My daughter and I did our best to find simple ideas to create a fun and beautiful wedding for her on a very tight budget.
One of our favorite things was the candy bar! We set it up right in the hub of the reception so it served both as a decoration and a focal point destination for sweets. We bought the candy from local beach candy shops and mixed into the decor the “love is sweet” frame as well as starfish (for the beach theme) and framed photos of the bride and groom. Of course, we coordinated the candy colors with the wedding colors.
Sticky tack is your friend if you want starfish to stick up and not slide down.
We used muffin papers for people to put their jelly beans in as they walked around.
Not shown in these photos was a big basket of cute bagged candy that served as party favors for guests.
This sweet idea would be fun for any party, graduation or event!
Did you see the behind the scenes of the wedding cupcakes? Click HERE.
Are you new here and want to read who this wedding was for? Welcome! Click here!
Want to see what this beach house looked like just weeks before the wedding? Click here!
Love your blog, I found you on Penny’s, Lavender Hill Studios! My son’s wedding is in two weeks, thanks for the lovely wedding post about your daughter, it was really inspiring!
XO,
Donna Lynn
Wow, now that’s a lot of cupcakes. . . but what a wonderful idea. And I LOVE the CANDY LOVE table. Too cute.
Blessings,
Sher
Wow, I love your photos, the Candy bar idea is just fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing this lovely experience with us!
Thank you for your lovely blog, I love to visit it daily!
Bonne soirée,
Mademoiselle M.
I love it, it was a wonderful ideas, all those little surprises that might be kind of off the wall are the best. I will have to remember this.
I have loved reading about your daughter’s wedding — and at such a beautiful (perfect) place!
Congratulations to the happy couple!
LaTeaDah
I’m so happy to have discovered your blog! The wedding decorations were just beautiful!
Hey BFF,
I fixed your link, so you’re all updated on my site! So exciting that you are moving up in the world to your own Domain! There is a good reason that people come from ALL over the WORLD to visit your blog…It’s because you are absolutely MAH-VO-LOUS!!
I hope that you are having a nice, quiet, restorative weekend, dear heart.
Love,
Debbie
Everything looks wonderful! It all looks so fresh and inviting!
I have seen Candy Stations featured at Weddings on TV and I always loved the idea!! How lovely everything is….and HOLY COW..thats a lotta cupcakes! They are so pretty too..
Hugs,
Robin
Oh Melissa – everything is so pretty – we can’t believe that your daughter’s wedding has come and gone (bet you can’t either!) Everything sounds lovely – especially those lunches…and those cupcakes look to-die-for delicious!
Thanks for sharing everything with us!!
Karla & Karrie
It looks fantastic.
Please stop by I have a little humble award that I would like to give to you. if you like.
Enjoy your Sunday! Suzy
So beautiful, and I love all the sweets!!
I want candy! Makes me think of the Nutcracker and all the sugar plum fairies… and sweet things like innocent and pure love!
Thanks for your kind comments!
Hi, Melissa, I’ve been out of town, but love seeing all the wedding festivities. The sweet bar is a great idea & wow, is it all pretty. Loved the cupcakes too. So glad it all went well.
Have a happy week & get some rest now!
Rhoda
What a wonderful, wonderful wedding…. exquisite detail, so well planned and a lot of love… even I can feel it down here in the southern hemisphere. Congratulations on creating such beautiful memories for your daughter…. mother of the year! A-M xx
Ooooh! Pretty!
I just sent a link to this post to my niece. She’s getting married in January. Thanks for the inspiration!
What a sweet couple!
I love the candy bar idea. You did a beautiful job decorating!
I tried to get our cousin to have a cookie bar at their wedding and they just couldn’t wrap their minds around the concept.
Just came across your blog and could not stop reading – wow! What a wonderful wedding you put on! The creativity and the work effort combined is staggering – absolutely fantastic.
-Susan
I love the candy bar idea – pretty cute. The only problem with the taffy’s is the chewy factor for guests – but cute idea.
Melissa, just leave it up to you to come up with the most incredible and unique candy bar! I would have been a kid in a candy shop – literally! Looks gorgeous!
LOOOOOOVE the photo of your daugher and her fiance! Just precious!!!
xoxo
Becky
huggies to Winston!
You guys are just too clever. What a fun idea
Alison
You did it, Melissa. And, you did it your way in a meaningful and beautiful way that has created another forever memory for you and your family. You are so kind to share the magic with us.
Best wishes to you and your family, and the bride and groom.
Exciting news about your blog and business. I’ll be around to check in on all of your fun.
great idea! i’ve been looking for graduation party ideas for my daughter next summer and i think i’ll copy this using her school colors for the candy , then frame success is sweet! thank you!
oohh….aaah….Melissa, this is just lovely! I’ve been on vacation for what feels like forever (in blog world, at least) and now have MUCH catching up to do in your blog. I’ve been dying of curiousity to know all the wedding details and it seems that I’ll be blessed with more posts about it as i read further back.
It gives new meaning to the words “eye candy”.
I love the photo!
Susan (A Happy Heart at Home)s inspiring blog post..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, 10/21/08 – Spiced Apple Sundaes
I was going to do a candy bar for our renewal ceremony but I was just too beat!
Your candy bar looks fantastic.
Ronas inspiring blog post..Wordless Wednesday – May 20, 2009