Candy Buffet?

I know that we are going to do this for my wedding, but my cousin is in charge of it and I don't know how she is going to calculate it.

I know for my shower of 50 women, we filled up the candy buffet 3 times! and we had about 8 different containers or more. :-/

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Posted by jtgarsik

i wouldn't make urself crazy if u're having other dessert.... our m'd told us to just go to costco or bj's and get bulk of whatever we wanted... it's there as a nice option which some will take & some will not unless ur making favor bags for each guest!

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Well, I was going to get some stuff from Oriental Trading bc it's cheap. I'm not looking to spend big money on candy bc we get a dessert on top of our wedding cake. I just want the Candy Buffet bc I think it's cute.

that is a good idea then. Oriental trading is fine. Or you can try economycandy.com
I just got my jordan almonds from them and they are delicious and cheap!

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Posted by squeekietoy

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Posted by jtgarsik

i wouldn't make urself crazy if u're having other dessert.... our m'd told us to just go to costco or bj's and get bulk of whatever we wanted... it's there as a nice option which some will take & some will not unless ur making favor bags for each guest!

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Well, I was going to get some stuff from Oriental Trading bc it's cheap. I'm not looking to spend big money on candy bc we get a dessert on top of our wedding cake. I just want the Candy Buffet bc I think it's cute.

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oriental trading is great too! another nice alternative along with bj's, costco, etc. good luck with it! it's such a great touch!

The best thing to do is decide on the size of the bag you are using for the buffet. Once you get that, fill one with M&Ms and see how much that weighs.

But I've heard you should plan on a pound of candy for every 2-3 people. So divide you guests by 2.5 and that'll tell you what you need. If you are having 240, get about 100-110 lbs.

Also, for the amount of candy you have I recommend picking 5 or 6 candies you want. otherwise you are going to have so much on the table that it is going to look like a Halloween party. plan on getting big jars and filling them with a small selection.