Wedding favours

If you’re planning a wedding, make sure you provide wedding favours to help your guests remember your special day forever.

If you’re planning a wedding, make sure you provide wedding favours to help your guests remember your special day forever.

Wedding favours come in all shapes and sizes, and can be anything from novelty games to bottle openers. With the huge variety available, particularly in the current online market-place, you’re sure to find the perfect present for each and every one of your attendees. This has been a wedding tradition for many years, and they say a special thank you, as well as serving as a memento of your celebration.

Wedding favours can be given to guests of all ages, with some specific designs for men, women, and children. You could follow the theme of your wedding with your favours, or even choose a matching colour scheme, to help your wedding feel complete and well-rounded.

With all the options available, the possibilities are endless! There also exist unisex favours that can be given to all guests, or you could choose masculine and feminine counterparts of the same favour to make your guests feel extra-special. A great example of this is bottle openers with bride and groom figures, which are functional as well as decorative. This dual-purpose is become increasingly important in wedding favours, so it’s always a bonus if gifts can be used again and again.

Some fantastic ones include candles, soaps or toiletries (for the girls); bottle stoppers, luggage tags or notebooks (for the boys); and bookmarks or toys (for the kids). Any of these would be really appreciated by guests and will allow your special day to remain in the hearts and minds of everyone.

The traditional favour boxes are still a very popular option, and they can be filled with anything from small novelties to sweet treats. Guests love a surprise, so filling boxes with a selection of different items will make your wedding even more exciting and memorable. It will also be a brilliant ice-breaker, which is ideal, especially at larger gatherings. This type of wedding favours have universal appeal; different packaging or colours based on gender or age will make sure that everyone gets a present that suits them.

There are hundreds of different ways to present your wedding favours, from placing them on the table next to dinner plates, or more modern and innovative solutions, such as using them as part of the centrepiece for each table (accompanied by a note reminding guests to help themselves at the end of the meal), or even issuing them as part of dessert, for a more cost-effective solution. You could also consider a ‘lucky dip’, in which guests select their own, which will be a big hit, especially with any younger guests. Another fun way to keep attendees entertained is to give fun wedding favours, that contain games like bingo, trivia or charades, so that guests can play between courses and at the end of a meal. This well help make your wedding an enjoyable event for everyone, and you’ll be surprised at how well-received it can be!

Wedding favours are really just a token of thanks, and it is important to remember this when choosing, because the guests’ taste is more important than your own! Make sure you think about everyone, and, with so many different styles to choose from, you’re certain to find something that little bit special. Happy shopping!

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Rachel is the author of this article on Wedding Favours UK.
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