Thursday, March 19, 2009

All About Bridal Shower Favors

By Aaron H.

Every bride loves to have bridal shower favors to give off to friends a few days after the big day. If the bridal party is at a spa or certain resort, you as a bride would like to end the whole party by giving the attendees gifts. The gifts you offer are known as bridal shower favors or wedding shower favors. When planning your bridal party, it can be a challenge deciding on which bridal shower favors will suit your guests. The best bridal shower favors you can give anyone are those that represent you as the bride. It has to be something that will make the attendees remember you or feel a close connection with you.

Some tips for consider when deciding on what bridal shower favors to purchase is to look at the theme of the party. You can decide on a theme of friendship, in this situation you can get gifts that represent how you feel about each of your friends. For example, you have a friend who has always loved to invite you to her place for meals or cooking sessions. With this kind of person you can get him/her, a set of heart shaped measuring spoons. These will always remind her of the special time you spent with her. Remember to choose items that have sentimental value compared to the price that comes with it.

Some people decide on food as wedding shower favors because it can be shared and at the same time, everyone can celebrate together. When choosing food treats, you can use culture to guide you. If your friend is African then get her some African treats, although he/she may eat the food and finish that instant it will still remind her that you took the time to think of him/her.

Other popular wedding shower favors are shower favor trees especially during the winter, where the tied favors are put around a tree centerpiece tree, tasty treat shower favors with which you can never go wrong with unless the food served is really bad and which has unique personalized confectionaries and other things such as jam jars with personalized labels. Others are double-duty shower favors, bon-voyage shower favors for those leaving after the wedding and no-fuss favors where guests just pick up their gifts on their way out and such gifts can be key chains or other small things. The list is endless and you can create your theme and your original gifts.

You should note that although your guest may enjoy tasty treats, the bridal shower favors that will best serve you are those that will be remembered for a long time such as those that the guests can see every day. These include such things as plants and cultural bridal shower items that the people will appreciate because they will feel like you really put some thought into the gift. Cosmetic bags are also welcome, but before making any decision, you should consider the type of people you expect and the amount of money you can spare. - 15437

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