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Purple & Gold Candy & Dessert Table: Moroccan Themed Shower

03/23/2013 12:55:00

We're so excited to share images of the Moroccan themed candy & dessert buffet we created for Angela's Bridal Shower at Testa's in Southington, Connecticut. The purple & gold sweets table coordinated perfectly with the rest of the decor throughout Angela's Moroccan themed party.

The entire table was covered in purple, gold & chocolate sweets. Some of our favorites included Chocolate Covered Apples & Pretzels, Rock Candy, Chocolate Coins, M&M's & Grape Gummy Bears. Yum! Please enjoy the pictures!

Angela's personalized rock candy sticks

Chocolate Covered Apples in purple & gold

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels in lanterns

We created these Custom Gold Candy Boxes so Angela's guests could take their sweets home with them. Perfect for a favor!

More pics of the table

Custom sign to let Angela's guests know when the sweets table will open

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Would you like us to sweeten up your next event? Please contact us for availability and pricing.

Silver & White Candy Buffet: Stephanie & Mike's Wedding

03/11/2013 14:40:00

We're so excited to share photos of the white & silver candy & dessert table that we created for Stephanie & Michael's wedding at the Saybrook Point Inn.

We met the beautiful bride, Stephanie at the Hartford Bridal Expo, where she fell in love with the glitzy white & silver candy table that we had on display. Stephanie was envisioning something very similar for their elegant wedding at the Inn..........lots of bling, tons of glam & loads of goodies. This wedding was right up our alley!

Take a look at the 12 foot spread of delicious desserts & candies that Stephanie & Michael provided to their wedding guests. We heard the table was a huge hit!

Designer Chocolate Covered Oreos & Personalized Candy Buffet Sign

The very popular Jumbo Cupcakes......with cupcake wrappers & signs

Polka Dot Oreos & Rock Candy Bling

More pics of the table

Would you like us to create a candy or dessert table for your next event? Please e-mail us at thecandybrigade@cox.net.

Pink & White Candy Table: Christening in New York

03/03/2013 17:08:00

Only a few more weeks until spring & we cannot wait! As I sit here under my warm fuzzy blanket, I can't help but daydream about the exciting trip we took to Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club in Mamaroneck, New York. The club is located on a stunning multi-acre waterfront estate with breathtaking views of Long Island Sound. Ahhhhhhh..... we must go back.

So, why did we make the trip? We were contacted by Nareen, a fabulously fun mom who wanted to make her daughter, Adrianna's baptism a day to remember. As soon as Nareen started telling us about Adrianna's celebration, we knew one of our custom designed candy buffets would fit in perfectly.

For Adrianna's party, we created a very sparkly, extremely elegant candy table all decorated in pink & white. Some of yummy sweets included Chocolate Covered Pretzels, personalized Pixy Stix & Rock Candy (created especially for Adrianna).

We provided custom embossed candy favor bags so guests could enjoy themselves for days or weeks to come.

Is your bundle of joy having a special day? Contact us to get more info on our custom designed candy & dessert tables. Oh...and please make sure you like us on Facebook.

Rustic Dessert Table: Snow White Photo Shoot with Sassy Mouth Photography

02/18/2013 21:36:00

Mirror Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? Well......after getting our hands on the fabulous images from this fairytale photo shoot we participated in, our answer is clearly Marisa from Sassy Mouth Photography. Believe me......even the Queen would agree!

Marisa reached out to us about a month ago to ask if we would be interested in participating in a Snow White inspired photo shoot with a group of other very talented local vendors. Ummmm....of course! We immediately started thinking about what we wanted to create for the shoot. It didn't take long to decide that we wanted to design a rustic dessert table for Snow White & her seven little friends that would coordinate with the whimsy woodland theme that Marisa was envisioning. For the table design, we rounded up our blue birds, branches, moss and our very popular rustic table skirt. For desserts? Our Mini Apple Pies, Chocolate Covered Oreos, and Chocolate Covered Apples had to make an appearance. We made an apple for each dwarf and an oh so special apple for Snow White.

Here is the team of incredible individuals that participated in this amazing project.

Photography: Sassy Mouth Photography

Set Design & Decor: Country Girl Collections

Cake: A Little Imagination Cakes

Dessert Table: The Candy Brigade

Stationary: AvantGarde Design

Flowers: HGK Design

Hair: That Girl....

Make Up: All Dolled Up

Dress: Bliss Bridal

Models: Meghan & Tom

We are sharing lots of pictures of the dessert table (we loved so many of them) as well as images of some of the other beautiful details from the shoot - all taken by the amazing Marisa at Sassy Mouth Photography. Enjoy!

We made a fancy little apple just for Snow White. The apple was displayed on our handmade rustic swing, which we hung from manzanita branches.

Seven mini apple pies..........one for each dwarf.

More pics of the table

Chocolate Covered Oreos

We provided a Chocolate Covered Caramel Apple for each of Snow White's seven special little guests, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful & Grumpy, along with Snow White's fancy red apple.

The beautiful Snow White

Apple pies

Snow White looked flawless! Her hair was styled by That Girl.... and make up by All Dolled Up.

Pretty stationary by AvantGarde Desig n displayed on a rustic seating chart provided by Anna at Country Girl Collections.

Fabulous cake created by the talented Hope of A Little Imagination Cakes

Country Girl Collections styled this adorable table for Snow White's seven little friends. Flowers provided by HGK Designs, dwarf cakes by A Little Imagination Cakes, and seating cards by AvantGarde Design.

Beautiful wedding dress by Bliss Bridal

Our absolute favorite pic from the shoot......breathtaking!

Thanks for checking out the photos. A special thank you to Marisa at Sassy Mouth and Anna at Country Girl Collections for inviting us to be a part of this magical shoot! We loved working with you and all of the other incredible vendors.

The Candy Brigade: Hartford & Spingfield Bridal Expos

01/19/2013 11:08:00

We had a fun couple of weeks showcasing our stylish sweets at the Hartford & Springfield Bridal Expos. Jenks Productions puts together a great show packed with some of the most talented people in the the industry. We had an awesome time talking to all of the sweet couples along with their fabulous family & friends.

For both shows, we displayed one of our most sophisticated & sparkling tables, The Glammy. The Glammy is always elegantly dressed in white tulle and loads of crystals & bling. We styled the table in classic black & white & loaded it with some of our most beautiful sweets, including Chocolate Covered Pretzels & Oreos, Rock Candy Sticks with Bling, Gumball Necklaces & the oh so popular Chocolate Covered Apples.

We also brought along jumbo cupcakes & delicious mini apple pies. Each mini pie is homemade with a pound of Granny Smith apples. Did we say "mini"?

Here are some pics from the show..

Our Chocolate Covered Apples are so popular. Each Granny Smith was dipped in caramel & white chocolate. We topped them off with some Candy Brigade sparkle & bling. Beautiful & tasty!

Our signature Rock Candy Sticks with Bling

At the show, we met so many couples that were opting for cupcakes in lieu of cake for their wedding. We love this idea! Cupcakes can be dressed up beautifully and guests love them because they can take their dessert home. Just like all of our other sweets, our cupcakes are personalized to match the couple's wedding colors & style.

How fancy are these gumball necklaces? Adding a few of these pretty little jewels to your candy table looks fabulous.

All of our candy & dessert tables come with custom favor bags. Once the table opens, guests grab a favor bag & fill it up with all of their favorite sweets. What an awesome wedding favor!

These personalized Whirly Pops are a great addition to the candy buffet.

More pics of the candy & dessert table

These mini apple pies make great wedding & shower favors. We place each pie in a beautifully decorated box - you pick the color & design. Each pie box includes a fork & a knife, or 2 forks and a knife if you're giving out one per couple. Guests love these!!! We've been told that they have a hard time surviving the car ride home!

We had such an awesome time at the Hartford & Springfield Bridal Expos this year! The show was extremely successful for us. We couldn't have done it without 2 of the best helpers - who did a wonderful job working our booth with us. Thank you Angela & Erin! We hope you will join us again next year!

Would you like us to sweeten up your special day? Send us an e-mail at thecandybrigade@cox.net.

Beach Bling Candy Table

11/04/2012 23:42:00

As the weather gets colder, we thought we would share some images to remind us of summer. We designed this gorgeous candy & dessert buffet for Angelica & Kevin's Beach Bling Wedding held at The Water's Edge Resort & Spa in Westbrook, Connecticut. The sweets table was styled around their wedding colors of green and brown. The table was filled with candy and lots of Chocolate Covered Goodies - Pretzels, Strawberries, Apples and Oreos!

We loved how well the table coordinated with Angelica & Kevin's gorgeous wedding.

Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels

White Chocolate & Milk Chocolate Covered Oreos

Candy....

Custom Candy Favor Bags

Peanut Butter Cups....a must have for any candy buffet!

Chocolate Covered Apples with BLING

Up next on the Blog? A fun candy table for a Moroccan Themed Bridal Shower.

New York Yankees Candy Table

10/07/2012 10:50:00

When we asked our little princess what she wanted to do for her 6th birthday, her response was , "I want a baseball party.......with the New York Yankees". Hmmm...............her vision was a little different than what we had in mind. She's always had such beautiful girly parties. How could we give our little girl the baseball party she was hoping for, but still keep it fabulous and girly?

We came up with the perfect theme.............a "Swanky Yankees" themed party! The perfect combination of baseball and glamor. A Yankees themed party, but all glammed out in pink and gold. Gold is making a serious comeback and we've been dying to use some of our beautiful gold items. Perfect!

Here are some images of the "Swanky Yankees" candy & dessert table we designed for our adorable 6 year old. Some of our favorite swanky treats included Chocolate Covered Apples, Chocolate Covered Oreos, Marshmallow Puffs, Bubblegum Jelly Beans, Chocolate Covered Twinkies, Baseball Whirly Pops and a beautiful cake by Sugarbelle.

Not a Yankees fan? This baseball themed candy table can be designed with any team. Please contact us for pricing.

Pink and gold candy boxes and Chocolate Covered Oreos.

Oreos

Rock Candy on a Stick & Chocolate Covered Twinkies

Whirly Pops topped with custom labels

Chocolate Covered Apples & Custom Chocolate Bars

Mini Candy Jars

What's a Yankees party without "Jeter Juice"? We made these adorable drink containers and straw toppers.

Jeter Juice.....

More pics of the table.....

Signage

Our adorable little Yankee fan

Cute & Colorful Candy Buffet

08/27/2012 21:12:00

We're so excited to share photos of the cute and colorful candy buffet we designed for a Bar & Bat Mitzvah Show over the summer. This bright candy table is perfect for a young child or teen party.

We used only bright and bold candies throughout the table - M&M's, Skittles, Whirly Pops, Candy Dots, Rock Candy & Rainbow Oreos. Our favorite detail? The 8 foot long Candy Garland which we handmade using giant rainbow colored gumballs. Fun!!

Check out the Gumball Garland.....

Gumball Necklaces

We hope you enjoyed!

White and Pink Candy Buffet: Bridal Shower

08/22/2012 22:40:00

This ones for the girly girls that love all things pretty! Take a look at the glamorous candy & dessert buffet we created for our friend Rosanna's Bridal Shower at the Glastonbury Hills Country Club. Rosanna surprised her guests with a fabulous sweets table which was blinged out in white, silver and hot pink. The table was covered in chocolate - Chocolate Covered Apples, Pretzels and Oreos to name a few. We also supplied Cupcakes, our popular Mini Apple Pies as well as lots of delicious candies. Rosanna's friends and family loved the stylish little treats.

Our blinged out Chocolate Covered Apples

Twelve feet of fabulous treats....

Chocolate Covered Pretzel Sticks

Homemade Mini Apple Pies - made with one pound of apples!!

Pretty Cupcakes

Sour watermelon

Rock Candy

Custom Embossed Candy Favor Bags

White & Milk Chocolate Covered Oreos

Thank you for checking out Rosanna's candy & dessert buffet. Stay tuned for pictures of the Viennese Table we styled for Rosanna & Eric's wedding at the Water's Edge Resort.

Superhero Candy Table

08/19/2012 22:50:00

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a.........Superhero Party! What is it about Superheros that gets the adrenaline rushing in every kid? Imagine the excitement on Shane's face when he got his first glimpse of his very own Superhero Candy Buffet. That's right, we created a Superhero Candy Table for Shane's 4h Birthday Party held at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort. Shane's favorite heros, the Hulk, Iron Man, Spiderman and Wonder Woman all showed up to join the party. Shane's favorite candies made an appearance too.....Swedish Fish, Jelly Bellies, Rock Candy, Gummy Worms, Pez Heads, Sour Patch, Candy Bars, Gummy Worms and many more. Below are some pics of Shane's Superhero Candy Buffet.

Custom candy containers and centerpiece box

Our custom designed faux gumball machine

Candy Buffet Sign

Superhero Whirly Pops

Thank you for checking out Shane's Superhero Candy Table. We would like to thank Shane's mom, Monique for allowing us to be a party of Shane's 4th Birthday Party. If you would like to check out Shane's Cars Themed Candy Buffet for his 3rd birthday, click here. Or, if you want some more Superhero inspiration, take a look at our Batman Candy Buffet.