Spring wedding season is in full swing, and couples are planning the details for their big day. Consider this stylish feature of your reception that’s a hit with guests of all ages: a wedding candy buffet. Who doesn’t love sampling different kinds of colorful candy?

Candy buffet tables photograph beautifully, especially in vibrant spring colors. Shop for candy by color to coordinate the sweet treats with your wedding palette. We also encourage you to explore our Candy Buffet Gallery, which provides many examples of candy buffets in different colors. You’ll see which candies look best in each display. The Spring Candy Buffet and Cherry Blossom Candy Buffet are just two examples of displays that are lovely at this time of year.

Here are a few ideas to consider for decorating your tasty table:

• Small tree branches with blossoms
• Spring flower arrangements or flower petals
• Items that match the theme of your wedding (birds, travel)
• Crafty items (pinwheels, paper flowers)

Pastel colors like purple and light pink are popular for spring weddings, and so are pastel green and peach. If you choose to feature different colors of candy in your buffet, you’ll likely offer your guests different flavors, as well!

How much candy do you need? How many kinds? We’ve answered a lot of common questions in a previous post, “Candy Buffet Fun.” Jordan almonds and Sixlets are two popular candies that come in a variety of colors, but there are plenty of other attractive options, such as rock candy and lollipops.

If you’d like our help brainstorming candy buffet ideas, don’t hesitate to ask our Candy Concierge! Contact us at care@nuts.com or 800-558-6887 for advice.

What are your tips for designing a beautiful wedding candy buffets?

We’re always honored when publications and blogs feature our nutty products, and we thought you might like to hear about the items highlighted over the past few months. The best part is that you can try these featured products for yourself!

1. Gummy Red and Black Raspberries
Featured in: Brides magazine, Winter 2013 issue

Imported from Germany, these old time candy red and black gummy raspberries are delicious! They’re crunchy on the outside and chewy, sweet, and fruity on the inside. Use them to decorate a cake or fill a colorful candy bowl.

2. Lemon Chips
Featured in: Chocolate Moosey

Carla, the author of this baking blog, describes her Lemon Snowball Cookies like this: “Think melt-in-your-mouth lemon shortbread cookies coated with powdered sugar.” YUM! Here’s how Carla used our lemon chips to add flavor and texture:

The original recipe called for crushed lemon drops, but I used the chips instead. When the cookies are fresh from the oven, they are soft and melted. When they cool, however, they become crunchy.

3. Coffee-and-Cream Espresso Beans
Featured in: Martha Stewart Weddings online

We can’t tell you how excited we are that our candy was part of the dessert table at the September wedding of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds! See the whole slideshow here. Try the coffee-and-cream espresso beans displayed at their Southern wedding, or pick your own candy colors!

4. Organic Bucket of Treats
Featured in: Greatist.com

Our Organic Bucket of Treats was one of 24 gifts featured in Greatist’s The Essential Holiday Gift Guide for Health Nuts. The editors made sure to note, “We weren’t paid or perked in any way for including these items. This is a list of gifts The Greatist Team picked out just because we like them.” Aw, shucks! Here’s what they said:

For all the favorite nuts in your life, order up a healthy bucket of organic treats. This gift includes granola, mixed nuts, trail mix, pistachios, figs, and even organic gummy bears. They even do all the wrapping for you!

5. Sixlets by Color
Featured in: Hostess with the Mostess

Our lime green sixlets filled a gorgeous candy jar on a holiday dessert table and cocoa bar. You can order your own sixlets by color! Here’s the concept behind this holiday display:

“All is Calm, All is Bright” from Silent Night inspired this serene Christmas Dessert Table & Cocoa Bar. Wanting to slow down the rush of the holiday season, Deanna of Mirabelle Creations, crafted a peaceful holiday party full of easy DIY elements like a coffee filter garland and homemade sweets including dainty flower topped sugar cookies.

6. Roasted Macadamia Nuts
Featured in: Martha Stewart Weddings, Fall 2012 issue

Our roasted macadamia nuts topped a cake in a feature on White Wedding Cakes. Here’s the mouth-wateringly good description:

Kick back and enjoy the sweet life with a spread of simple but beautiful cakes. Wendy Kromer used a petal-shaped mold to create these scalloped tiers, which are frosted in velvety buttercream laced with rum and topped with toasted macadamia nuts. Inside? Yellow cake layered with even more cream. Nearby bowls of roasted nuts are not only thematically on point; they also encourage snacking and admiring the mouthwatering confections up close.

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With the leaves changing and weather cooling down, fall wedding season is in full swing! One modern tradition we love is creating a wedding candy buffet on a table decorated in the theme of the wedding.

Jordan almonds are a classic choice for both favors and wedding candy buffets. In Italian wedding tradition, five almonds given as favors to guests in small bags or boxes symbolize five blessings for the health of the bride and groom: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and longevity.

There are plenty of other colorful candies to choose from, as well! Our candy by color chart helps you pick from a broad palette, and our color samplers include a variety of treats. For example, our orange sampler contains candies including Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds, Pastel Creamy Chocolate Apricots, and Peach Fruit Slices.

Here are a few ideas for how to create a wedding candy buffet:

• Add seasonal touches to the candy buffet table, such as autumn leaves for a fall wedding or wildflowers in the spring.
• Choose two colors of candy that represent you and your partner (such as each of your favorite colors, or the ones you’re wearing in the wedding) and blend them together to symbolize joining together in marriage.
• Fill large glass jars with a single color of candy, or create layers different colors.
• Send guests home with colored candies tied up in little tulle bags as wedding favors.

What are your ideas for creating a festive wedding candy buffet?

Are you hosting a summer wedding, shower, or other celebration? Our nutty family loves parties, and there’s nothing sweeter than treating your guests to a candy buffet!  To inspire you, we’ve put together a candy buffet gallery.

If you’re looking for a wedding candy buffet, we’ve got wedding candy galore! With our candy by color selection, you’re sure to find the perfect match for your theme, whether you’d like a classic white candy buffet, an outdoor candy buffet, or a dazzling hot pink candy buffet. We have a large selection of personalized candy favors, too, in case that’s the treat you’d prefer for your guests.

If you’re planning a baby shower, we’ve got you covered, too! Regardless of whether it’s a boy, a girl, or a surprise, our candy buffet gallery has something for everyone: a baby girl shower candy buffet, a baby boy shower candy buffet, and a green candy buffet (and that’s just the start!).

Take advantage of the warm summer months with a spring candy buffet, a summer candy buffet, or a rustic snack buffet. Or, throw a birthday party decorated with a classic birthday candy buffet, a beach candy buffet, or a carnival candy buffet.

Candy Buffet Planning Tips

1. Start with an inspiration board for your buffet – photos of candy buffets that you like, candies, decorations, and fabric swatches.
2. You need about 1/4 to 1/2 pounds of candy per guest, but keep in mind that you should get enough candy for your table to look full and opulent. You may want to draw out a plan for how you will arrange the candy containers on your table.
3. Consider starting with 5-10 different types of candy. More variety of candy adds color and character to your buffet.
4. Don’t forget a backdrop!  For more dramatic effect, you can set your buffet against an interesting wall, in the middle of a room, or outside. Or purchase an interesting fabric and pin it on the wall against which you’re planning to display your buffet.

Check out even more of our candy buffet tips.  And, if you need help designing your candy buffet or candy favors, our Candy Concierge is here to help! Contact our specialists at care@nuts.com or 800-558-6887 for advice and support.

Have a sweet celebration!

We love candy buffets! They’re an absolutely perfect addition to any big day or party, such as a wedding, birthday party or baby shower.

Sweet candy buffets give your guests a great treat, and with the right design, they can pair beautifully with your party colors and theme. Our candy buffet gallery offers some wonderful suggestions for colors and themes that will make your candy buffet sparkle! Each photo in our candy buffet gallery includes design tips and a list of featured sweets. Dig in!

What could be sweeter for a baby shower than a Baby Girl Shower Candy Buffet, with pink, green and white sweets, or a Baby Boy Shower Candy Buffet, with sophisticated and whimsical treats and colors? A Birthday Candy Buffet, packed with treats like lollipops and rock candy, will please kids (and adults) of all ages. And a classically lovely White Candy Buffet looks just perfect at any wedding reception. It’s the sweetest way for guests to remember your big day!

Of course, you can also design your own masterpiece. Our candy by color section makes it easy and fun to select sweets that pair perfectly with your theme and event colors. We even have some candy buffet tips for first-timers. You’ll have a blast creating your sweet candy buffet with Nuts.com’s premium treats.

You may also want to include candy favors in your event. Our candy favors are available in both ready-to-order and personalized varieties. Check out the favor combinations we’ve put together or assemble your own using our easy personalized candy favors creator. Choose your container, candy, candy color and label for custom candy favors that are just right for your big day!

If you need help designing your candy buffet or candy favors, our Candy Concierge is here to help! Contact our specialists at care@nuts.com or 800-558-6887 for tips and advice.

Have you ever designed a candy buffet? What are some of your favorite themes and color combinations?

St. Patrick’s Day is just a couple weeks away, and we have some fantastic treats for the little leprechauns in your life! If you’re planning a St. Patrick’s Day party or candy buffet, consider including some gorgeous green candy. These sweets are as tasty as they are pretty, and they’ll lend a festive air to just about any get-together.

Leprechan’s Delight (otherwise known as kelly green chocolate covered sunflower seeds) is just perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. One of our favorite uses for this lovely treat (besides eating it by the handful) is using it to top cupcakes or ice cream sundaes, along with some green sprinkles. Leprechan’s Delight also makes a wonderful substitute for chocolate chips in your favorite cookie recipe. Give it a whirl!

If you’re making goodie bags, you may also want to incorporate some of our other varieties of fabulously green candy. We love green treats like gummy frogs, dark green M&M’s, green apple gummy bears, Jelly Belly watermelon and green apple licorice twists. If you’re feeling nostalgic, you may want to check out classic sweets such as sour apple fruit slices, lime candy sticks and green rock candy sticks. You can see our full selection of green candy in the candy by color section of Nuts.com.

What are some of your favorite green goodies for St. Patrick’s Day?

Looking for something sweet to jazz up your wedding, shower or party? We offer candy in all colors of the rainbow, so you’re bound to find something that suits the theme of your next big event! Take a peek at our candy by color section to find a huge variety of treats in all the hottest hues.

Red is one of the most popular colors for wedding parties, and we can see why! It’s bright and elegant, with a hint of fun. Our red candy includes sweets that suit a wide variety of tastes, including red Sixlets, Twizzler cherry bites, watermelon drops and pastel chocolate strawberries.

Purple is a rising star in the wedding world, and our purple candy comes in a variety of regal hues, from lilac to lavender. Dig into our blueberry yogurt pretzels, pastel milk chocolate blueberries, grape gummy bears and purple M&Ms.

What could be sweeter than pink candy? It’s lovely for wedding and baby showers, and perfect for princess-themed parties.  Treats like Good & Plenty, Strawberry Puffs, gummy pigs and pink shimmer gum balls add a splash of simple rose to any occasion.

Green candy is great, and we have no shortage of treats in this tempting color! Try some mint cookies malted milk balls, Andes Mints, green apple sour straws and Jelly Belly watermelon jelly beans at your next event.

Blue is a common and lovely choice for many wedding candy buffets, and we have blue candy ranging from classy to wacky! Serve up some Tiffany blue chocolate lentils and blue and white Jordan almonds if you’re leaning toward traditional décor, and throw in some gummy blue sharks and sour blue soda bottles if you’re feeling adventurous.

Sunny orange candy and yellow candy add sparkle to just about any special event.  Make sure to include orange slices, orange shimmer pearls, lemon drops and mango Australian licorice.

What are some of your favorite colors?

Want to spice up your wedding or special event? We highly recommend that you include some selections from our huge line of red candy in your favors, centerpieces and candy buffets!

We love cinnamon-flavored treats! If you share a similar hankering for these hot, hot, hot candies, check out our sweet cinnamon bears. These cute and chewy gummies aren’t too spicy, but they do pack a refreshing punch. You can also find that cinnamon flavor you crave in old-timey items like cinnamon imperials and Atomic Fireballs.

For a sweeter spin on red candy, try cherry-flavored creations. We love cherry sours, cherry drops and Jelly Belly very cherry jelly beans. Gummy goodies like gummy cherries also take the cake!

Fun and unique red candy includes selections from our huge line of gummy candy, such as gummy red and black raspberries, gummy peaches and gummy strawberries. We also adore all things licorice, including red Australian licorice and red licorice bites. Red Swedish Fish also tend to be a huge hit!

Classic red candy that’s sure to please includes items like red Jordan almonds and red chocolate covered sunflower seeds. French burnt peanuts and mint balls are also great additions to any candy buffet.

What are some of your favorite red candies?

Using candy to sweeten a wedding, shower or other special event is a breeze! Just hop on over to our wedding and events section to view our wide variety of treats and treasures for your special day, then let the planning begin!

Candy buffets are one of the newest and most stylish ways to showcase candy at an event. (Even Khloe Kardashian had a custom candy buffet at her wedding reception!) Wedding candy, in particular, looks great in a candy buffet and it give guests a memorable gift to take home. Shop for candy by color, theme or price, and arrange your choices in clear vases, glasses and jars. Supply your guests with bags or boxes, outfit each container of candy with a scoop and let your friends and loved ones build custom favors using your favorite candy.

Speaking of favors, did you know that NutsOnline offers candy favors that are appropriate for many occasions? These elegant tins and jars, filled with the wedding candy of your choice, are fantastic offerings for guests at weddings, showers and parties. You can even add a sticker or sweet note to each container. They’re perfect for your next celebration!

Centerpieces filled with wedding candy are also a fantastic way to showcase your favorite sweets. Less expensive than fresh flowers and just as sweet, candy centerpieces definitely take the cake. Choose candy that fits with your event colors or theme, and fill large glass containers with the treats to set in the center of the table. Choose containers that are low enough for seated diners to see over, and make sure to include scoops or tongs so that guests know they’re welcome to help themselves throughout the evening!

What are some of the ways you’ve incorporated candy into a wedding, shower or other special event? We’d love to see some pictures of your beautiful displays (particularly if they included NutsOnline products)! Post your pictures on our Facebook wall, tweet them to us at @Nuts_Online or email them to Kathleen [at] NutsOnline [dot] com.

When you’re buying sweets for a special event, you’ll want to make sure they get to you safe and sound. Never fear! NutsOnline is here!

We offer fabulous shipping options for our supplies for special events, wedding candy buffets and favors. Why? Because we care! We want to make sure your treats arrive safely, quickly and ready for your big day.

We start by packaging your treats in our sturdy 1 lb. or 5 lb. pouch-style bags. These bags have resealable tops for easy use, making it simpler to assemble your candy buffet and candy favors (and to store the leftovers).

After we have your order ready to go, we pack the sweets up in boxes with packing peanuts. But these aren’t just any packing supplies! NutsOnline has a strong commitment to the environment. As such, we currently use only 100 percent post-consumer recycled cardboard boxes and starch biodegradable packing peanuts to ship our products. The peanuts can either be thrown away to break down naturally, or they can be dissolved under running water in your sink for even easier disposal. The boxes are fully recyclable.

Want to know how much it’ll cost to ship your order? Skip on over to our shipping estimator to find out. This handy tool can tell you approximately how much each shipping option we offer will be to ship to your zip code.

If time is of the essence, don’t worry! We’re anxious to get your treats to you as fast as we can. All U.S. orders placed by 4 p.m. EST will ship out the same day. Our candy favors ship in three to five business days.

We also offer additional safeguards to ensure your order gets to you in pristine condition. If you’re ordering delicate items such as chocolate, gummies and other candy during the hot summer months, we highly recommend that you opt for our heat-resistant packaging. This packaging includes a cold pack and a special insulated bag that keeps your order chilly throughout its journey. If you require heat-resistant packaging, you should also choose UPS 2^nd Day Air shipping to make sure your candy arrives with the cold pack intact. We can only guarantee the heat-resistant packaging for up to 48 hours. You may also want to avoid shipping your order over a weekend to get it to your home as quickly as possible.

Here at NutsOnline, we take your special event seriously, and we want shopping with us to be fun and trouble-free! If you have any questions about shipping, ordering or just our products in general, please don’t hesitate to contact us at CustomerService@NutsOnline.com or 800-558-6887. We’d love the opportunity to help make your special day even sweeter!