The Newest Member of our Haus!

Her name is Valentine (for now!) We got her Southern HOPE Humane Society in Roswell. She was found in Dalton, GA on Valentines Day (thus the name.)

We will bring her home in about a week once her little brace comes off. They gave us a this great DVD for training the little one for free! It was produced by Animal Planet and Publix.

The Wedding Details :: Candy Bar {Part 1}

I saw a beautiful candy bar at an event where I worked and knew that I would have to have one at our wedding. Jason is also known for having a stash of candy at all times in arms reach. So since I was marring a man with a sweet tooth, it would only make sense to have all his favorite treats for our guest.

If you do a candy bar, keep in mind your guest count. We had right at 100 guests and bought enough candy for 200 guests. Jason loves the leftovers we keep in a drawer here at the house. We took advantage of all the Halloween candy sales on November 1st. If you have a wedding in the middle of summer, you may want to consider skipping the chocolate and go for the hard candy. It was a balmy 27 degrees the morning of our wedding - so that was not an issue at our reception!

The trick to beautiful candy bar is the look of the containers. Make them consistent. We choose to have jars with pedestals. Here are some other versions of the candy bar that you might want to consider.

A Popcorn Bar

A Homemade Cookie Bar - first seen here.

Other Variations to consider

• Dessert buffet
• Petit Fours Station
• Dipped Strawberry Buffet (have a reception server inject liqueurs into the hollow part of the strawberries)
• Carmel Apple Buffet (fall weddings)
• Cupcake buffet