It's "OLICIOUS"

Check out this adorable (and tasty) alternative to cake!  The founders of  CakeOLicious  were at The Special Event in New Orleans last week and BOY were they a hit!

I can imagine all sorts of ways to use these pops....  bridal showers......favors.....or how about having waiters pass these out on the dance floor.....or maybe football shaped pops as an alternative to the grooms's cake?  The possibilities are endless!

Candy a la mode

At last week's 2nd Sunday at a la mode, the Brides a la mode team put together this sample candy buffet to give our brides an idea of how they can use candy to carry out their wedding theme colors (ours had a preppy theme) and provide a fun favor for their guests.

Candy buffets are a fun and colorful way to treat your guests and carry out the theme of your wedding. If you decide to use a candy buffet, there are a few things to keep in mind:

• Have an assortment of candies, wrapped and unwrapped. 5 or 6 different kinds is ideal
• Use containers that are big enough to let your guests access the candy
• You may need to do some separating to get the colors you want -- it is cheaper to buy a container of mixed colors and take the ones you need.
• Vary the height of your display; use boxes under a pretty linen to create height and use containers of different sizes
• Provide containers for your guests to use; but don't make them too big or your buffet will disappear quickly!
• Add a thank you note to the candy bags
• Consider not displaying the candy buffet until after dinner; we've seen more than one wedding where the candy buffet is nearly empty before the bride and groom arrive.

Have you used a candy buffet? We'd love to see your pictures!