Thornapple Creek Golf Club Candy Buffet

Last September I set-up a candy buffet with the help of my mom, aunt and sister at Thornapple Creek Golf Club. Talk about a team!

The sweetest bride, Allie had such a fun color scheme picked out I knew this table was going to be a hit! Her colors were purple, turquoise, silver and green and blue and it turned out more beautiful than I could of dreamed of. She even had a custom sign for the table that she wanted me to incorporate and it brought it all together.

Another detail we incorported were a couple floral arrangements with hydrangea's and peacock feathers from Tracy Park of Park Place Design.

Photo by Open Shutter Photography

Photo by Open Shutter Photography

Photo by Open Shutter Photography

 

Cityscape Events Candy Buffet

Since the inception of Iced Events, I have had the pleasure of working on a lot of candy tables at Cityscape Events in downtown Kalamazoo. There venue is fabulous and can be transformed into any wedding theme. This particular sweets buffet was filled with lots and lots of colorful candies including sour gummy worms, starburst, pixie sticks, rock candy sticks, salt water taffy, skittles, malt balls, M&M's and fruit jelly slices. Wowza!

When we came back at the end of the night, nothing was left expect for a couple lonely pixie sticks ;)

My favorite part of the table were the hanging rock candy sticks on a piece that my mom found for me to use on my buffets that spins. I have used this piece a few times now and love any excuse to hang something on it for a buffet!

Dan & Renee Candy Table

This wedding marked my first time setting up for a wedding we were attending and that was out of Michigan.  I had the pleasure of creating a one-of-a-kind table for our friends Dan and Renee's wedding that took place last summer (yes - I am finally having time to blog again).  Their candy colors were all over the spectrum and made everyone flock to the table when they arrived at the reception venue in Frankfort, Illinios.

This also was the first wedding where I was able to witness all of the candy disappear - disappear way too quickly that is! Needless to say, it was a hit with the kids and adults!

Portage Central Graduation Party Candy Buffet

My friend Amy and photographer of the images below planned a graduation party for her son, Joshua this past June and asked me to create a candy buffet for the occasion.  For the table design we stuck to Portage Centrals colors of blue and gold (yellow) for the candy colors and filled apothecary jars with layered M&M's, york peppermint pattie pieces, gumballs, lemon heads, sixlets, banana laffy taffy, lemon hard candy sticks and blue raspberry licorice. To complete the table, Joshua's graduation cake was perfectly centered in the middle of all the candy.

Moroccan Themed Sweet Buffet

This moroccan themed sweet buffet was so much fun to create for the Danielle and Brandon's wedding this past May. Danielle and her planner, Whitney came up with the color combo and let me do the rest. I was able to incorporate red and gold colored glassware, wooden cake stands and a large red bamboo shallow bowl for this unique table.

I also had the pleasure of working with along side Dena from Shabby Chic Cakes and More. Dena made scrumptious red velvet and spice cupcakes as well as wedding bliss, shortbread and chocolate meringue cookies. Yumm! My favorite element of the table was the cupcake tower complete with a cake topper and gold wrapped mint chocolates cascading out from the bottom.  

A special thanks to Stephanie of Stephanie Karen Photography for sharing these gorgeous images below. She captured all the details beautifully. See more photo's of this one-of-a-kind wedding here.

Sweet Buffet Inspiration Board

Part of the design process when I create a candy buffet is to pull all of my idea's into an inspiration board.  I take the color scheme/theme of the event and place different types of candies and/or desserts and decorative elements into the board to reflect the clients vision.  Inspiration boards are a professional way to present a client with my overall design inspiration for their sweet table.  

Here is an inspiration board that I created for a wedding I have coming up at the end of Septmember at Thornapple Creek Golf Club.

A Pie Buffet

Mmm, pie, a delicious, simple, cost-effective option for your wedding and/or event. You have seen candy and dessert buffets and I have even talked about donut buffets, but how about a pie buffet?

Group a variety of different flavored pies large or small, assemble in a tablescape and your guests will be coming back slice after slice.

Images from Top: Jen The Baker, Lyndsy Hamilton Events, Once Wed, United with Love,The Natural Wedding Company, Tailored Engagements

Vintage DIY Valentine's Decorations

Decorating for Valentine's Day with a vintage feel seems so romantic.  Here are some images to inspire you to decorate in a vintage way this Valentine's Day by using items you may have around the house, and if your not the crafty type a few of the items below can be purchased.

Here are some cute cupcake toppers made from doilies, tissue paper, ribbon, beads, and a toothpick.  Best of all if you are not in the mood to create them, you can purchase these exact toppers from The Polka Dot Shop on Etsy.

With an old newspaper in your home cut rectangular pieces, fold over a string with glue and use a heart hole punch to create this easy DIY garland or purchase them a pre-made one from Cori Kindred.

 

Using a handwritten note create this one-of-a-kind flower with heart shaped cuts and a decorative paper center. (Image via Happy Hullaloo)

With those left over doilies your have why not paste them on a white paper bag, weigh down the bottom of the bag with liter, sand, etc and illuminate them with a tea light. A beautiful, cost effective latern for your table or entry way. (Image via Martha Stewart) 

Lastly, milk glass vases are a great way to incorporate a vintage feel to any room. Using pink, red, purple, etc... flowers place them into a milk glass vase.  If you do not have a milk glass vase they can be found at thrift stores and antique shops.  (Image via Wedding Bee)