| My wife and I remember well the process of | | | | be acceptable. Truly the sky is the limit. I suppose |
| picking "favors" for our wedding some 30 years | | | | it really has to do again with the wedding budget. |
| ago now. At the time I never new what wedding | | | | Luckily there are a plethera of wedding favours |
| favors were untill I saw what my wife had picked | | | | to choose from on the market today so finding |
| out. So please allow me to explain the term | | | | just the right one should be a snap. |
| "wedding favors" to those of you who were like | | | | Wedding Favors Ideas |
| me | | | | Sending your guests home with a little something |
| A "favor" is a small gift for the wedding | | | | to remember the night by is a classy touch to |
| attendees. It's an allegedly useful item that is | | | | any wedding. And they don't have to be over |
| usually made of glass or metal. (Cheap plastic and | | | | priced gifts to make a lasting impression. |
| light cardboard don't seem special enough for | | | | The choice really boils down to, "Do I buy my |
| most..) There is often a beautiful ribbon, or | | | | wedding favors or make them? You are probably |
| sometimes a candle involved in the favor and it | | | | finding out that when it comes to the list of things |
| probably has some inscription to commemorate | | | | to do for your wedding, you may already be |
| the event or at least a card on wedding | | | | feeling overwhelmed. So why make another |
| stationery. | | | | chore for yourself with homemade wedding |
| "Favor", "A small gift given to a guest at a party", | | | | favors? Favors can be easily purchased then all |
| is one of the definitions. To my way of thinking, | | | | you have to do is personalize them.. |
| you are not only obligated to your wedding | | | | Of course, homemade wedding favors do feel |
| guests on this day of days but you should see | | | | more special. Sachets and small tokens are simple |
| the giving of a wedding favor as a sign of you | | | | to create in an afternoon. You may even decide |
| and your new husbands gratitude to your guests | | | | to enlist the help of the wedding party or make |
| for sharing this most memorable day in both your | | | | this a special time for you and your partner. |
| lifes, and if all goes well, your guests too. | | | | If you've ever been to another wedding, you |
| Apparently there are some who see no point to | | | | may have already seen an asortment of wedding |
| the giving of wedding favors and have said it is | | | | favors which may have included, small bags of |
| done just to avoid embarrassing ourselves in | | | | candies or nuts decoratively done, small boxes of |
| front of the Pope or Martha Stewart or whoever | | | | chocolate with a nice ribbon or card indicating the |
| else we invited. Unfortunately for these people, | | | | the couple and wedding date are very nice favors |
| and I know they are out there, the thought of | | | | too. |
| "giving" is not in their vocabulary. If showing some | | | | Many couples have chosen to give personalized |
| form of gratitude to your guests is a bad thing | | | | wedding favors mentioning the bride and groom |
| then why are they there for you and your new | | | | like match books, candles with holders, |
| partner at all? Off the top of my head, I cannot | | | | champagne glasses, and even CDs can be |
| think of any of my friends or family that would | | | | inscribed with the wedding date as a way to |
| judge us by the quality of the wedding favors, | | | | commemorate the day. |
| but on the other hand they would appreciate the | | | | If you want to be unique For the non-traditional |
| effort we put into showing our gratitude for them | | | | bride and groom, you may want to give a little |
| being witness to our most splendid of events. | | | | something different. If you have a themed |
| A common theory - already judged helpful from | | | | wedding, you can try to give a gift that |
| talking to my married friends - is that you should | | | | incorporates that theme. |
| agree on a price-per-favor that is within your | | | | In any case, as I mentioned earlier, the wedding |
| wedding budget and it would be something that | | | | favors are a great way to commemorate a |
| you would be happy to recieve for yourself at a | | | | special day for both the bride and groom and |
| friends wedding. As an idea on price you would | | | | their guests. Thank your relatives and friends for |
| really have to make up your own minds but in | | | | supporting you and loving you enough to be with |
| general terms anything from five dollars up would | | | | you on this happiest of days. |