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Yahoo! Even though I can’t win any of these giveaway, I’m pumped about the possibilities that are in store for y’all! With a sweet tooth as big as mine, dessert bars, candy bars and the like are often my favorite parts of weddings. And choosing the treats that will be served? Even better.

To celebrate Southern Weddings’ fourth birthday, we had to partner with Hammond’s Candies! We love their gourmet selections and nostalgic collection and they were even kind enough to provide us with tons of peppermint for last year’s Gingerbread Barn Building Competition.

To celebrate our birthday and four years of getting to know you awesome readers, we’re going to help you stock your dessert bars, candy bars, favors, or welcome bags with sugar galore!

To Enter: There are three ways to enter!
1. Leave a comment below telling us what your favorite nostalgia candy is.
2. Tweet “I just entered the @HammondsCandies giveaway on @iloveswmag!” Then come back here and leave a SEPARATE comment telling us you did so.
3. Like Hammond’s Candies and Southern Weddings on Facebook. Then come back here and leave a SEPARATE comment telling us you did so.

Win: One $50 gift certificate to Hammond’s Candies!

This giveaway will close on April 13! Good luck!

Don’t forget to enter yesterday’s giveaway with 240sweet here.

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
64 Comments
  1. avatar Somerset wedding gal reply

    Happy birthday!!! Favourite nostalgia candy? Gummy worms!

  2. avatar Kelly Edm reply

    I tweeted the giveaway! https://twitter.com/#!/jarslikejam/status/187157796301705216

  3. avatar Kelly Edm reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy would have to be ribbon candy. My grandma used to buy it every Christmas and it was always so fun to see the bright colors peaking through the candy jar. I haven’t had it in years, and last Christmas I finally found some, but unfortunately, it just wasn’t the same as grandma’s.

  4. avatar Emily reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy is the clear rock candy! Pure sugar – so sweet and delicious, and they look pretty too!

  5. avatar Laura reply

    I think my favorite nostalgia candy are the soft peppermints pillows. You could always count on my Nana having a dish at her house.

  6. avatar Sarah reply

    Happy Birthday!! My favorite is the All Natural Butterscotch Lollipop

  7. avatar Ashley @ Make It Darling reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy is Necco Wafers in chocolate…yummmmm!

  8. avatar Ashley @ Make It Darling reply

    I just tweeted about the giveaway!

  9. avatar Theresa reply

    Ribbon Candy!!

  10. avatar Laura reply

    I’ve always loved the rock candies!

  11. avatar Brandy reply

    I liked Hammond’s Candies and Southern Weddings on Facebook! My favorite nostalgia candy is the Butterscotch Lollipop. It brings back so many memories of my great-grandmother, “Big Mama”. :-)

  12. avatar Karen reply

    This website is so fun! I love the bit-o-honey!!! So good!

  13. avatar Bre C. reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy are Charleston Chews! My fiance and I just had some a few days ago, actually! They’re great :)

  14. avatar Selina reply

    I love Wonka Original Spree. Yum! :) Happy birthday to you.

  15. avatar Selina reply

    I tweeted here…https://twitter.com/#!/Camikinz21. Thank you.

  16. avatar Courtney Croxdale reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy would definitely be Zotz. I love that they were imported to the US in the 60’s from ITALY and their tongue-tickling fizz, but I especially love buying a string a cracker barrel and splitting them with my fiance!

  17. avatar Heather Oakes reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy has to be the candy cane! My grandmom always hung them on her Christmas tree, and we cousins would always sneak them off throughout the holiday season!

  18. avatar Heather Oakes reply

    I just tweeted!

  19. avatar Heather Oakes reply

    I just liked Hammond’s Candies and Southern Weddings (can’t believe I hadn’t already…) on Facebook!

  20. avatar megan reply

    werther’s! makes me think of my grandparents.

  21. avatar *LyndiLou* reply

    Oh, I’m SUCH a sweet tooth, so picking one is HARD! I love candy like Pop Rocks, Charleston Chew, Slap Stix, Razzles, Cow Tails and Rock Candy. Wow. Yum! :D

  22. avatar *LyndiLou* reply

    I liked your Facebook page and the one for Hammond’s as well! :)

  23. avatar Anna A. reply

    Love the peppermint lollipop!

  24. avatar Brittany Teague reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy is traditional Hershey’s candy bar. But of course rock candy is always a classic as well! Hard to decide!

  25. avatar Brittany Teague reply

    I tweeted I just entered the @HammondsCandies giveaway on @iloveswmag from @Abteague

  26. avatar Brittany Teague reply

    Liked Hammond’s Candies on facebook… and of course I already liked Southern Weddings on facebook.

  27. avatar laura reply

    rock candy! yum!

  28. avatar Amanda Zerra reply

    I LOVE ALL CANDY! AHH! My absolute favorite (besides the obvious, anything chocolate) would have to be lemon drops. I cannot get enough of them!

  29. avatar Rachel G. reply

    My favorite old candy is rock candy-it reminds me of going on field trips in elementary school where there would always be rock candy in the gift shop!

  30. avatar Robbie reply

    I have so many favorite nostalgic candies :) I love candy necklaces, because they remind me of when my sisters and I would ride bikes down to the dime store, and buy those, along with ring pops, push pops, etc. with our allowance money! We have so many great memories of that dime store and the candies.

  31. avatar Kennedy reply

    I love me some taffy! Happy birthday!

  32. avatar Gaibriele reply

    Happy Birthday! I liked Hammonds and Southern Weddings…and my favorite ol’ candy is Rock Candy. But seriously, I love ALL candy. MMmm good!

  33. avatar Meg S reply

    I love those crunchy peanut butter bars in the striped wrappers. Yum!

  34. avatar Vanessa reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy was fun dip, I hadn’t seen it in years, until this past Valentine’s Day :)

  35. avatar Megan D. reply

    Rock Canyd suckers are my favorite! Although I never can eat them in a ladylike manner.

  36. avatar Nancy Oben reply

    caramel is always on my list of must eat, along with salt water taffy

  37. avatar Rhian reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy is Clark bars!

  38. avatar Laura P reply

    I LOVE Charleston Chew – especially freezing it!

  39. avatar Rhian reply

    I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/JASIVRAS/status/187633878196948993

  40. avatar Cecilia reply

    Werther’s Caramels. My great uncle carried them in his pocket and would give my five siblings and I one every time we saw him.

  41. avatar Larissa reply

    I love taking a break with a kit kat bar!

  42. avatar Afton Cole reply

    The milk chocolate caramels look amazing! My grandma and grandpa always had caramels in their house for the grandkids to eat. The ribbon candy also brings back fond memories of my childhood!

  43. avatar joy reply

    Swedish Fish have always been one of my favorite candies growing up and even now!

  44. avatar Michelle D reply

    I Liked Hammond’s Candies and Southern Weddings on Facebook!

  45. avatar cami reply

    I like Hammonds Candies and SW Mag on Facebook!

  46. avatar cami reply

    my favorite nostalgia candies are candy ribbons!

  47. avatar Emily reply

    Such a fun birthday giveaway! Happy Birthday SW MAG!!! My absolute favorite nostalgia candy is Rock Candy!! We desperately wanted these for our wedding and couldn’t find them in the right color. That’s what I get for being obsessed with the perfect details!

  48. avatar Oksana @ As Sweet As It Gets reply

    Love the ribbon candy!!!! Pick me.

  49. avatar Oksana @ As Sweet As It Gets reply

    I liked Hammond Candy on Facebook! Happy Birthday.

  50. avatar Kassi reply

    Russel Stover Rosebud Mints… they have been discontinued but will always be a favorite memory for me :-)

  51. avatar kLa reply

    i love rock candy!

  52. avatar Charity S reply

    I love wax lips.

  53. avatar Charity S reply

    tweet

    https://twitter.com/#!/ccboobooy/status/188111039466962944

  54. avatar Charity S reply

    Like Hammond’s Candies and Southern Weddings on Facebook

  55. avatar Elizabeth @ HobbyLobbyist reply

    I don’t know if it’s considered nostalgic, but I associate Rolos with my childhood. They were my special candy I’d get for the movies.

  56. avatar Anne L reply

    Do pop rocks count as nostalgic candy? They are for me!

  57. avatar Anne L reply

    I like Hammond’s Candies and Southern Weddings on Facebook!

  58. avatar davonne head reply

    Happy birthday yall! I love salt water taffy and all the different flavors! can’t get enough of it!

  59. avatar Kate E reply

    I tweeted this!

  60. avatar Kate E reply

    I “liked” both on Facebook.

  61. avatar Kate E reply

    My favorite nostalgia candy is definitely taffy. I can’t get enough!

  62. avatar Megan D. reply

    I liked both on facebook as well!!

  63. avatar Tracy reply

    Rock candy… Yummy!

  64. avatar Tracy reply

    Liked both on FB!

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Y’all know there is nothing we like more than a great, big party! We’re thrilled to celebrate our fourth birthday with you, our sweetest readers. Since we can’t fit all of you into our little office, we’re having a virtual party! This week is packed with a candy giveaway a day from some of our favorite sweet shops in the South and beyond.

Among the most delectable treats we’ve come to love are marshmallows. We’re always surprised by how many flavors vendors are coming up with and how they’ve turned what was once just a gooey and delicious addition to Rice Krispies and s’mores into a dessert of its own.

240sweet’s artisan treats are not only packaged adorably, but their list of flavors is wide and unique. Our favorites? Sweet tea, Bacon, Maple and Toffee and Salty Caramel Swirl. They even have cakes, y’all.

We can’t even image how cute these treats would look on your dessert bar or wrapped prettily in welcome bags! You’ll have to see for yourself!

To Enter: There are three ways to enter!
1. Leave a comment below telling us which 240sweet flavor tugs at your tummy the most.
2. Tweet “I just entered the @240sweet giveaway on @iloveswmag!” Then come back here and leave a SEPARATE comment telling us you did so!
3. Like Southern Weddings and 240sweet on Facebook. Then come back here and leave a SEPARATE comment telling us you did so!

Win: One $50 gift certificate toward a purchase at 240sweet!

This giveaway will close on April 13. Good luck y’all!

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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  1. avatar Kristy reply

    Yummy!! I think I would have to go with Chocolate Swirl flavor : )

  2. avatar Linsey reply

    Just liked 240sweet and Southern Weddings on facebook. Looks so yummy!!

  3. avatar Tamara reply

    Chocolate Covered Pretzel sounds delicious! I have to go with that one!

  4. avatar Elisa Bricker reply

    I have to say that blackberry twist sounds perfect to my ears!

  5. avatar Allie reply

    The Bourbon Sugar Churro with Cajeta flavor sounds amazing, because anything that is marshmallow and somehow churro related must be amazing. I think they would be best with the chocolate drink mix. Yummo! :-)

  6. avatar Elisa Bricker reply

    Tweeted!

  7. avatar Jamie reply

    pumpkin pecan?! yes, please! adorable!

  8. avatar Kelly Ed reply

    I tweeted! @jarslikejam

  9. avatar Laura reply

    Avocado and lime?!? Holy cow, those are some creative flavors and sound absolutely delicious.

  10. avatar Ashlynn reply

    The chocolate covered pretzel sounds amazing! I love sweet and salty :)

  11. avatar Theresa reply

    pumpkin pecan!!

  12. avatar Lindy reply

    mmmmm…. Nutella + marshmallows?!??! Sounds like heaven! Yep, Nutella tops my list! Happy bday to SW!

  13. avatar Ilana reply

    I honestly can’t choose! I love anything marshmallow and it all looks deeee-licious!

  14. avatar megan reply

    pumpkin chai?! now doesn’t that just sound delicious!

  15. avatar Lauren Linn reply

    Praline!

  16. avatar Laura reply

    A banana pudding marshmallow?!? Be still my heart!

  17. avatar Caroline reply

    The Salty Caramel Twist sounds soooo yummy!

  18. avatar Ash V reply

    I had no idea it would be so difficult to pick a favorite! I’d probably have to pick either S’More or Cara Cara with White Chocolate. But seriously…narrowing it down to just those two was almost painfully difficult.

  19. avatar Brooke reply

    Craving the Chocolate Covered Pretzel

  20. avatar Brooke reply

    Liked both fan pages too :)

  21. avatar Katie reply

    hellooooo sweet tea!

  22. avatar Sarah reply

    Oh, definitely the Chocolate Chocolate Swirl — mmmmm chocolate :)

  23. avatar Sarah reply

    AND just realized this company is based out of southern Indiana, in the town right next to where I grew up before moving to NC 5 years ago :) LOVE IT!!!! I will definitely be liking them on Facebook too (already like Southern Weddings on Facebook).

  24. avatar Katherine reply

    Strawberry Chocolate Chip sounds delicious!!!

  25. avatar Bianca C. reply

    Hmmmm! Peppermint chip sounds great, not to mention the pineapple and mango! In fact all the fruit ones, and chocolate! :)

  26. avatar Emily Lawrence reply

    The only thing better than a sweet tea-flavored something would be a sweet tea with lemon-flavored something! I think the sweet tea flavor sounds delightful.

  27. avatar Brittany reply

    The Salty Caramel Twist! I just love the combination of caramel and salt especially with some chocolate!

  28. avatar christie reply

    “roasted pineapple” yum, yum, yum! Reminds me of summer!

  29. avatar Anne L reply

    Wow, so many amazing flavors! I’m super impressed at the selection… but it makes it so hard to choose just one! I’ll have to go with salty caramel twist.

  30. avatar Anne L reply

    I also liked Southern Weddings and 240sweet on FB!

  31. avatar Jessica Williams reply

    Come on y’all .. Chocolate covered pretzel hands down!! It’s like heaven in a puff!! Born in North Carolina and going back to get married in sept. This would be great to show off!! Thanks for the opportunity!!

  32. avatar Jessica Williams reply

    I just tweeted about this amazing giveaway!! Thanks again for hosting !!

  33. avatar Anna A. reply

    The Maple and Brown Sugar sounds delicious!

  34. avatar Anna A. reply

    I liked both on fb!

  35. avatar Emily reply

    The flavors all sound AMAZING! But I’d have to be adventurous and go with Bacon Maple Toffee

  36. avatar Bre C. reply

    The s’more flavor sounds amazingly delish and makes me want one RIGHT NOW! Happy birthday, by the way :)

  37. avatar Selina reply

    I just tweeted this yummy contest! :)

  38. avatar Selina reply

    I would love to try cookies and cream.

  39. avatar Brittany Teague reply

    Liked 240sweet and Southern Weddings on facebook. :)

  40. avatar Brittany Teague reply

    Tweeted from @ABTeague :)

  41. avatar Katie K reply

    Salty Caramel Twist. -swoon!-

  42. avatar Brittany Teague reply

    Favorite Flavor… peach marshmallows! My heart be still!

    But lets be real… how can you pick just one!?!

  43. avatar Katie K reply

    Tweeted from @kahcarre :)

  44. avatar Katie K reply

    I liked both pages on FB!

  45. avatar laura reply

    dark chocolate!!

  46. avatar Amanda Zerra reply

    I tweeted!! YAY! @babyglitz

  47. avatar Amanda Zerra reply

    The flavor I so desire is Meyer Lemon. I just love anything lemon flavor! Delish!

  48. avatar Rachel G. reply

    Happy birthday!! I like the sound of peppermint chip the most! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!

  49. avatar Davonne Head reply

    the Bacon, Maple, and Toffee sounds amazing. They have so many flavors!

  50. avatar Meg S reply

    The meyer lemon sounds amazing!

  51. avatar Megan D. reply

    carrott and Gingersnap sounds like a great flavor!

  52. avatar Laura P reply

    I really love classic flavors, but if I had to go crazy, I would pick the Bourbon Sugar Churro with Cajeta – it just sounds out of this world!

  53. avatar Cecilia reply

    I love cheese and my fiance enjoys a fine bourbon so I am going to have to go with the Bourbon Sugar Churro with Cajeta!

  54. avatar Afton Cole reply

    The Chai Spice marshmallows sound delicious. Chai tea is my favorite!

  55. avatar Michelle D reply

    I Liked Southern Weddings and 240sweet on Facebook!

  56. avatar Zadry Ferrer Geddes reply

    Oh my the list of flavors are just yumm! … Vanilla Rose sounds like a lovely spring choice :)
    Good Luck to everyone!

  57. avatar Zadry Ferrer Geddes reply

    Just sent my tweet!

  58. avatar Zadry Ferrer Geddes reply

    Just LIKED Southern Weddings and 240sweet on Facebook :)

  59. avatar Elizabeth @ HobbyLobbyist reply

    Liked you both on FB!

  60. avatar Elizabeth @ HobbyLobbyist reply

    Banana Cinnamon sounds amazing….

  61. avatar Kate E reply

    I tweeted it!

  62. avatar Kate E reply

    I “liked” both on Facebook.

  63. avatar Kate E reply

    I definitely would love to try the chocolate hazelnut swirl. Yum!!

  64. avatar Tracy reply

    Maple and Toffee for sure!

  65. avatar Tracy reply

    Liked both on FB

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It’s that time again, y’all! Emily, Marissa and I are rounding up the highlights of March’s Real Weddings. We always love going back through our couples’ photos and picking out our favorite details. Of course, we want to know what you loved, too! Tell us below.

FAVORITE WEDDING DRESS: It was the ruffly tiers of Christina’s wedding gown that took Emily’s vote this month. Like Sarah, it was love at first sight for me when I saw her dress. The glamorous one-shoulder dress that Cee Cee rocked was absolutely up Marissa’s alley.

FAVORITE BRIDESMAID DRESS: Jessica’s bridesmaids’ dresses have been on Emily’s mind ever since we first saw photos of her wedding. For me, the uniform glam look that Cee Cee’s ‘maids wore immediately stole my attention. For Marissa, it was the slightly preppy and deep purple frocks that Rebecca’s bridesmaids wore that took the cake.

FAVORITE FEMALE ACCESSORY: Veils were all the talk in the office this month! Emily and Marissa agreed that Jessica’s fluffy veil was oh-so-chic. I, however, fell in love with Cee Cee’s dotted accessory.

FAVORITE MENSWEAR: I’m always impressed with the dapper gents on our blog. Marissa swooned over the seersucker suits at Meg + Jeremy’s wedding. I adored the yellow gingham bow ties at Alaina + Ryan’s wedding and Emily appreciated the monogrammed cummerbunds sported at K + T’s wedding.

FAVORITE DETAIL: It was the garden-chic food displays at Meghan + Michael’s wedding that caught Emily’s eye, while Marissa thought the hanging love notes at Christina + Scott’s were a sweet touch. I adored the colorful poms hanging off of Jessica + Derek’s getaway car!

FAVORITE CEREMONY: It was the clear blue sky, floral details and wrought iron altar from Sarah + Dan’s ceremony that won my heart. Marissa, taken by the gorgeous white chapel interior of K + T’s wedding, had to pick theirs as her favorite. Emily, always appreciative of the elegant and lovely, chose Rebecca + Colin’s ceremony.

FAVORITE BOUQUET: Marissa, always a lover of pink, couldn’t help but swoon over Christina’s lovely bouquet. I was torn on opposite sides of the spectrum, loving the bold colors of Brittany’s bouquet and the eclectic mix of blooms in Sarah’s. Emily loved the fall colors and mixed flowers in Meghan’s bouquet.

FAVORITE SWEET: The cascade of petals down Jessica + Derek’s white cake spoke to Marissa’s Southern tastes. The spiraling arrangement of lush blooms on Meghan + Michael’s cake was a no-brainer pick for Emily, while I was completely in love with K + T’s textured treat.

FAVORITE PHOTO: The photo of Sally + Dave dancing at their boat reception is so joyful, it was immediately my top pick. Emily and Marissa were romantics this month, choosing Christina + Scott’s lantern send-off and Rebecca + Colin’s sweet post-ceremony moment, respectively.

Previous monthly round-ups:
January
February

What do you think of these highlights from March’s Real Weddings? What details did you love?

View all of March’s weddings in our Real Weddings Galleries!

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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