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Wedding Favors – Your Favorite Wedding Favors Found Fast

Author — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:15:54 +0000

Wedding favors are small gifts that decorate your guests’ tables and provide a wonderful memento of the big day. How fortunate that they come in so many varieties. No matter what theme you have selected for your wedding, you’ll find a wedding favor to match.

Many choose a winter theme to go with the season in which the wedding takes place. The choices here are as endless as the snows rolling over the hills. Snowflake candle holders, frosty the snowman placecard holders and much more are available.

Summer is among the most popular of wedding themes. The delightful warmth and bright sunshine put everyone in a festive mood. Select a favor that matches. Flowers are a fine choice of design element. Delightful tiny vases, rose-shaped candle holders and other small items will be a big hit.

Spring is a favorite season for many who don’t care for summer humidity or winter cold. Reflect that feeling in your wedding favors. The joyful colors as the Earth comes back to life find their way into many gift items, such as wine bottle stoppers, miniature pails or tealights in robin blue.

Fall is often the choice of those who enjoy a brisk breeze and multi-colored falling leaves. Wedding favors take advantage of that emotion in the form of maple-leaf placecard holders, small bottles of Vermont syrup and so many more items that bring joy. A pine cone container of chocolates won’t be left on the table when the reception dinner dishes are cleared away.

Planning a beach-themed wedding? What a great idea. Sun and surf can evoke the fun of the day you got engaged or the romance of the tropical paradise where you intend to honeymoon. Seashell photo frames, starfish tealights, sailboat candles and other beach items will be on display in many a guest’s home while you’re away.

Las Vegas is a great place to get married. It makes for an equally fun and funky honeymoon spot. Give your guests some chocolate poker chips to calm the munchies before dinner is served. The coasters etched with your logo are another hot ticket. Spin the wheel and let your winning ball come up on some brass dice to decorate the home office desk.

Many things that we often find around the home make for ultra-fine wedding favors, as well.

You can never go wrong with wine stoppers or sample bottles of your favorite vintage. Coffee packets will get emptied by enthusiasts of one of the world’s favorite beverages. But the containers can make for a keepsake that lasts a lifetime. Tea sachets can hold white, green or black but they always bring to mind passion red. Bath salts and soaps are still another option that brings delight to the senses as they decorate the reception table or home countertop.

Speaking of decorative, crystal or glass wedding favors are not just beautiful. They’re highly prized collectors items. A frost glass sailboat tealight will be displayed on mantles forever. A glass dinner bell will decorate Christmas trees for generations. Wine tasting glasses decorated with personalized ribbons never go out of style.

All these items can be personalized in many ways. Glass can be etched. Tins can be stickered. Leather keychains can be embossed. Boxes can be tied with printed ribbons and bows.

Carry your theme to the ultimate and put your wedding favors in those boxes or tins that include your wedding design. Decorated with the colors of the season, a sun logo or a fun Las Vegas hotel sign, they will be as treasured as the gift inside.

Planning a wedding is so much work, isn’t it great that picking out wedding favors is so easy? You can’t go wrong no matter what you choose.

Wedding Favors – Wedding Favor Boxes

Author — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:13:58 +0000

Boxes, boxes, everything comes in boxes. Blah. Stereos, cookies, soap, you name it. What could be more common and boring. Think again! Boxes are stylish and practical. Boxes contain exciting gifts. Wedding favor boxes provide a way to personalize your wedding favors with a unique design or text. Oh, yeah. Boxes are great!

Giving a wedding favor wrapped in the perfect container makes it the perfect complete gift.

Your wedding design is full of delicate pastels, pinks and roses. Consider a favor box that reflects that same sentiment. Elegantly colored in a soft pink hue, and festooned with ribbon that carries your personalized text, it’s a great way to wrap up all your best wishes.

Maybe you think the groom’s men look very stylish in their wedding tuxedos. And, indeed they do. Show off right along with them by selecting tuxedo boxes that hold a favor any gender will appreciate. Complete with tiny bow-tie and handkerchief these fun and clever containers make an outstanding gift all their own.

You’ve had your heart set on a Victorian wedding since you first saw your mother’s magazine as a child. Now the day is coming. Complete your Victorian theme with favor boxes that even the Queen would adore. Designed with delicate scrolls or lace, topped with transparent ribbon that can carry your names, this is the pinnacle of romance.

You might be headed for a honeymoon on a tropical isle. Your beach-themed wedding favors will find the right home inside funky miniature pails. Select ones with a palm tree and ocean wave design and you’re on your way to building a sandcastle full of happiness.

But you’ve got to get there first, right? How about miniature suitcase wedding favor boxes that contain everything you need in a gift. One side can be printed with your names and the wedding date. The other can sport your logo or show your guests where you plan to go.

Wedding favor boxes present the perfect opportunity to give your guests a photo of the bride and groom the day they got engaged. Inside you can supply a camera (personalized with text) to give them the chance to take some on the wedding day.

Planning a spring wedding? Continue your theme by selecting lily-filled mini-pails. Keep the favor inside a well guarded secret by wrapping the container in lacy gauze. Tie a ribbon around the neck that is personalized with the names of the bride and groom.

Boxes don’t have to be cardboard, either. Candy tins are the container of choice for… sure, candy. Or, chocolate favors. Or, wedding mints personalized with the date of the happy occasion. But they also make perfect little containers for that special coffee or tea you spent so much time choosing.

The wedding favor you select will be highly appreciated when it comes in wedding favor boxes that are stylish, fun or simply stunning. Just like your wedding.

Wedding Favors – Spring Wedding Favors

Author — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:00:48 +0000

In Spring the Earth comes alive again. What better season of the year to hold your wedding? Naturally, you’ll want your spring wedding favors to have that same spirit: full of enthusiasm for the coming warmth, filled with life and the joy it brings.

Spring is a time of perfect harmony between practicality and beauty. Show that in your wedding favor selections.

You might decorate the table with gifts for the guests by offering salt and pepper shakers in the shape of peas. Held together in a dish resembling a pod, they’ll grace many a guest’s table long after the wedding.

Look to the flowers to add beauty. Your wedding celebration will be filled with them. Your spring wedding favors should continue the theme.

An elegant wine bottle stopper made to resemble a lily is an outstanding choice. Provide two in a small box that represents a miniature planter. Wrap the gift with a ribbon that looks like a rope used to support the stem and you’ve got a complete wedding favor gift package.

Spring will spontaneously bring to mind walks through lovely gardens. Along the way you’ll find a tin pail or watering can to pour water, or rose petals strewn along the path. Pick up on the idea and turn it into wedding favor gifts for your guests.

Scented candles that deliver the aroma of flowers will always be appreciated long after the special day. Rose garden candles is one way to make that memory concrete. Or, select a small vase that can be used to hold the real thing. Fill it with an oil that can be used to spread those delightful scents throughout the bath.

As the plants become active, so do the animals that live with them. Here is yet another spring-oriented theme that can be used to perfection for wedding favors.

Dove-shaped glass tealights will cause your guests to swoon with love as you did. Use the colors of Spring – delicate greens, bright blue, subtle pink – to add color to the table and the gift. Select some votives to go with them and add a delicate aroma that speaks of love awakening.

Have fun with your choices, too! You can select placecard holders that serve a practical purpose and bring a smile to the faces of your guests. Garden party flip flops are just what you might wear when planning your wedding. Show the guests where to sit by selecting miniature flip flop placecard holders in multiple colors.

Coasters, too, are practical and beautiful. Give a great wedding favor in the form of glass coasters that carry a spring theme. Incorporate your own self-designed logo and guests will never forget where they got them.

No matter what you select for your spring wedding favors, you can’t go wrong. Just as with Spring itself, there are an endless array of choices.

Wedding Favors – Las Vegas Wedding Favors

Author — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:58:57 +0000

Nothing is more hip than a Las Vegas wedding. You can be married by a Justice of the Peace dressed like Elvis. Or, have the ceremony in the elegant, world-class Bellagio. Your Las Vegas-themed wedding favor choices run the same spectrum from funky to fine.

If you have the brass to roll the dice and get married, how about supplying some brass dice as Las Vegas wedding favors to your guests? Your odds are good, and theirs are a certainty with these delightful gifts. Ok, maybe brass dice remind too many of brass knuckles, a memory of Las Vegas they’d like to forget. So, instead, make the dice chocolate instead. The guests can eat their way to happiness at the reception.

Be bold and go for the poker placecard holders. The Queen of Hearts may rule this special day, but diamonds are still a girl’s best friend. Call a spade a spade. Bring along the clubs to remind your mate who is boss on your honeymoon.

You’re in the chips with all those great wedding gifts. Give a little back and toss around some silver wedding favor chips. They are no gamble. They’re bound to be a winner. Just to give yourself the edge, try the chocolate or mint chips instead.

Cut the cards and deal yourself a winning hand. Select the glass playing card coasters etched with the name of the bride and groom. Drunk or sober, your guests will remember later where they got these stunning Las Vegas wedding favors.

Oh, maybe your guests would like to play some real games? Personalized decks of playing cards with your special design, and the date of your wedding, will let them while away the hours waiting for you to return from the honeymoon.

Remind your guests of what’s at stake. Use placecard holders with the logos of the top casinos in town. The MGM, the Venetian, the venerable Tropicana and many more serve as great designs to use.

It’s gonna be a hot time in Vegas tonight so be prepared to light the fire. Supply your guests with boxes of Las Vegas matches that sport the name of the bride and groom. Just be sure to get ready with that glass of water to douse the flames.

Well, maybe we can find a little safer use for those matches instead. How about some poker-themed tealights? These favors will grace the mantle of your guests long after the crazy day has come and gone.

Put on your own Vegas show and let the guests play a part. Give them miniature roulette wheels and let them all bet on how many years the happy couple will be together. Anyone who comes up with 85 gets a loud cheer from all the tables. If the ball lands on 00 just say someone accidentally left the ‘1′ off the front.

Las Vegas is full of losers and winners. But you can never go wrong with any of these Las Vegas wedding favors. The audience will be clapping the whole time you’re enjoying that first reception dance.

Wedding Favors – Coffee Wedding Favors

Author — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:57:05 +0000

Coffee is one of the most widely consumed products in the world. For many countries it’s the major export. For your wedding you can import some coffee and export happiness when you give coffee wedding favors to your guests.

As with wines, that leaves open a whole array of options, including some that are wholly unexpected.

Check out some coffee cup candle wedding favors! These clever little items resemble miniature coffee cups, filled with your favorite dark or light brew. But, in fact, they’re tiny candle holders and candles that will light up your guests’ eyes.

Don’t overlook the tiny coffee pot that looks just like the one grandmother used to use. These silver wedding favors make for a delightful decorative item that will be remembered long after your big day. Many come in the form of placecard holders that serve a dual purpose: letting the guests know where to sit, and gracing their own tables long afterward.

Real coffee cups are an option, and one that will bring delight to all your guests. Demitasse cups provide the best choice here. Their small size makes them the perfect wedding favor, yet they provide a useful role long after the wedding is over. Delicate porcelain designs guarantee they’ll grace your guests’ kitchens when you come to visit after your honeymoon vacation.

Spoons and measuring cups make for an equally wonderful coffee wedding favor. At first thought, that might bring to mind the mundane, the merely practical. Au contraire! These silver or brass gifts are lovely and will be cherished as a keepsake to hand down for generations.

Glass cones that contain coffee, candies or silk flowers make for another wonderful wedding favor. They can be etched with a logo, or embossed with the names of the bride and groom. They will be proudly displayed on the mantles of your guests where they’ll never forget your special day.

Of course, why not give coffee itself? That opens up a whole new vista of choices.

Coffee comes in small packets that contain a blend you can devise yourself. Beans or grounds, the special coffee they contain will be a huge temptation, since guests will want to sample some right away. Just as with the coffee exchanges around the world, you’ll find your guests swapping packets as they swap stories about how they met you.

You can combine themes. A fall wedding introduces the colors of leaves. Decorate your coffee wedding favors with the designs of the season and send them home with a harvest of good feelings. Decorate the packets with a snowflake to go with your winter wedding. Emboss flowers on the package that remind your guests of your spring wedding day. Display the sun and palm tree that you’ll soon see on your summer honeymoon.

No matter which coffee wedding favors tingle your senses, you can’t go wrong. Everyone loves coffee and you’ll be more popular than Starbucks.

Wedding Favors – Winter Wedding Favors

Author — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:15:16 +0000

Planning a winter wedding? Excellent choice. A winter wedding gives you the best pick of a honeymoon cruise or hotel. Guests won’t be inundated with invitations to summer weddings. You’ll find more venues for the ceremony and reception. All at lower prices than average. But, oh, what to do about those winter wedding favors….

Easy.

Romance isn’t just a warm beach and spring flowers. It’s cozying up to the fire with a hot brandy. It’s snuggling under a blanket. It’s playing in the snow and not caring if your hair gets covered with it. All those themes and more can easily be incorporated into your winter wedding favors.

Any design that evokes the spirit of the season makes for an appropriate wedding favor. That covers a lot of ground, too.

You can go with the obvious. Nothing wrong with that. These are favors, after all, not an artistic statement. But obvious doesn’t mean they can’t be unique. Small crystal snowmen or delicate snowflakes can fit the bill. You can make them distinctive in a dozen ways. Snowflakes come in a thousand shapes so that part is easy. Emblazoned with a logo that you design for your wedding, they can be the perfect favor.

Delight your guests and give them a memory of your special day. Remember, the bride and groom are the center of attention, but they’re not the only ones who cherish the wedding celebration. Parents and relatives, dear friends and others will want a memento of your winter wedding.

Snow cone bath salt holders, Christmas tree soaps and many other interesting gifts can serve that purpose well. Sachets in the colors of the season are always appreciated. Personalized candle holders will remind everyone of that winter day you’ll remember for a lifetime.

Want to add a touch of practicality to your winter wedding favors? Simple.

Tiny notebooks let guests jot down names and phone numbers, dates and other useful information they pick up at your winter wedding. Men and women alike will find that winter wedding tape measure favor gets used long after the special day. Put out those winter-themed wine bottle stoppers and watch them disappear from the tables.

Practical does not mean bland. Every winter wedding favor can incorporate beauty to match the rest of your wedding decor. Small snowflake card holders are the perfect wedding favor. Delicate bookmarks that display your personalized design will find their way into many guest’s book.

Delight the sense of taste while you please the eye. Select some chocolates wrapped in seasonal colors with a frosty design. Go for the personalized nutcracker. Opt for the swan that holds mints and candies decorated with the name of the bride and groom. Pick out a personalized coffee kit that displays your winter wedding favor theme.

Light some candles and get ready for your wedding by picking out the winter wedding favors that will compliment your tables and your guests.

Wedding Favors – Tea Wedding Favors

Author — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:13:24 +0000

Tea is one of the most highly traded products in the world. At your wedding, import some tea and export a lot of joy with tea wedding favors.

Tiny spoons of silver and brass make for a decorative and highly valued favor among guests. Express your appreciation for sharing this special day by giving a gift they’ll proudly use long after the wedding is over.

Stirring spoons and measuring spoons can be dressed up in special ways. They may come with the bowl or scoop filled with chocolate or hardened vanilla creme. That makes them not only beautiful gifts but givers of delightful tastes, as well.

Give your guests a wedding favor that gives them something to dip a spoon into: porcelain sugar bowls decorated with your personalized design. Emboss the bottom with the names of the bride and groom and every time they flip the bowl over they’ll remember where they got it.

Don’t neglect those lovely miniature pots that provide the perfect brew. Practical and beautiful, these wedding favors make the perfect gift for your honored guests. Whether silver or ceramic, they’ll make for an object of delight among the entire crowd.

Both pot and cups need something to sit on, don’t they? Pots get hot, so a hot pad with your special logo makes for an excellent favor. Saucers that carry the date of your wedding on the bottom and your unique design continue the theme of your special day.

Tealights are both useful and delightful. They provide a small flame to warm the pot and can give off aromas that fill the air with the scent of romance. The candle’s colors can work perfectly with your design scheme while the delicate scents will prompt unforgettable memories.

Of course, you can complete the package by giving tea wedding favors that contain the highly coveted leaves themselves. Sachets of tea come in all shapes and sizes, and flavors.

A white wedding calls for white tea to match a winter theme. This delicate tea gives health and good cheer, just as a tea favor will. A spring wedding suggests a favor with green tea to celebrate the good fortune of the bride and groom. A robust black pekoe will warm guests at a brisk Fall wedding.

Fill a decorative wedding favor tin with a perfect imported Russian tea, full of zest. Celebrate the day by giving a Japanese tea that evokes the gentle mood of a garden. Or, fill it with the ground leaves of exotic Thailand and suggest the steamy passion of a honeymoon to come. Go British and provide your guests with some of the best of Earl Grey’s favorite brew.

The tea will disappear in a day, but the decorative tin will grace a table in your guest’s home for generations.

No matter which tea wedding favors perk up your nose, you can’t go wrong. These delightful gifts will have everyone saying ‘Cheers’!

Wedding Favors – Fall Wedding Favors

Author — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:58:25 +0000

Fall! Harvest time. Leaves falling. Crisp weather and golden sunsets. What a perfect season for a wedding. And how fortunate that the choices for fall wedding favors are as endless as the bounty of the Earth during this time of year.

Perhaps leaves of red, yellow and gold adorned the pathways where you walked the day you got engaged. Share that happy memory with your guests in the form of a wedding favor.

Maple leaf-shaped placecard holders are a delightful decoration. A bookmark in the shape of that sycamore leaf that fell at your feet makes for a perfect gift. A cookie cutter that resembles fallen birch leaves is both practical and lovely.

Since you two are the perfect pair, how about a pair of perfect pears? Salt and pepper shakers are another practical and inventive gift. Maybe you’re two peas in a pod? Pick a wedding favor to match. Your relationship might be full of spice. Reflect that in the form of spice containers with the names of the bride and groom.

Fall photo albums make for an excellent wedding favor. White may be the traditional wedding color, but add a bit of fall color and go for the gold trim, the red embroidery or the green rim. Decorate the cover with your own logo or design and put your names and the wedding date on the back. The first memory stored on the first page will be the photo of your guest at your wedding.

A glass coaster set etched with the leaves of Fall is one possibility. But how about a fine pair of pumpkins instead? Symmetrical and a reminder of a fun holiday, they can be the perfect design for these fall wedding favors.

Want to give your guests a fine taste treat that reminds them of Fall and your wedding? How about a pine cone container filled with delicious chocolates? Or, select a box of chocolates with a tamarack tree design and watch the candy disappear like the needles of that unique evergreen tree.

Make them remember that fall wedding for a long time afterward by giving a pair of maple-leaf syrup bottles filled with the real deal. Genuine Vermont maple syrup will disappear in a week. But the decorative bottles will be kept for years.

Your guests will remember another fine taste treat from your wedding: the delicious cake you had special-made from the finest caterer around. Give them a gift that brings it to mind in the form of a cake serving set. Ribbons with the bright orange and subtle brown of Fall can decorate the handles. A leaf-shaped serving spatula can be just the thing.

No matter which fall wedding favors you favor, you can’t go wrong. This special day will be remembered by you and your guests long after the tables are ‘harvested’.

Wedding Favors – Beach Wedding Favors

Author — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:02:15 +0000

Remember how much fun you had at that beach party where you first met? Anticipating how much fun you’re going to have on that tropical honeymoon? Select beach wedding favors that express your joy!

Tealight favors are a favorite at every wedding. You can get them in the form of a deck chair just like the one you’ll soon be relaxing in. And don’t you deserve it after all that wedding planning? Get some placecard holders that will light up the night.

Every guest will appreciate a photo of the bride and groom. How about a beach-themed wedding favor that contains a picture of the day you got engaged? A frame lined with sea shells is also a ticket to paradise.

Sailboat candles will remind your guests of just where you plan to be soon. You can sail into the sunset, but your guests will appreciate the memento you left behind just the same. Personalize them with your name on the boat.

Sea shell placecard holders are a perfect choice. They decorate the table, provide that important practical purpose of guiding your guests to it, and give them a great gift to take away. Personalize the inside of the shell with the date of the wedding or your favorite saying.

While you’re thinking of shells, consider some clamshell salt and pepper shakers. These tiny silver spice holders are a great reminder of the spicy times to come. Enclose them in a pearlized box and you have a treasure chest any pirate would be happy to steal.

Wine bottle stoppers are another popular wedding favor. Improve an already great idea by getting some that carry your beach theme to the ultimate. They can be topped with a jewel or fashioned in the shape of a pineapple. They can be made of South Seas cork or Captain Kidd silver.

You and your guests will get awfully thirsty under that hot sun, though. Maybe you should think about some wine. Fill a tasting glass with your favorite vintage. Etch the glass with a sailboat or an anchor. Personalize the bottom with your special design that includes names and the wedding date.

Once you’ve quenched their thirst, they might get hungry waiting for that fine wedding reception meal. Stave off those hunger pangs with a set of chocolate favors. Pieces of eight never tasted so good. Keep the sand out by wrapping them in a personalized wrapper with your logo or the colors of your summer wedding.

No guest will ever forget the car keys again if you give them flip flop keychains embossed with your names. They won’t forget your wedding either, since the other side will carry the date you set sail.

Your beach wedding favors are bound to be the hit of every table. Let them dance the calypso at your beach wedding.

Wedding Favors – Wine Wedding Favors

Author — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:14:38 +0000

Wine and weddings go together like peanut butter and jelly. So, why limit that to just the after-wedding toast? Give your guests wine wedding favors.

That decision opens up a whole range of choices.

A heart-shaped wine bottle stopper will be a big hit at any wedding. Sure, your guests could plug the bottle with any old cork. But these stylish and practical favors will be appreciated long after that special day has passed.

But before you can close the bottle you have to open it, right? Wedding-themed corkscrew favors are just the thing. Made of elegant silver or chrome they can even carry a design developed by you. Add the initials of the bride and groom, along with the wedding date, and your guests will never forget where they got it.

Wine glasses make for a perfect wine wedding favor. They work best as small wine tasting glasses of the type you’ll soon be using on your dream honeymoon vacation. Perfect for sampling a favorite Bordeaux, these favors will find a place in the guests cupboards long after you’ve returned home.

Of course, everyone needs some coasters on which to set their wine glass. So, these wine-themed lovely and practical items will be highly appreciated by guests and hosts alike. They can carry a logo you design, or include the names of bride and groom along with the wedding date.

How about a combination coaster and photo frame? These unique gifts can protect a table while they display a picture of the happy couple on the day they got engaged. Include a wine bottle stopper or corkscrew as part of the set and you’ve got a winning combination.

Some items are meant to be purely decorative. More power to that idea! Beauty doesn’t require any further justification. A set of glass grapes that reflect the colors of your wedding might be just right. Your guests can decorate their own tables at home with these. When they serve their own guests they’ll be reminded of that special day when they shared your joy.

Along those lines, how about a fun and lovely miniature silver champagne bucket? They won’t hold much ice, but they can be filled with memories of your wedding. They make great small containers for candies or candles and look great on the tables.

Of course, there’s a type of gift that, strictly speaking, is neither practical nor decorative: wine itself! The option remains of providing your guests with wine wedding favors that actually contain wine. Small bottles of specialty vintages will be treasured for a lifetime. The guests can trade samples and the bottles make for perfect decorative items at home.

No matter which wine wedding favors you favor, you’ll find that a wine theme works well. Whether as just a decoration or a tool, or even in the form of a small bottle of your favorite brand, they’ll be the hit of the wedding. Apart from your dress, naturally.