Saturday, March 7, 2009

Wedding Shower / Bridal Shower Party Favors for First-Timers

By Aaron H.

So you're the maid of honor for the first time in your life, and you're feeling a bit overwhelmed with your responsibilities? Didn't know you had so much to do, right? And the most confusing part has to be planning the wedding shower.. But relax, we're here to make it a bit easier. Consider this your easy guide to selecting the right wedding shower guest favors.

First, relax. We understand that the topic of wedding shower party favors can be confusing--overwhelming, even. But you'll be fine as long as you remember a few key principles.

So first let's discuss the purpose of these gifts. It's true that the shower is first and foremost about the bride. It's also true that she's the main one who will be receiving gifts at this event. But no shower is much fun unless the bride's friends and loved ones are there. And part of your job as hostess is to make sure they remember the event. That's the purpose of the wedding shower party favors: They make the event memorable for these guests.

To understand what these favors are, think about any wedding reception you've ever been to. Did the couple give you something that you could take home with you? A tin with candy, a centerpiece, or something else? These are wedding favors, and they're usually available for anyone who comes to the recipients. More expensive favors are given to people who are in the wedding party itself. At a wedding shower, the gifts go to everyone who attends (usually), and because it's hosted by the maid of honor, the gifts tend to be less expensive.

There are lots of great ideas that you can find as near as the local department store. Or even better, do a search online for wedding shower party favors and you're sure to come up with hundreds of possibilities. All of the best ideas are just small tokens that will be kept by the guests and which are quite affordable to your budget.

Some great ideas can be found online or at your nearest Wal-Mart. They make all kinds of tokens that make excellent wedding shower party favors. You just need to figure out what is best for you and your guests, and let's not forget, what's best for your pocketbook also.

Where do you find these wedding shower party favors? One of the best locations will be websites. A search on Yahoo or Google will yield dozens of sites. Between them, you can find several hundred ideas. You can also find small trinkets at local gift shops or even Wal-Mart. many items feature the ability to be customized with special messages or with the couple's names or initials. There are lots of little things you can do to point these items specifically at your friend's wedding. Lots of small gifts lend them well toward this kind of personalization: Everything from special wedding ribbons, customized matchbooks, candies in keepsake tins, flowers with special vases, miniature cocktail shakers with the date of the wedding engraved on it, special gift bags, and more.

A second idea is to use them for games so that the winners take home something special from the event. Use as door-prizes is also not uncommon. Just remember not to go broke when ordering wedding shower party favors. The idea is to make this fun for your guests--but you shouldn't finish the night being depressed because of how broke you are! - 15437

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