I just need some opinions. I am currently looking around for wedding favors. I am considering little glass candle votives with our names and the wedding date. However a few people have said that personalized wedding favors are a waste of time and that no one really cares and that they'll just end up in the garbage anyway. One friend says I should just stick with chololates or something of the sort. What do you guys think?
You could order personalized chocolate bars:
http://www.simplyweddingstuff.com/blblpecabarw.html
That way you have the best of both worlds. I do think edible favors are the way to go. People that want to can keep the personalized wrapper after they eat the chocolate. As pretty as candles are, unfortunately they usually do end up in the trash or collecting dust somewhere.
a six pack of the guests favorite brand of beer.
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I would go for something more generic. Try a CD of the songs that you spent so much time choosing or put the place cards into little picture frames that your guests can take home and use.
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I am planning my wedding too.
you should and i don't know anyone that would throw that kind of gift away also you might do matches to light the candles. you can get them personalized too
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Whatever makes you feel good but remember that people will probably take it home and add it to a pile of crap/memorabilia they have at home. What you really have to ask yourself is how many things have you kept from the weddings you have gone to?
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I had personalized wedding favors but I think they are not necessary or even liked. If I were going to a wedding I would much prefer something I like that does not have someones name on it. The only thing the personalized favors are good for is for the mom of the bride and such.
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For our wedding last year, we took full size hershey's chocolate bars, bought some wrapping paper that was in our wedding colors, cut them to the original wrappers size, and taped it on with double stick tape. Then we made little tags that said "…and they lived happily ever after." We got the stamp and the cardstock from a craft supply store. We didn't have any left over after the wedding and we started with 250! Really it is totally up to you whether you want to put the time and effort and money into a project like this. If you wanted to go with the candle thing, you could go to orientaltrading.com and they can get them shipped to you already made pretty quickly. Depending on the size of your order, you may get your shipping for free, which really helps when you are planning a wedding. Good luck!
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I got married last year.
You could order personalized chocolate bars:
http://www.simplyweddingstuff.com/blblpecabarw.html
That way you have the best of both worlds. I do think edible favors are the way to go. People that want to can keep the personalized wrapper after they eat the chocolate. As pretty as candles are, unfortunately they usually do end up in the trash or collecting dust somewhere.
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I am in the same situation as you, and the honest truth is that your friend is right. I am actually considering "PhotoFavors" which is where u hire a separate…. a second photogarpher (not the one for ur pictures) but the 2nd photographer will take professional pictures of your guests as they come in to the reception cite and he will then print them out and ur guests can pick them up on ur their way out. This way even though it doesnt say ur names anywhere, when ur guests are asked "thats a nice picture, where did u take it?" they can say it was taken at ur wedding. I think Im opting for that.. good luck!
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Personalized wedding favors are cute (at the time), but no one that I know really hangs onto favors from somebody elses wedding. The only favor I have from a wedding is a magnetized photograph the couple had a big basket of at the reception. Now THAT I liked!
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Actually, at the last wedding I attended, they gave away personalized shot glasses. They had the bride and groom's names, the wedding date and a picture of a couple dancing on them. I LOVE MINE!! It's great, and you can use it afterwards.
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Give them sugar cookies or chocolates something they can eat otherwise they will just trash it.
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Favors in general are often left behind unless they are edible (and are likely to be eaten before the guests ever leave the reception). So your friend is right, chocolates would be a better idea than personalized candle votives. If you want to give personalized candle votives to special people (parents of the couple, etc) I recommend spending a little extra to have them engraved and then give that as your gift to them rather than as a "favor".
That being said….. Favors are unnecessary and really are just an expense that a couple already spending so much on the other wedding expenses really should let go. Do not let the wedding industry as a whole make you feel as though you are being "rude" or "tacky" should you decide to eliminate the favors. You aren't! You're hosting a party where you pay for their food, drinks, and entertainment. Your guests will not remember the favors 10 yrs later (frankly, they probably wont remember them 10 min later). What they WILL remember is the atmosphere, the fun, and the love. When you figure the average wedding guest attendance is around 100 people and the average cost of favors is around $2.50 you're talking $250 spent on stuff that really doesn't matter… Spend that money on the entertainment or the food and make your reception memorable… don't waste it on the favors.
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I really enjoy having something useful from the wedding that reminds me of the couple, like a bookmark or magnet. A candle sounds great. Personalized candy is fun, but I like something I can keep around, something I can use.
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Up to you totally. We like any and all favours.
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Honestly, I would throw a personalized candle favor away, if I even bothered to take it home. If you want something personalized, do a personalized box and fill it with some sort of candy.
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Some people might throw them out, and some won't. If you really want them, do it. I would suggest doing 2 different favors and alternating. I think that's a really cool idea, I did for my wedding, that would also make you not think you wasted your money, because you're not using as much!
I made Cd's with songs played at the wedding, and i also gave little photo albums that matched our invitations and guest book.
There are so many things you can personalize, and there are ways to do it cheaply by looking online. Spend some time searching and it will pay off!
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For my wedding i got personalized champagne glasses with our names on them with the date and pretty little hearts…I'm planning on putting them on the table with the rest of the dinner ware so that people could use them durring the reception. I think this is one of the best things i could think of and they are pretty cheap…considering
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