DIY: A Bride's Guide to a Gourmet Popcorn Buffet

Are you planning your own wedding reception? Cupcakes that form a wedding cake and candy-themed buffets are the latest trend in wedding receptions these days, and you can create them yourself. For one hot idea, just read this DIY: a bride's guide to a gourmet popcorn buffet.

Your theme

Match the popcorn buffet to any meal selection that you serve at your wedding. Consider the type of cuisine before you choose your popcorn selections. A buffet like this is most suitable for an informal wedding, but could also make an elegant addition to a dessert buffet in a more formal affair.

Display

For this issue, too, take into account your wedding decorations. If you are going for a country vibe, serve popcorn in wicker baskets; if the big city is the theme, metal bins may look great. At an informal wedding, anything goes, so feel free to get creative and add ribbons or other colorful displays. However, even the most formal wedding are brightened up by a vibrant display of colored glass serving bins for the popcorn.  Make sure to have on-hand individual sized containers for your guests to use when serving themselves, as well as big serving utensils. Make the containers keepsake worthy by adding a beautiful label that is a smaller version of your wedding invitation.

Flavors

Whether you go with custom or pre-packaged, there are many gourmet popcorn flavors available. Consider all the options, such as caramel, chocolate, banana, blueberry, strawberry, watermelon, cotton candy, bubble gum, pina colada and various liqueur flavors.

Quantities

Of course you want to order enough gourmet popcorn in assorted flavors to serve each of your guests, plus a little extra to stay safe. In measuring popcorn, 1 cup is an average serving size for one person; however, take into account the size of the individual containers so that you can make sure there is enough popcorn for all the guests to fill theirs to the top.

It is no wonder popcorn buffets are so popular. The options are endless and you can put together a reasonably priced, creative buffet with little trouble.