Wedding Favors
During the wedding, there are many beautiful traditions to fulfill – one of
them is to give wedding favors. The tradition of giving the invited guests
wedding favors stems maybe from the wish to make this day a memorable one not
only for the newlyweds, but also for those who take part in the celebration. It
also represents a small token of appreciation and thanks to all the family and
friends who took time out of their busy schedules to share this joyful occasion
with the newlyweds.
There are many ready made items that can be used as wedding favors – available
in ranges that cater to all types of budgets. You get mementos for as little as
$0.25 as napkins and ribbon roses and it can go to as much you would like to
afford. Though it is not customary to give expensive gifts, it is not forbidden
either – so if you have the finances, you may give even electronic goods as
wedding favors. It all depends on your budget, taste and what would really
please your guests. Keep in mind however, that you will need to make the gifts
uniform or at least in the same price range so as not to offend anyone by
classification of gifts.
Other than the ready-made favors, which include picture frames, champagne
flutes, chocolates and so on, you could come up with lovely ideas that
personalize your gift as your signature. In this line of thought, you will have
a great number of choices each representing your own personal style. You can
have a deck of cards constituted with lovely engagement photos or photographs
specially taken for the purpose.
Another idea for special gifts is beautifully carved wood pens engraved with the
date of your wedding and your names. Alternatively, you could use the same idea
to make thin wood wafer bookmarks with sayings, or nice messages. Your guests
would definitely treasure these types of favors.
Then there are the lovely customized coffee mugs or liquor ornamental glasses.
In the same line you could present tiny crystal man and woman figurines.
Another lovely idea is to buy the tiny sample bottles of some good brand
alcoholic drink – such as Bourbon, Black Label, Chivas Regal, etc tie it up with
a personalized ribbon which has a special message from you and/or have an
additional label on the back with your photographs and a special message and
gift it to your guests. Parallel to this idea is to buy sample bottles of the
bride and grooms favorite perfumes or cologne and gift it as wedding favors to
the guest in the same manner.
The above are just a few of the million of choices for wedding favors that you
can come up with if you give it a little thought. It’s common to buy the
ready-made gifts from the shops – which of course come in a wide variety of
choices and prices. But, if you have more time, it’s always beautiful to come up
with an innovative idea of your own, as this will ensure that your wedding day –
a day to be remembered your whole life – will be a memorable day for the guests
as well.
