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Popcorn bar

Nisa, on March 5, 2018 at 11:22 AM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 9

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Has anyone done a popcorn bar, or anyone considering one? I thought it would be a cute idea to have as a wedding favor. The only wedding favors I've truly used were the food ones 😂 I also think it's cute because I'm "sweet" (the quotes are there for a reason) and have a huge sweet tooth, but my fiance loves salty things.

The prices and everything seem good, but unfortunately I'm not very creative! If anyone has done this, what toppings, mix-ins, etc have you used? And what container? We'll have enough for everyone to have two cups or more, but I would like to keep the container around 1 cup to 1.5 cups, so that food doesn't get wasted. I noticed that people will always fill a container up if you give them one, even if they don't eat the food. I don't have a problem with people using multiple if they really need to, though.

I want to stay away from the traditional looking popcorn boxes/bags, and get something a little nicer, but what? Instead of regular soda at our wedding, we will have bottled glass soda from a local place (Fitz's soda, shout out to fellow STL brides)! So do to the fact that we will have these cute soda bottles and popcorn, maybe I should go with a retro looking bag?

Thoughts/opinions? What are some flavors and toppings that you would want as a guest? Unique container ideas?

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Latest activity by Amy, on March 5, 2018 at 3:24 PM

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Going to the chapel · on March 5, 2018 at 11:28 AM
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I've been to several weddings with popcorn bars. Many have used brown bags stamped with a wedding related monogram/stamp. I always like when they have several flavors of popcorn - butter, caramel, cinnamon, cheese. Mix ins have included M&Ms, nuts, different types of candy. Pinterest has a lot of different ideas for what to serve and how to serve.
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Stephanie · on March 5, 2018 at 11:30 AM
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What a great idea! I personally love kettle corn. I know there are gourmet shaker toppings you can get at the grocery store. (Different cheeses, ranch, cinnimon sugar, spicy etc) I believe Etsy has personalized popcorn bags if you wanted to go That route or you could look at a craft store and get inspired! Best of luck!
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BohoRN2017 · on March 5, 2018 at 12:05 PM
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We did, we had 2 savory options and 2 sweet options. We used 2 gallon glass containers to store. Then ordered pop corn bags from Etsy, the bags closed. Several guests ate popcorn there but also took them home. Very reasonably cost for a "late night" snack,
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Mrsbdg · on March 5, 2018 at 12:08 PM
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I used vintage popcorn boxes for my recessional pompom toss and they were wicked cheap on Amazon! Some fun "normal" add ins would be chocolate covered pretzels, M&Ms, ranch powder, chocolate covered peanuts, and sprinkles.

Please have sriracha or hot sauce! I know so many people love this! My theater just started setting them out and everyone's pumped about it! I also love chili powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper.

Smoked salt is amazing too!
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Devoted June 2018
NeLeibelToBe · on March 5, 2018 at 12:14 PM
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We are having a popcorn bar with popcorn from a local shop! We plan to keep it simple with 5 Flavors and no mix ins! We bought brown paper sacks and ordered a custom stamp from etsy and stamped each bag. We also bought five - 2 gallon glass cookie jars from Wal-Mart, one for each flavor!
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Nisa · on March 5, 2018 at 1:04 PM
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Love this idea! I was thinking boxes might spill, and I wanted bags, but the price for a custom bag is more than I would like to spend on something that someone will throw away lol. Thanks for the tip.
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Jessie · on March 5, 2018 at 2:10 PM
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I'm considering it. I'll only do 3 flavors though, cheese, butter, and caramel. I'm thinking about using large peach baskets with scoops so people can serve themselves. I know it will be messy but that's half the fun.
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Devoted June 2018
NeLeibelToBe · on March 5, 2018 at 2:12 PM
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Exactly my thoughts! FH really liked 'pop it like it's hot' but there were several on etsy! Since it was such I minor detail I didn't fight it lol!
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Amy · on March 5, 2018 at 3:24 PM
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We're doing popcorn. We're doing just butter-and-salt but we're bringing in the popcorn machine itself which I'm super excited about. We're just using the classic red and white striped bags, but we also have kind of a film theme to our reception so it fits.
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