Wedding planning can be daunting. The flowers, the music, the food, the dress, the location, and more all have to be considered to make a perfect day. Everyone seems to have an idea on what dress looks best, the colors that fit the season, and of course, the favors that will make the most lasting impression on your guests.
Before delving into all your options, consider the following questions to help you determine what type of wedding favors are right for your occasion: Is your wedding traditional, modern, unique or whimsical? In which season will your wedding take place? Is there a particular motif associated with your wedding, such as an ocean theme, garden wedding, or fall harvest? How important is your wedding favor to your table setting? To your overall reception? How much time would you like to dedicate to the assembly of your favors? Will there be separate favors for men, women and children? What is your budget?
The best advice I've heard is to find truly unique wedding favors is to find something practical and personal, but not too much of either. After all, if nobody is a fan of your bride and groom salt and pepper shakers, you may end up taking all of them home with you. And while your relatives may thank you for pictures of yourselves when you were babies, most guests won?t be impressed by this choice. Cheese graters fit the practical bill, but unless a cheese platter is your main course, they may not be the perfect symbol for your guests to remember this day by. Measuring spoons, soaps, candles, and picture frames can also fall into this category. They are practical, and seem to fit as gifts, but may not be taken home by your bachelor friends.
Themed gifts help play up a fun theme: pizza cutters for a pizza reception, decks of cards for a Vegas wedding, shells for a beach-themed affair. Food gifts are a good idea, but beware that melted chocolate in the hands of innocent children may create a mess, leaving gooey hands to give hugs on that expensive wedding dress. Other food ideas, like fresh green Granny Smith apples or jars of honey or jams, add a pop of color and a tasty treat for guests to enjoy at the reception or take home. The best wedding favors are creative, and a true sign of appreciation for your guest. I love the coasters I received with LOVE printed on them. At a beach wedding, we saw umbrellas, hats, and flip flops for the guests to pick up before the ceremony. And I saw a vineyard wedding where wine was given out, along with wine bottles filled with candy for all under 21. The time and thought put into these gifts made them unusual and useful for each guest.
And remember that it's never a bad idea to personalize your wedding favors. This way, no matter how many years pass, one look at the wedding favors will always remind the recipients of you, your spouse and your wedding. There are other personal touches you can add, too. For instance a food lover might offer a cheese set to her guests or a fondue set. If the couple are avid travelers, they might consider giving luggage tags as their unique wedding favors. Personalize them, of course, with your own names on them. Back when my fiance' was planning our wedding, she decided she wanted to include wedding favors that all the guests would enjoy and use but which said "thank you" in a very real way. Some of her first ideas included personalized CDs and picture frames. What she finally settled on were wine bottles that were filled with candies. Everyone loved them. And so did we. - 15437
Before delving into all your options, consider the following questions to help you determine what type of wedding favors are right for your occasion: Is your wedding traditional, modern, unique or whimsical? In which season will your wedding take place? Is there a particular motif associated with your wedding, such as an ocean theme, garden wedding, or fall harvest? How important is your wedding favor to your table setting? To your overall reception? How much time would you like to dedicate to the assembly of your favors? Will there be separate favors for men, women and children? What is your budget?
The best advice I've heard is to find truly unique wedding favors is to find something practical and personal, but not too much of either. After all, if nobody is a fan of your bride and groom salt and pepper shakers, you may end up taking all of them home with you. And while your relatives may thank you for pictures of yourselves when you were babies, most guests won?t be impressed by this choice. Cheese graters fit the practical bill, but unless a cheese platter is your main course, they may not be the perfect symbol for your guests to remember this day by. Measuring spoons, soaps, candles, and picture frames can also fall into this category. They are practical, and seem to fit as gifts, but may not be taken home by your bachelor friends.
Themed gifts help play up a fun theme: pizza cutters for a pizza reception, decks of cards for a Vegas wedding, shells for a beach-themed affair. Food gifts are a good idea, but beware that melted chocolate in the hands of innocent children may create a mess, leaving gooey hands to give hugs on that expensive wedding dress. Other food ideas, like fresh green Granny Smith apples or jars of honey or jams, add a pop of color and a tasty treat for guests to enjoy at the reception or take home. The best wedding favors are creative, and a true sign of appreciation for your guest. I love the coasters I received with LOVE printed on them. At a beach wedding, we saw umbrellas, hats, and flip flops for the guests to pick up before the ceremony. And I saw a vineyard wedding where wine was given out, along with wine bottles filled with candy for all under 21. The time and thought put into these gifts made them unusual and useful for each guest.
And remember that it's never a bad idea to personalize your wedding favors. This way, no matter how many years pass, one look at the wedding favors will always remind the recipients of you, your spouse and your wedding. There are other personal touches you can add, too. For instance a food lover might offer a cheese set to her guests or a fondue set. If the couple are avid travelers, they might consider giving luggage tags as their unique wedding favors. Personalize them, of course, with your own names on them. Back when my fiance' was planning our wedding, she decided she wanted to include wedding favors that all the guests would enjoy and use but which said "thank you" in a very real way. Some of her first ideas included personalized CDs and picture frames. What she finally settled on were wine bottles that were filled with candies. Everyone loved them. And so did we. - 15437
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