If You are Unsure About the Gifts

Often couples just cannot make a decision about what gifts to present to their guests and in this situation it always worth falling back on edible wedding favors. Whether you opt for sweet or savory items you and your guests are likely to enjoy them. Although it might not win any design awards, a nicely decorated, personalized wrapper covering a plain bar of candy, usually works well. Some people go out of their way to ensure the chocolate is from a specialist candy or quality department store. Most wedding candy wrappers will have the details of the bride and groom plus the date and venue of the wedding which can be kept as a memento of the special day.

Many couples decide to personalize their favor even more by having a picture of them on the wrapper. When candy bars are not an option, why not have the edible wedding favor candy in a tin instead! Guests are more likely to hold onto the tin as a keepsake if there is a reminder of where they were given it so placing the wedding details on the tin makes sense. The great thing about using tins is they last long after the wedding day is over and can be used as a place to put your small items such as paper clips to other stationery items for example. Candy has become one of the most popular types of wedding favors, edible or otherwise.

People that cannot make up their minds how to present the candy should consider placing it decorative bowl n the center of the table. You can also supply a small themed container on the table for every wedding guest. This way each guest can put whatever candies they like in the container and take it home when they leave the reception. One edible wedding favor some couples overlook is cookies which can also be presented in a variety of ways. Using plain cookies keeps the cost down because they will look best in a presentation box possibly designed especially for the day.

These days it is easy to insert images onto anything and a cookie isn’t any more difficult than a wrapper. Many modern bakeries are able to produce this sort of cookie relatively simply as all they need is your personal design or select one of theirs. Edible wedding favors can also come in the form of teas, coffees and cocoa for something a little more sophisticated. There are a number of specialty teas and coffees available which can then be packaged in something appropriate for the wedding. Putting the couple’s names as well as the wedding date on the package is a good idea as well as including a picture of the couple. Even if none of these ideas is too your taste, it might at least make things easier when you come decide on what you’re a favors will be.

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April 25th, 2008

If you are in the process of…

If you are in the process of arranging your wedding you will probably know how important wedding favors are these days. Many options now exist to fit almost any budget and even timescale if you are in a hurry. This is important because it can take a great deal of stress when you realize the big event is rapidly approaching and these haven’t been organized.

Flowers are always a favorite easy wedding favor and also so simple to arrange and then set up on the day. Owing to the nature of flowers, they can usually be left until later in the preparations which means the bride and groom will have less to worry about.

You might consider giving your guests a single red rose as a favor and this is extremely appropriate because a rose is a symbol of love plus roses do not need to be wrapped. It is simple to have these placed by the caterers on the day just prior to the wedding reception.

Candy can be an easy wedding favor to arrange and there are a number of ways to give it such as presenting each guest with a small tin or basket filled with candy. A simpler but possibly more interesting method is to present the candy that does away with expensive centerpieces altogether. This method has been taken from an idea used by families at Christmas and uses a large glass bowl filled with different types of candy.

Supplying each wedding guest with a small tin or other presentation container so they can fill it with whatever candy they wish. Your guests will fill up the presentation containers with the candy in the centerpieces making this an extremely convenient gift which does not involve any wrapping.

To give your guests something they can keep why not leave a small picture frame on the table. If you intend to use picture frames as your wedding favors there is a way that you can present them to your guests without have to wrap them! For this to work you need to make things simple so why not save having to wrap the gifts by using them as placeholders; and who would anyone blame you?

For those of you that like an easy wedding favor that is a little different then why not use a local photographer, you can have each guest pose for a shot which can be presented to them at the wedding reception. If he brings along a printer you can distribute the photos before your guests begin to leave the reception. These days themed weddings are popular and guests appreciate seeing how they look all dressed up so why not give them a photograph showing how they look as a wedding favors. It would also be nice if the photographer could bring along a digital projector so all the photos he had taken of the guests could then be shown on a screen during the reception meal.

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April 24th, 2008

Planning Your Wedding Made easy

Many people underestimate wedding favors and just how much work can go into them; as a consequence they are often left until the last minute to organize. Fortunately, there are a number of different options which are very easy to arrange at the last minute. This is important because it can take a great deal of stress when you realize the big event is rapidly approaching and these haven’t been organized.

One option for an easy wedding favor, especially popular with the ladies is flowers. There is virtually no preparation involved in this and depending on how many guests you have you may not have to order them well in advance.

A symbol of love, the red rose is one of the more popular choices and they do not require much preparation. It is simple to have these placed by the caterers on the day just prior to the wedding reception.

Always a popular easy wedding favor option is candy as most people will be more than happy to have a small carton placed for them on the table. If you prefer, there is an even easier method to give candy which can also save money at the same time. This can be accomplished by using large bowls filled with different types of candy as the centerpieces on each table.

All you need to do after this is arrange for each wedding guest to have a small box where they can place their candy. All you have to do is let each guest have the option to take whatever candy they like and you won’t have anything more to do.

Although candy is popular, you may wish to give your guests a picture frame which is longer lasting and more useful. If you intend to use picture frames as your wedding favors there is a way that you can present them to your guests without have to wrap them! If you use the frames to hold the place cards however, wrapping will not be necessary.

For those of you that like an easy wedding favor that is a little different then why not use a local photographer, you can have each guest pose for a shot which can be presented to them at the wedding reception. The photos can be printed out whilst the reception goes on and the guests will have a pleasant surprise at the end of the evening when they leave as their photo will be waiting for them. As everyone will be looking at their best this is a wedding favor they will really enjoy; seeing themselves this way in a professional photo. Many professional photographers have purchased small digital projectors so there is no reason why you couldn’t request one at the reception and this way your guests could see the images that had been taken during the day.

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April 20th, 2008

Wedding Planning made easy

Wedding favors are one of the more interesting aspects of planning a wedding but often left a little late in the preparations. Ideas for treats are generally plentiful so there are bound to be enough to suit your budget and taste. There is no longer any need to get stressed about what favors you intend to use with the large range it should make your decision easier and take less time.

If all other options fail you can always choose the easy wedding favor of flowers which can also decorate the reception at the same time. The preparation for flowers is almost non existent other than deciding on what flowers to use which can be ordered reasonably close to the big day.

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March 26th, 2008

Wedding Favor Ideas

  1.  Gourmet Coffee Packs - Buy a special flavor of gourmet coffee. Place enough in small plastic bags to make one pot of coffee. Tie the end up with ribbon. Add a sprig of flowers and a gift tag. And you can add a heart coffee scooper.
  2.  Origami Figure - Pick up a book on origami (Chinese paper folding) at your local library and buy some beautiful origami paper from a local craft store in your wedding colors. Create a figure that reflects your wedding theme and give one to each of your guests.
  3.  Message in a Bottle - Buy cheap bottles at a Dollar Store or craft store. Fill part way with confetti. Create a small, hand written scroll with a special message to your guests. Roll up and place in the bottle.
  4.  Deck of Cards - Have your photos imprinted on a plain deck of cards.
     
  5.  Bookmarks - Create bookmarks with a graphic at the top or use your engagement picture. Type in a short poem and add your wedding date. You can pick up plain bookmarks at local craft stores and print them off on a color printer.
     
  6.  Seashells - Spend a day at the beach gathering interesting seashells. Decorate each one with ribbon and dried flowers.
     
  7.  Tree Seedlings - You can purchase small tree seedlings from your local nursery. Tie a ribbon around the pot and include a message that asks your guests to plant their trees so they can grow, just as your love will grow.
     
  8.  Fortune Cookies - Buy fortune cookies at a local grocery store. Carefully remove the message with tweezers, then insert your own messages inside. Place 2 or 3 cookies on a circle of tulle and tie up with a colorful ribbon. Or you can use silver plated fortune cookies from Discount Wedding Favors
     
  9.  Liquors - Purchase those small bottles of sample liquors found near the checkout of most liquor stores. Tie a ribbon and message around the neck of the bottle.
     
  10.  Personalized Candy Bars - Buy flat candy bars (like a plain Hershey’s chocolate bar). Measure the wrapper on the bar and figure out where the section of the wrapper would be on the top of the chocolate bar. On the computer, create a design or special saying within the top area. Type in your names and wedding date as well. Print out the design and cut to fit if necessary and wrap the bar in its new cover. Use a glue stick to secure the ends along the back.

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July 10th, 2007


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