Project Wedding: A House Divided Candy Bar

Carla and David had a fabulous rustic themed wedding. The decor fit the theme perfect, except for the amazing detail of the candy bar. 

Carla is a huge Alabama fan, and David roots for Auburn, so Carla wanted that reflected in some aspect of the wedding. A house divided candy bar was the perfect addition to their reception. 

Half of the table held orange and blue candy, while the other half had red and white candy. Carla came up with the concept, and I made it happen, making cute little labels with ribbon and an adorable wreath. Bags were provided for guests to fill and take home as wedding favors.  

The labels for the candy jars were easy enough to make. I just printed the candy names in pretty fonts, cut them out, then cut them out in a pretty shape, and cut a larger shape in the colored cardstock to go behind them. I used glue dots to secure the ribbon around the candy jars and to stick the labels on the ribbon. 

For the Candy Bar wreath, I used a vine wreath and painted a piece of unfinished wood. The Candy Bar plaque was my favorite part! I freehanded it, so it took awhile to finish but was worth it. For the ribbon, instead of buying a roll of burlap in each color that I needed, I spray painted one roll of offwhite burlap ribbon. I make a lot of Alabama and Auburn crafts, so I had spray paint on hand in the colors that I needed. The houndstooth print was drawn on with a sharpie. Again, very time consuming, but well worth it. 

The Roll Tide and War Eagle candy buffet was very popular. The kids especially loved the candy. It also sparked some fun football debates between the Alabama and Auburn fans. Alabama's the best, of course. Roll Tide!  

Thanks for joining me for my Project Wedding series. I only have a few more posts in the series, then on to other things! Click below to see other projects from Carla and David's wedding.

1. Carla + David, A Rustic, Country Wedding
2. Invitations and Programs
3. DIY Rustic Wedding Signs
4. The Decor
5. A Country Flower Girl
6. The Cakes
7. A House Divided Candy Bar

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Project Wedding: The Cakes

I'm continuing my Project Wedding series with something every wedding must have - the cakes! Carla and David's rustic wedding was no exception. Carla knew she wanted a rustic looking cake. She found some very pretty examples on Pinterest.

The Inspiration: 

Whipped Bakeshop

Style Me Pretty

AprilHilerDesigns on Etsy

Junebug Weddings

Carla decided to incorporate little bits of all her inspirational cakes. She used two stacked grapevine wreaths for the base of her cake. For the flower on the side she found a burlap flower at Hobby Lobby and pinned an old broach to it. She attached the twiggy branches found at Michael's behind the burlap flower. We also glued lace ribbon to burlap strips for each tier of the cake. 

So, pretty much, the wonderful lady who made her cake made a plain white cake that we added all of the decorations to. I helped my mother-in-law attach the burlap strips to each tier, and I was extremely nervous I was going to screw something up. But, it turned out fine. And, the cake was a white cake with divinity icing. Delicious!   

Carla also went with a cake topper from AprilHilerDesigns on Etsy. It matched the vine wreaths really well. 

David really didn't care what was on his cake. He wanted the groom's table with the cake to reflect one of his favorite things - pool. That is how Carla and David met, playing on the same team in a billiards league. So, he had a basic chocolate cake with a tree ring base to go along with the rustic theme. His table had a vase with billiard balls and pictures of him and Carla with their pool team. 

I thought the cakes turned out fabulous! They went with Carla and David's rustic, country wedding theme really well. And, they were delicious! 

Thanks for joining me for my Project Wedding series. Only a few more posts to go, including a fun highlight of the candy buffet! Click below to see other projects from Carla and David's wedding.

1. Carla + David, A Rustic, Country Wedding
2. Invitations and Programs
3. DIY Rustic Wedding Signs
4. The Decor
5. A Country Flower Girl
6. The Cakes
7. A House Divided Candy Bar - Alabama v. Auburn

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