Need advice from people who had a candy buffet at the reception!!?

I am going to have a candy buffet at my reception and want to hear from people who have done this. Any suggestions and/or advice? What should I avoid?Need advice from people who had a candy buffet at the reception!!?
My sister did this for her wedding favors, and it was great! We bought all white candy and had little white paper bags and closed them with a doll-house size clothespin. You might like something else to close the bag like a sticker or a seal or something, but she wanted the clothespin. You can order the bags from a wholesale paper bag company on the internet.





She had about 8 large glass bowls in different shapes and sizes, some borrowed, some purchased, but she had different kinds of white candy in all of them. It was really great.





You do need to be aware of ordering candy from a bulk distributor that you could pay a lot more for shipping if you are in a warm climate and are getting married when it's hot outside. The candy company will have to ship them in dry ice to keep them from melting, which can add to the expense. Candy and chocolates can melt, but you can order them during the winter, and store them in the freezer unopened, in a nice thick tupperware container. The trick is, when you are ready to defrost it, set it out on the counter and do not open the candy until it is completely thawed, and dry. The humidity inside and outside the packaging must adjust itself while sealed, or it could get sticky or the chocolate can bloom. My sister stored hers in the freezer for about 4 or 5 months before she used it, and it tasted great. Our favorite candy she got were these white gummi grapefruit slices covered in sugar, but she had white yogurt covered almonds, malt balls, white peppermint bark (which we made ourselves and froze ahead of time, using the above freezing instructions), and any other small white candies that you could scoop. I think you can order all white M%26amp;M's too. You just don't necessarily want wrapped candy, if you're going to do a candy bar, so pick something that is 'loose'.





It was nice to not have to piece favors together, as the guests did everything themselves filling their bags with candies on their way out. It's one of our favorite pictures of the wedding. It was as if a swarm of locusts had descended on the table, as there was very little candy left at the end of the night.Need advice from people who had a candy buffet at the reception!!?
I have never heard of this, was a unique idea......
My brother-in-law did this for his wedding and I thought it was really cool! As someone else mentioned, rock candy was a great hit. ';Shoestring licorice'; was also a favorite. If you're having an outdoor wedding in a warm climate, definitely avoid things that melt easily like chocolate. You might also want to consider ordering some custom-designed m%26amp;ms. You can order them in your wedding colors and even have your names or wedding date printed on them.
I've heard that most of the guests just eat the candy during the reception, so think about that if you're using the candy as favors. Make sure you have enough candy stocked.
Don't do chocolate unless it is something you know will not melt. People love of any kind of mints. The most popular item was rock candy for some unknown reason.
It's a cute idea, but if you are having many children at your wedding you may want to re-think this as children tend to be greedy and go and get lots of lollies and it may run out before other people get some. That is why I am just having bags with chocolates at each person's place setting so everyone get a fair and equal amount.