Behind the Scenes with Candy Floss Events: Why We Love Working with Celebrant Gemma Jay
If you caught us at the recent wedding fair, you already know how much we love chatting all things weddings—and of course, handing out sweet treats to excited couples!
While we were working the event, we got to catch up with our long-time friend and absolute favorite celebrant, the wonderful Gemma Jay (North East Celebrant). Having worked alongside Gemma at countless weddings over the years, we know firsthand just how incredible she is at what she does. Whenever we see Gemma’s name on the wedding itinerary, we know the ceremony is going to be full of warmth, laughter, and real heart.
During our catch-up, Gemma was telling us all about her Sand Art Ceremonies, and it reminded us why our team at Candy Floss Events loves working with her so much—we both believe weddings should be fun, interactive, and completely personal!
What is a Sand Art Ceremony?
During the vows, Gemma has the couple—and often their kids or close family members—pour different colored sands from individual jars into one central glass vessel.
As the sand streams in, it creates a gorgeous, multi-layered piece of art. The meaning behind it is simple: once those grains of sand are blended together, they can never be separated back into their original jars. It’s an interactive, visual moment that guests genuinely love watching, and the couple gets a permanent keepsake to display in their home forever.
Bringing That Same Interactive Magic to Your Reception
At Candy Floss Events, our goal is to take that same joyous, personal energy Gemma builds during your ceremony and roll it straight into your reception! Whether you hire our vintage candy floss machines or warm, fresh popcorn carts, we bring interactive sweet treats right to your guests.
After Gemma wraps up a beautiful service, guests are usually ready to celebrate, mingle, and have fun while photo sessions get underway. That’s where we come in. Our live candy floss spinning and fresh popcorn give your guests a memorable, nostalgic experience that keeps the energy high all afternoon.
Having teamed up with Gemma for so long, we’ve seen how these custom touches work together to transform a standard wedding into an unforgettable party:
Keeping the Kids (and Adults!) Entertained: Gemma involves children during the ceremony with sand blending, and we keep them smiling at the reception with freshly spun candy floss and warm popcorn.
Creating Picture-Perfect Moments: From the swirling colors of the sand ritual to our stylish popcorn carts and fluffy pink candy floss, your guests will have their phones out capturing every detail.
Tailored Entirely to You: Whether it’s matching sand colors or tweaking our cart setups to fit your venue’s theme, we’re all about making your day feel 100% like you.
We are so lucky to work alongside such talented, genuine people like Gemma in the North East wedding scene. When you surround yourself with suppliers who love what they do, planning your big day becomes an absolute breeze!
Ready to Add Some Sweet Fun to Your Wedding?
Dates for the upcoming wedding season are filling up fast! If you want to bring live, interactive candy floss and fresh popcorn hire to your venue, check our availability and secure your date today.
For dates and prices, see our wedding candy floss and popcorn hire and candy floss and popcorn prices.
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