To round out this Jamie-filled week of posts, I thought I’d write about this cool little shop we stopped in while waiting for a portrait session. The Sugar Cube is located on 210 North Lee Street in Alexandria VA, and you can find them online here: http://www.sugarcubesweets.com/
What struck me most about this candy store was the array of candies that I could immediately envision at weddings. Since they’re local, it’d be a great way to incorporate local foods and favors into your wedding. Plus, they take custom requests, so if you’ve been looking for a certain kind of candy or chocolate for a while, you may want to inquire!
I’m totally into color-coordination for weddings (as you’ve seen with the amount of care I put into picking out each element of each CD and DVD packaging), and The Sugar Cube was filled with possibilities.
In the center of the room were rows of what looked like M&Ms, but without the branding – in all different colors. I was blown away! I mean, I’ve seen a lot of couples buy M&Ms in their colors in bulk, but had they considered going to a local store and getting the same candy but without having to pay for the M&M branding?!
Plus, they sell Jordan almonds and JellyBelly jellybeans in a huge spectrum of colors. I bought a bunch of jellybeans for myself (plum, pomegranate, and margarita flavored) as well as some dark-chocolate-covered espresso beans for Brad (they’re his favorite!).
I spoke with the woman at the counter briefly about what else they offer for weddings, and she told me that they’re actually developing a wedding section of the store! They already also sell “pearlescent” almonds as well as chocolate rocks and shells that would coordinate well with a beach wedding… I mean, the possibilities are really endless.
I’d highly recommend you stop by just to check it out and see what they have in stock – I was amazed at the variety of what they had on the shelves. Plus it was a cute, warm store… exactly the kind of break we needed on that cold day!
(Photos by Jamie Michaels)
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