Favors for Your
Wedding Guests
By Sally Manglicmot, creator of Wedding’s a Breeze
Wedding Planning Products.

Giving wedding favors provide a nice memento for your guests. Weddings held in the 16th century included giving real favors (such as jewels) to their guests; of course, those were reserved for the wealthy folk only--royalty, that is. Today, there is a wide selection of favors for your guests, from low cost to richly-priced. Many favors can be ordered from your stationery store where you purchased your invitations or on the Internet. The best gifts are those that represent something about you. Maybe you are tennis or golf fans, or love dolphins, or chocolate. Then find a gift that resembles your likes and have it engraved or add a ribbon with your names and wedding date and a note of thanks. Add humor if it is fitting. Your creativeness is ready to show itself. Remember, this is just a token of thanks to your guests for sharing their day with you. If you are on a tight budget, then a simple dish of candy-coated almonds on the table next to a thank you note from you is just fine.

The creativity on which favors to give will come from your heart.  Consider anything special that you remember at a wedding you attended and look at bridal magazines for starters. Thoughts will come together to create something that's unique to you and your sweetie. If you have a theme, then it is easier to think of fun favors for your guests. Beach or Hawaiian themes usually provide a lei for each guest. A country western wedding might have dried flowers with engraved ribbons for the guests to take home. Go to an arts and craft store to see the hundreds of items you can create. The Internet provides hundreds of creative favors and gifts for your guests--the difficulty might be in selecting one from the many.

Here are some trendy ideas:  Personalized chocolate candy bars--personalized labels with your photo, names and wedding date on the cover.  Personalized wine bottles, personalized CDs produced by professional companies with a personal greeting, personalized playing cards with a photo of you and your sweetie, your names and your wedding date. The cards are professionally created and contain a full deck.