Introducing Our New Wedding & Wedding Shower Candy Buffet!

Happy new year! It's officially January. Which means wind chill warnings abound in our neck of the woods and my pink Snuggie and I re-kindle our old friendship.

January is also sort of the unofficial kick off of wedding season, and right away in January we are exhibiting at two local wedding shows. One was today, and one is next weekend.

Today's show was hosted by Diamond MC Entertainment, which my brother-in-law and sister-in-law run. They hosted it at the Miller Hill Mall, and so naturally with so many friends involved, we exhibited there today. Next Saturday we will also be exhibiting at the Duluth Bridal Show at the DECC. Sadly, I wasn't able to exhibit at the expo today, I spent my afternoon coloring Frozen pictures and racing toy cars. However, I'll be joining Peter at next weekend's show.

With the start of wedding season, Peter and I decided it was time to finally execute a theme for a wedding candy buffet we had been talking about for a long time. We think it's perfect for the current trends of many of the weddings we have seen lately.

Behold, the vintage shabby chic candy buffet! Peter and I worked hours on this, long conversations about what it would look like notwithstanding.

Now, I super-love this theme because it is so my taste. The vintage, farmhouse chic, shabby chic, whatever-ya-call-it look is slowly taking over my home decor as well. It felt good to channel our love for this type of look into a candy buffet.

The great thing about this candy buffet is it translates well into bridal showers or baby showers as well.

If you missed the wedding show today, come out and see us at the one next week. We hope you like the new buffet as much as we do!

Introducing... Popcorn Buffets!

We are very excited to introduce a line we added to A Sweet Event recently, popcorn buffets! We have found them to be a great extension of the candy buffets we have been offering for some time.

So far, the popcorn buffets have made an appearance at two events, a wedding and the Pretty Princess picnic in Duluth that Clara recently attended. The picnic was put on by Pretty Princess Parties in Duluth, and as usual, they did a fantastic job. They add so much fun to every event they do. I love all of the memories Clara will have from these events, as we all know she loves all things princess! Here are some photos from both events including Clara with her current favorite princesses at the picnic- Anna and Elsa from Frozen.

If you are in the Duluth or Twin Ports area, and are looking to add a unique touch to your wedding or next event, consider one of our popcorn buffets, available now!

Duluth Bridal Expo

Today Peter and I took the Sweet Event candy buffets and cupcake vending machine to the bridal expo here in Duluth.

This is the first time we've debuted both services to a massive audience here in the Twin Ports. Both services went over very well with the brides we met. 

For the candy buffets, many brides said they had wanted a candy buffet at their wedding, but didn't know we existed, so they were attempting to pull one together themselves. They soon realized it was a large undertaking, and were grateful to find our service.

"WHAT. IS. THIS!?" Was a very typical question we heard upon someone walking up to the cupcake vending machine. They laughed, they yelled, they had their pictures taken with it. 

We had two definite hits on our hands today. It was fun to meet so many new people, and also work together. We do make a fantastic team.

My mom and dad graciously spent the better part of the day today with Clara and Logan so I could help with the show. We had a lot of fun working together and being there together to see two of our dreams, years in the making finally take shape and see the public's reaction to them.

As always, we are so thankful to God for the provisions, ideas, and opportunities He has presented to our business. When we first started our vending business 4 years ago this month, we had a lot of big dreams for this business and the implications for our family life. We didn't know how we would get there, but God did. Today is potentially a big turning point for our business, and we are humbled and thankful for the possibilities it holds!

The Cupcake Vending Machine Debut!

Today was a big day for our little business. Today we debuted our cupcake vending machine to the world. Peter took the machine and the candy buffet to a small wedding workshop hosted by his brother's DJ company, Diamond MC Entertainment.

It was a good test run to see how it looked and functioned. Peter said the machine had positive feedback, and we are looking forward to the big wedding expo in Duluth next Saturday. 

This was a lot of hard work and planning come to fruition. We are so excited and we are looking forward to offering this service to the Northland!