Selecting Wedding Favors
When selecting favors for your wedding there are a number of factors you should consider
before making your final decision. Unfortunate some couples do not give enough consideration
to their wedding favors because the wedding favor is the one part of the
wedding which your guests will take home as a reminder of your wedding. A well chosen
wedding favor can result in your friends and family members remembering your wedding day
more fondly. This article will discuss some of the factors to be considered when selecting
wedding favors. These factors should include price, usefulness of the favor and appropriateness of
the favor. Considering each of these elements carefully will help the couple to make a wise choice
when selecting wedding favors.
Price is one of the most important factors a couple must consider when selecting wedding favors.
This is so important because the price will often dictate the quality of the favors. While you can
purchase some great favors at a very inexpensive price, there will likely be a great deal of
comparison shopping involved to find the best deal on the favor. There will also likely be a
great deal of research involved. For example you may find that there are some items such as
picture frames are out of your budget range but you may find other great items such as candles
that are well within your budget. Hence it is just important to remember to not be too disappointed
about the items you cannot afford and to instead focus on finding the best favor you can afford.
Some great ideas for favors are compile the bride and groom's favorite songs on a CD, seashells,
shot glasses, have the bride and grooms favorite candies in a candy bag, crystal stones,
coaster, miniature champagne bottles, candle holders. Don't forget to choose a favor that suite your
wedding theme. However if you do not have a big budget for spending on your favor you can
consider making your own favor. You can make origami swans, mini album, mini card,
collecting stones/rocks and write the bride and groom's name and wedding date on it.
Another factor to consider when selecting wedding favors is whether or not the favor will be useful
to your guests. This is very important because favors which are useful are often much better
received than favors which the guest cannot use. For example many guests will find items such
as picture frames and candles to be useful but will be less impressed with favors such as figurines
of a bride and groom. These may be very pretty but many of your friends and family member likely
have a collection of similar items from other weddings they have been too and may simply not
have room to display these favors. As a result the favor may wind up in a box in the attic or may
be thrown out shortly after the wedding.
Finally, a couple should carefully consider the appropriateness of a wedding favor when making
their final decision. The couple need to decide if to give an edible or non-edible favor to their
guest. Fortunately, when it comes to wedding favors just about anything is considered appropriate.
From candy to office supplies and from statues to books just about anything is appropriate for the
wedding as long as it reflects the theme of the wedding. However, if you give each of your guests a
copy of a book filled with love poems no one will think it is a strange idea for a wedding favor at all.
One way to determine whether or not a wedding favor is appropriate is to ask yourself if
you will like it if you are the guest. Perhaps a better solution is to ask a few people for their opinion
on the favor.
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was posted on Tuesday, February 8th, 2007 at 10.40pm
