to do this is to wait to put the bags or containers out until you are ready for guests to get into the candy buffet. I didn't slap people's hands if they took a couple of pieces! This way both the bride and all the guests were happy! Angela thought ahead and had candy corn and a peanut mix in the bar available to the guests, which was a great idea!
Every event is a learning experience for us, because every event is different. I took over 100 pounds of candy out and Angela had picked up some stuff that week. I never, ever dreamed that we would go through all that candy BUT WE DID! Angela told me that she only took home a little bit of salt water taffy.
Knowing your guests is so important! Angela really knew her weddings guests and that made her candy buffet such a success! She picked candies that she and Bobby liked and things that she thought her guests would like. There were quite a lot of children at this reception so Angela made sure to get candies that kids really love. She ordered gummies for the kids and we made sure that cinnamon candies were a little harder to reach so that kids didn't get them by mistake. What I learned is that EVERYONE LOVES GUMMIES! The gummies were the first things that I ran out of. This is something to keep in mind for future events.
As a little side note, the DJ at this reception was amazing. He had everyone out there dancing all night long! He was taking pictures and was just a blast! He also used these gorgeous lit panels to hide all of his equipment. I know how hard finding a good DJ can be and I would recommend Tony Jones with Purrfect Occassions DJs in a heartbeat!
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| A gorgeous FALL candy buffet! |
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| Gummy Pumpkins (a crowd favorite) |
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| Some adorable guests sneaking some treats! |
