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What kind of wedding favors are tacky and would you ever actually keep one or do you prefer edible favors? Im having a hard time deciding and dont want to waste money on things noone will take home with them.
Only three favors i saw (including websites) worth anything were
Bubbles/birdseed (to throw when the bride and groom were leaving) or bells to ring
Edible favors (candy, cookies etc)
Photo frames (and not the tiny ones I mean actual ones like 4×6 or 5×7)
edible
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a hug you greedy bitch
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Edible definitely!
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Edible favors, at least you know your money is more than likely not going to go to waste. Crap like candles and matchbooks no one cares about that crap.
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The bride’s dress =D
I would say edible things like chocolates, mints, etc. Or something with the bride’s and groom’s name on it, like some kind of engraved glass.
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I think edible ones are much more preferable.
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I think small glass engraved votives are cool. Where you have your date/names engraved on the small glass.
There are actually kits out there you can get and do it yourself. Not hard, and cheap if you get them from a craft store.
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My wife and I did M&Ms with our names on them and some had the date.
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A bottle of wine appropriate for the season is a great party favor. Can get costly but you can get nice prices when you buy by the case.
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My sister gave out bottles of Pindar winter white at her wedding in November and out of the weddings I’ve been to haven’t seen a much better favor.
Something with water always catch my eye lol
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Better to give something that everyone would actually appreciate. I would almost rather receive something edible or small gift card to say starbucks for like $5.
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wedding favors typically are cute at first, but ultimately get thrown out. An edible favor would probably be your best bet - less waisted money.
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I donated to the cancer society being that my husband is a cancer survivor and they sent me bookmarks to place on the tables so everyone would know. I think it would be great for you to put money towards a charity that way you are not wasting money and the money goes to those in need.
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I like the ones with the mints, any kind of candy works, but the pastel color mints are awesome.
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edible favors or a small picture of the couple.
some kind of memorabilia with the date of the wedding on it!
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We’re having a candy buffet and doing that as our favor.
The only thing favor-wise I’ve ever really kept from a wedding is maybe a matchbook or something like that. I use matches for candles. People smoke, light candles, etc.
Some of the favors i’ve seen are …uh… corny… and only take up space if they don’t get lost.
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My personal favorite was something that I could save and remember the wedding by. At each seat at the wedding I attended was a very small bottle of wine which was labeled with the couples name and the date of the wedding. It was just tied off with a ribbon on the top for decoration. It’s also something useful. But a lot of people just took them home for keepsakes.
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A matchbook! It’s not that tacky, matches are useful and many people keep matchbooks from their favorite restaurants and clubs. I kept my friends’ keepsake matchbook from their wedding even years after they split. Because it’s cool.
But I love wedding cookies and chocolates too!
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Seems like I always took a bridesmaid home. But never actually kept one!
(just a little humor)
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I like edible favors. They’re cheap and are great to snack in after a night of open bar drinking. Dont spend too much on the favors though because no one but your grandma will keep it.
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I would do edible favors. Most people like candy, and it’s usually cheaper anyway. We are doing personalized M&Ms…not too original, but still fun and cute. My friend did scratch lottery tickets, which was really cool…not very wedding-y…but everyone enjoyed them. Definitely don’t do anything personalized with your picture on it, like coasters, mugs, or champagne flutes….no one wants that stuff anyway.
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I like candles and flowers. Actually, if I caught the brides flowers, that would make my day!
I’ve never heard of edible flowers before, are they actual flowers?
Anyway, if you choose to give out something like a picture frame or something, make sure its timeless and has a nice color. Silver and off-white are good colors.
Good Luck!
Sara
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People tend to like keeping favors that are delicate and/or practical like anything in crystal or a petite photo frame-I’ve saved two that are in silver, but small, for a 2 x 2 photo. Small crystal chest, crystal flower with stem tied, little figurines, crochet items…with a ribbon with your names and wedding date printed…Edibles are okay too. Congratulations and good luck.
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hershey’s kisses
fortune cookies
scented candles
…I hate the taste of those pastel wedding candies w/ almonds in them, i think. they taste very bad.
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something edible and tasty is better b/c then you waste less money since many of the ppl r going to eat them instead of trashing them or losing it.
LOL…
I had the tackiest favors ever and I see them all the time on my friends and relatives fridges(still..married 10 yrs). I also had the tackiest (and fun) wedding.
We had a pig roast and hand-made little bride and groom pigs with wooden cut outs, tiny sequins, tiny veils made of tulle, tiny ties drawn on, glued on magnets and paint. My best friend did the writing and wrote our names and date.
We made bride and groom fridge magnets. I realize the "pig" theme isn’t going to apply, but they were cute as heck and everybody loved them and still uses them.
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I didn’t bother with them, they are a waste of time, no one seemed to notice or care.
If you feel the need to get one, the only one I ever got and liked was a small heart shaped photo frame, my friend used them as seating cards, she put the persons (or couples) name in the frame and a sticker with the table number on the back, it was very cute also while a little pricier than others you only need one per couple vs per person.
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They could reflect your wedding. I don’t like getting candy and a lot of people don’t eat it but like Carmel apples for fall that’s cute or personalized shot glasses.
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We are burning CD’s of the music from our day and other songs that mean something to us. It is personal and will make people think of us when they play it. And even if all the music isn’t everyone’s taste, there should be something there for everyone.
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do candy, I want to do a candy bar where guests can fill containers to take home with them
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I have honestly never seen favors at any wedding I have attended. In general, people prefer edibles.
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I would go with the edible favors. I hate the favors that you just throw in a drawer and never use or look at.
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Only three favors i saw (including websites) worth anything were
Bubbles/birdseed (to throw when the bride and groom were leaving) or bells to ring
Edible favors (candy, cookies etc)
Photo frames (and not the tiny ones I mean actual ones like 4×6 or 5×7)
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