Wedding Reception Favors Ideas

Your wedding reception is a special event and reception guest favors are one of the main ingredients for wedding planning success. Wedding favors are used at the reception, as a way to thank wedding guests for attending. The first wedding favors in history were called “bomboniere” These were trinket boxes filled with sugar or almonds. Modern day favors once consisted mainly of small bags of rice to throw at the wedding couple. Now there are an amazing variety of favors to choose from for your guests. Since most use much of their funds on the actual wedding, reception guest favors that are unique but economical are in demand. A favor need not be lavish, but rather something a guest can enjoy and that will provide a remembrance of the special wedding day.

Sometimes the wedding party will choose the reception favors as a way to assist the wedding couple with preparations. No matter who chooses what the favors will be, the choices can be anything from traditional flowers to bubbles. Take into account your wedding theme when choosing reception guest favors. Usually your favors should match your décor and table colors. After that the possibilities are endless in choosing favors. Is it a traditional wedding? Or a wedding that was a bit different and unusual? Are your reception guests older or are all your college friends? Ask yourself what your goal is when you decide which wedding favors to choose. Do you want to inspire an elegant remembrance or one of crazy fun? More traditional wedding reception favors might include matchbooks or cards with the wedding couple’s name engraved on them. For fun, many brides choose favors such as bubbles or small squirt guns. This not only gives guests a unique way to send the couple on its way but also protects birds from eating rice which can harm them.

For a budget wedding, the wedding party can meet ahead of time and make the favors themselves out of inexpensive items from a craft store. To cut costs further on your wedding panning budget you can give one favor per couple at the reception instead of per person Some great ideas for homemade favors include containers such as small baskets, mini wine glasses, decorative netting, or small flowerpots. These favor containers can be filled with candy, small candles, flower seeds and more. A cute wedding quote attached can complete the homemade favor. For example a small flower pot filled with wildflower seeds can be accompanied by a wedding quote such as “All things grow with love” Wedding guests can plant the seeds at their home to further celebrate your wedding day.

If some of your guests will be children this idea can be expanded on by filling the containers with wedding favors just for children. Kids would love things like mini heart erasers, Hershey kisses, candy necklaces or small toys. With some imagination, your wedding reception favors can be one of the best parts of the reception for your guests!


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