Comments on: Wedding Favors?? Fall Theme!?

By: mrrmaid

mrrmaid — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:55:59 +0000

It’s hard to beat caramel apples for guest appeal, they’re impressive and people love them … but it’s hard to find them cheap.

One thing a lot of brides do in the fall is fill a pretty favor box with peanut butter cups. They’re pretty nice for the season when you think about it and not too $$$.

Another thing you could do, create a gourmet cocoa mix for your guests. Get clear cellophane cone bags like these, http://www.favorideas.com/shopping/prod/SF-bag_clearcone.htm, and bulk cocoa mix, and then ‘upscale’ the mix by adding a quality cinnamon, or grind up white chocolate to a powder in a food processor (delish), or add crushed mints or even a pinch of cayenne. Or whip up a few varieties so your guests can trade. Even when you add a personalized label from your printer this would be cheap, custom and cool.
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By: SirenSong

SirenSong — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:42:59 +0000

Caramel apples
Mini loaves of pumpkin or zucchini bread
Jars of homemade jam or apple or pumpkin butter
Mini cookbook with your favorite fall recipes
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By: Corey A

Corey A — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:10:59 +0000

I am also having an October wedding and we are doing small jars of jam. You can buy them online and have personalized labels made! My mother actually makes jelly, so she’s going to do ours for us.
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By: SiteOptimizer

SiteOptimizer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:29:59 +0000

These ‘Fall in Love’ soap petals are real cute: http://www.favorsandaccessories.com/fall-leaf-soap-petals.html

Or bookmarks are gaining popularity as favors, here is one in a fall theme: http://www.favorsandaccessories.com/turning-leaves-bookmark.html
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By: Kendizzle

Kendizzle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:22:59 +0000

an xbox 360 game of choice.

free steak dinner at bullys in edwardsville.

the list goes on.
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By: juliejuliejulie

juliejuliejulie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:48:59 +0000

The thing about favors is that brides agonize endlessly about them, and guests don’t value them. There is nothing you can think of that will be so cool that most of your guests don’t think they are dustcatchers. Your guests come to the wedding to honor friends & family connections. They don’t want a takeaway, half of them are feeling guilty because they’ve heard brides whining about wanting to ask for gift cards because the wedding is so expensive. GIve some nice candies in a small net bag and leave it. Don’t add to the landfill.
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Should I have a cash bar? Is it alright to serve Perrier Jouet only to the head table? Should I buy $20 favors for every guest? Should I have a wishing well or just ask for checks?

By: Cate M

Cate M — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:21:59 +0000

My best friend got married this past October and they had a fall theme. The tables at the reception were named after different types of apples (the bridal table was the Royal Gala table) and then their wedding favors were carmel apples. It was really cute
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By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:42:59 +0000

Try http://www.mwdkrafts.ecrater.com
I am getting married in June but this site has lot of great ideals. My wedding colors are orange and ivory. I am having a simple ivory box with orange ribbon with chocolate leafs inside.

Good Luck!
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By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:35:59 +0000

These are some of my ideas.

Maybe charms- maybe leafs-in an organza bag
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=leaf+charms&_sacat=See-All-Categories
potpourri & cinnamon sticks- in an organza bag
leak shaped chocolate candies
colored bubbles -in fall colors- just add food coloring
bookmarks
soaps or candles in organza drawstring bags
your own personal scent- oils - you gotta get a base from hobby lobbys or michaels- and create your own sent- bottle it and label it -"falling" or "leaf" it up to love, or something catchy, by -whatever your name is.
cocoa and marshmellow mix-layered in small mason jars- decorate the jars and attach instructions (cocoa, cinnamon sticks and marshmellows)
something like this-http://img.timeinc.net/sunset/Premium/Food/2004/12-Dec/CocoaJar1204/CocoaJar1204classic.jpg
go here they have good recipes
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By: dogmother01

dogmother01 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:28:59 +0000

We went to a beautiful fall wedding last year. For the bridal shower, she had leaf shaped cookie cutters tied to a cookie recipe. For the favors at the wedding, she had fall colored raffia ribbon tied around a packet of apple cider with a cinnamon stick. It was so simple, but very pretty. It was reasonable for them because they had about 300 people invited. She also had small pumpkins and gourds simply carved with tea lights inside. That was nice. At the head table, she had a huge pumpkin carved with her wedding date and their names, really different ideas.
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