I really love the idea of doing a sweet buffet and have looked at a couple and decided it is something I could do myself. I have plenty of bowls, jars etc that I can source from family so will just need to buy scoops, paper bags etc from the bay. Was just wondering if anyone has done their own and roughly how much the sweets costs?

H2B is against the idea as he thinks children will be running round throwing up everywhere... when I am sure it will be the adults. So I am trying to find a price that he can't say no to. I had so many ideas when we first got engaged such as photobooth, singing waiters etc that I have dropped due to cost so I am just going to use my powers of persuasion until I get a positive response. (Can't help thinking this is the MIL2be's thoughts and not h2b...sometimes she controls him like a puppet on a string - mini rant over!)

Hi, I too am doing a diy candy buffet. Ive bought jars, bowls ect.... From various places, 99p, I kea, the green supermarket, charity shops £10 altogether I spent. I bought my pink and white stripe bags off the bay 100 for something stupid like £1 and will get scoops from there and buy some pink ribbon for the scoops. I plan to get the sweets from mak ro which I plan to spend around £40-£50, if you know someone with a card, they have a website you can browse. That is to cater for 100 people. Quite reasonable as will act as favours and the stripe bags act as place settings with names on which they then use for there mix up.

After all this time I have finally found how to search through the posts. Thank you!

Im thinking of doing my own candy cart buffett alot of shops now sell the retro sweets its just getting jars and the bags and scoops which they sell on the bay of e i originally had a quote for 350 for the hire of the cart and sweets xx