Unique Wedding Favors for Great Wedding Memories
Mar 11th, 2009 by Aaron H.
A person who sets out to create a truly unique wedding is in for a challenging task. But it’s one that will be rewarding when it’s accomplished. Everything from the music, food, wedding dress, theflowers, and the location, all have to be planned in detail, well in advance. Making it more difficult is all the input you’ll get from people, each with their own ideas of what works best. And then there are the wedding favors. These are small gifts that are given to guests to show appreciation for them being there to help you celebrate. Typically, the best gifts will be unique wedding favors that somehow correspond with the wedding theme. And most of all, they will remind the guests of the special day that they were intended to honor. Wedding favors will always point the recipient’s mind back to your big day.
Ah, wedding favors. These small tokens of appreciation are a symbol of the theme of the wedding, a measurement of appreciation for your guests, and a reminder of your special day. It will be the one thing guests take away to always remind them of that great party you threw in celebration of your love. So how does one choose this token for their wedding day?
A common choice in wedding favors, candies and chocolates will be enjoyable to all of your guests. Not only can they prove cost effective, but also are nice to have on hand should time lapse after the ceremony and before the dinner. Try personalized candies in your wedding colors or work with a local confectioner to create something unique. Be as elaborate as a miniature version of your wedding cake or as simple as sugar cookies. Divide up economy size bags of candy to stay price conscious. Consider a food paying homage to your wedding location such as caramel apples or locally produced jam.
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.
