Candy Favors

Want something simple, yet pleasing for your guests? Try bags of candy favors. Set up a self-serve sweet treats table, sort of like an old-fashioned sweet shoppe. Frame a pretty sign that says, "Please fill your bag."

Provide some pretty candy bags or boxes so your guests can serve themselves from a large assortment of delicious candies. Place the candies in various glass containers. The containers should be in a variety of sizes and shapes to make the display more interesting.

If the candies are not wrapped, be sure to include some tongs or a scoop to serve the candy so the guests do not actually put their hands inside the jars. This is strictly for sanitary reasons. Germs are real and, believe it or not, some folks do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. On that happy note, it is better to use wrapped candy.

There are so many varieties of sweets to include for your guests to take home with them. You can include all of your favorite candies.

For example, use chewy candies, salt water taffy, hard candy, Christmas ribbon candy, candy sticks, candy canes, chocolates, candy-coated almonds, licorice whips, toffee, nougats, caramels, lollipops, chocolate cremes, chocolate covered nuts, and the list goes on....All of those yummy buy them by the pound Brach's sampler candies would work really well for this idea. Hard candy sticks in a variety of flavors are also great as well as chewing gum.

If you choose any sweets that have nuts, be sure to mark the jars with the specific type of nuts inside. Some people have nut allergies so this is very important.

You may want to include some sugarfree candies as well, especially if you are aware that some of your guests are diabetic. Be sure to label the jars as "sugarfree" so those who cannot have sugar will know.

Mini Valentine hearts of chocolate also make great candy favors for your guests if you are having a February wedding. There are many brands who make these small Valentines. They have between 4 and 8 chocolates in them, depending on the size of the heart.

A bouquet of lollipop flowers can be found at dollar and discount stores. I found the bouquet below at Dollar Tree. These can also be found in candy stores, but for a lot more money than $1. The trick is to do a lot of shopping around. When you see a bargain, be prepared to buy in bulk to cover all of your guests. Happy shopping!

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