When it comes to wedding favours and sweets, we have a confession to make here in the WeddingDates office…. We have a problem with retro sweets. We’re all hooked! Collectively, we’ll all vow “never again” at the end of the month, but, when Karen or Tom spots a cute cupcake photo on Facebook or someone’s birthday comes up, we HAVE to pig out!
Now, I’m not blameless here. Every time there’s a special offer in the local shop, I come back with nearly a crate of Oreos… Okay not a crate, but you get the picture! So, when I discovered The Gobstopper and realized they also do wedding favours, I figured we needed to do research (for the sake of our WeddingDaties brides and grooms of course).
The independent vintage shop from Hale Village in Cheshire is just adorable and is run by couple Lisa and Mark who opened up just two years ago and have already become a local success.
Falling in love with their story, I headed to the website to the ‘Click n’ Mix’ section of their site, where I picked out Turkish Delights, Shrimp and Alphabet Letters. One word… Yum!
I’m a little bit of a sugar pixie fairy, so the tangy taste of Alphabet Letters suited me just fine and I’ve always had a love for Turkish Delights. All-in-all I was very happy with my choices… But I do regret not thinking about how they would taste and look together!
When the package came… I was elated! The box was quickly picked up and devoured by the WeddingDates team like a pack of zombies at the sight of some fresh brains (excuse the Halloween themed metaphor!).
The cute little mason jar came with mine and Ciara’s name (I’m sure we’d make a lovely couple!) which was a thoughtful touch. I loved the retro style of the packaging and the idea of re-using the jar afterwards (it’s going to make a lovely spot for my pens and nic-nacs!).
All in all, we were fairly pleased with the results, which is high praise, considering that we’re not that easy to please!
