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Favors
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Photo by
Celebrations Photo Studio
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Having
favors at your wedding is not required. However, it can be a fun way to say "Thank You!". Looking for great ideas for wedding favors? Here are a few suggestions:
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Crystal, gold, or silver bells
(your guests can ring them to initiate the kiss between the
bride and groom)
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Bottle of wine with a
personalized label
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Picture frames that can also be
used as place cards
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Candles and candleholders
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Porcelain Vase
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Small potted plant
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Seedlings for planting in
celebration of your marriage
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Bubbles for blowing
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Wine goblets
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Sugar coated almonds tied in a
small net bundle
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Chocolates (or any kind of candy
wrapped in tulle)
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Cookies
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Potpourri wrapped in tulle and
tied with a ribbon
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Homemade CDs of the bride & groom's
wedding songs along with some personal favorites
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Small bud vases with a single short
stemmed rose or flower with a tag for guest seating arrangements
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Baseballs marked with the bride &
groom's name and date (for the sports fanatic)
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Use Christmas bulbs and
print/handwrite the bride & groom's names and dates - attach
with a thank you note and festive ribbon
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Make a donation to the Dana Farber
Cancer Institute, in return, they will supply you with elegant
scrolls for each of your guest. For more information,
visit
http://www.dana-farber.org/how/gifts/table.
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It's a great idea to personalize your
favors with your names, date, and perhaps a little poem or thank you
note.
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When selecting favors for your
wedding, use your imagination. If you are having a theme
wedding, find favors that go with the theme. For
instance: if you are going to Hawaii for your honeymoon,
give out leis. Be creative! The choice is yours.
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Thanks to Michelle, Jill & Jennifer for sending us
some of their favor ideas!
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Favors
are a fun way to say "Thank you for sharing our special day
with us". Below is a list of some new trendsetting ideas for
favors. If you have a
great idea and would like to share it with us, send us an email to
webmaster@riweddingguide.com. We'd love to hear your ideas!
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Rather
than a floral arrangement for the centerpiece, make up the
floral decor using small floral bouquets that every guest at
the table can take home. Tie the bouquets with ribbons holding their place card.
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Fruit
shaped candles with personalized tags are great for springtime
and summer weddings.
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Fragranced
soap in organza bags with place cards attached. See
www.enchantmentonline.com
for bags.
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On
your tables, combine menu cards and place cards. For example, if placing individual menus on the guest
tables, use as a place card as well by writing "A Menu
for Sheila Johnson" in calligraphy, at the top of the
card.
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Freeze-dried
roses in small terracotta pots, attached with place cards. Great for showers or receptions.
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A
silverplated fortune cookie where you can add your own
personal message on the fortune.
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Sugar
frosted cookies or sugar sculpted personalized lollipops. Decorate these with your new last initial and cut the
cookies in shapes that coordinate to your theme.
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Embossed
cookie coins, gold foil, choose your design or message for the
wrapping.
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Chocolate
bars with personalized wrappers - Enchantment has elegant and
whimsical styles to choose from.
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Give
your guests an extra treat at the end of the reception -
present slices of cake in a personalized box, with your own
special message inside.
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Place
cards made of chocolate cookies - with elegant writing in
icing, put your guests' initials.
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Mini
cupcakes with buttercream flowers to match your colors. Place in small champagne glass made of plastic. Place the place card inside.
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Have
the wait staff hand out ice cold hand towels dipped in
fragrant lavender oil with ice tongs before the meal. The guest can keep these towels - have them embroidered
with an initial or message. This is a big statement for a low cost.
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At
the ceremony, give out mini corsages of fresh flowers tied
with ribbon. Have
the clergy describe the flowers as a symbol of your love and
wedding promise.
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Make
a small donation to your favorite charity in the name of each
guest. Give them
an elegant note to read at the reception, explaining your
gift.
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Give
a book of love - choose a small miniature book filled with
love sonnets or poems and personally sign them from the bride
and groom.
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