Good wedding favors?

[erincon23]

A really cool favor we got was a collection of love songs on a CD. The married couple put their photos on the front. The songs were from every genre. I still play it. (they had this done professionally ... so I am not sure how the copyrighting worked on this ??)

You don't have to pay anything if you aren't selling the reproduced work or including it on something else that make money with (like if you put it in a movie you create and then try to sell, or a TV show that you get advertisers to pay to participate in). It's a little different if you are preparing a new version of the music (like if you have a band play it, rather than just taking the song as it is and putting it on a CD). We've just gone through researching this for my son's band.

We went to one wedding last summer where they put little gift bags with a mini bottle of Jameson's, to celebrate the groom's Irish ancestry, and a mini bottle of olive oil, for the bride's Greek ancestry. Another wedding gave out a gourmet chocolate truffle in a beautiful little box. I liked the chocolate better, although I have used the olive oil.

 

[HelenePA]

Skip 'em. No one notices when they are not there. The money is better spent on upgrading or extending the refreshments or entertainment.

No wedding is complete around here with out an open bar or at least 3 beers and 2 mixed drinks. A dry wedding around here would be laughed at. We are looking at entertainment now. They work 3rd shift and sleep all day so I shall be doing a lot of the looking around for them when the kids go back to school on Monday and weeding out the bad from the good. Gives me something to do.

The bride to be really did like the bottles of shots idea... I haven't heard back about the others. They are still snoozing.

 

[kim929]

My sister in law just came back from a wedding and the favor was a small bottle of balsamic vinegar with a biscotti biscuit tied to the bottle.

 

[WriteDisney]

Hi there!

Well... we did two favors.. a candy buffet! It was soooooooooo awesome and such a hit!

And since we had a destination wedding we also gave OOT (out of town) bags full of goodies, snacks, water proof cameras, mugs for drinks, then a "hangover kit" it was way awesome!

But a candy buffet is always a huge hit!
I have also known people to do donations to the cancer society in place of a favor, I thought that was nice!

Yeah, definitely a candy buffet!

 

[rie'smom]

Favors at weddings are not done here and I'm glad. I did bookmark the links posted though because for parties some of these favors looked very nice.

 

[PghLybrt]

I am another one that votes no favor. If I even take the favor it usually ends up in the garbage.

 

[dakcp2001]

I got a little tree to plant once, I planted at my parents home and it is still there and growing! LOVE THIS! They were very Earth friendly people, every so often I send them a pic of the tree. And on ther facebook page, you can see a lot of people have planted them. They also "planted a tree" at a local park which they go to visit every year. That will be nice when they have children, they can point out "their tree"

I enjoy something that you can use or eat here are some that I have gotten that we enjoyed- candy, personalized candy bars (people buy a case of Hersheys & make their own labels), wedding cake to-go, mini bubble bath, little bottle of alcohol, candy buffet etc. ] mini yankee candles (got apple scented ones at a fall wedding loved it!).One wedding (a college friend known for her parties) gave out "Hangover Kits" as favors, my mother was horrified. Haha.

Got a beautiful Christmas ornament at one, we still have it. It was one of DF work friends, I dont even know them, but love the ornament! It is a crystal snowflake.


Things I do not enjoy, and do not keep (sorry no offense to anyone) glasses of any sort with wedding date & names on them (shot glasses, wine glasses, martini glsses, picture frames, picture magents and the like). These normally get left behind just to avoid tossing them in the trash and feeling bad about it alter. I do not like knick knacks and have nowhere to put them.


I used to work for a caterer and we used to always have a million favors left behind whenever it was something knick knacky. Food always got taken or eaten by someone.

 

[Fire14]

What we did is is 5x7 memo pads and ink pens. Seems to have been a hit at our wedding.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

I like to get chocolate, chocolate or chocolate.

 

[pixiewings71]

My BFF made candies for everyone to take home. They were given in bags that had their names and wedding date printed on them. At her Bridal Shower we all got little bottles of olive oil to take home with us, I've used all but 1. A lot of people didn't take them as they left so when the bridesmaids and myself (I was the MoH) stayed to help clean up she sent us home with loads of little bottles. She did olive oil because BFF and her DH went to Italy for their honeymoon. Oh and no, the bride didn't throw her shower, it was another bridesmaid that did.
I'm going to a wedding on Sunday and I honestly don't expect any favors at all, I never do. And if it's something we won't use I won't take it. I like the candy idea, that's fun.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Just thought of something else. I hear a lot of people having photo booths at weddings now. Everyone got to take their pics home. Those booths are always fun!

 

[dispor]

Am I the only one who finds the "donation instead of favors" idea strange? I can see a bride and groom requesting donations in lieu of a wedding gift, but making a donation in place of a favor is like saying "instead of spending any more money on you, we decided to give it to our favorite charity." Don't get me wrong - I think it's the right sentiment, just at an odd time. I am all for donations in lieu of flowers at funerals, or in honor of a 50th wedding anniversary, etc.

If you're not going to do favors, then just don't do them. I think they are becoming a little less expected than they used to be. Remember personalized napkins and matchbooks???

I agree with those that have said something that gets used up or eaten is best (I LOVE the apple idea!!!). Nothing nicky-nacky, and while I personally would like the mini liquor bottle, I'm sure there will be people at the wedding who don't drink.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Just thought of something else. I hear a lot of people having photo booths at weddings now. Everyone got to take their pics home. Those booths are always fun!

Yes, I have seen these several times now and it's a fun thing to do.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Am I the only one who finds the "donation instead of favors" idea strange? I can see a bride and groom requesting donations in lieu of a wedding gift, but making a donation in place of a favor is like saying "instead of spending any more money on you, we decided to give it to our favorite charity." Don't get me wrong - I think it's the right sentiment, just at an odd time. I am all for donations in lieu of flowers at funerals, or in honor of a 50th wedding anniversary, etc.

If you're not going to do favors, then just don't do them. I think they are becoming a little less expected than they used to be. Remember personalized napkins and matchbooks???

I agree with those that have said something that gets used up or eaten is best (I LOVE the apple idea!!!). Nothing nicky-nacky, and while I personally would like the mini liquor bottle, I'm sure there will be people at the wedding who don't drink.

I agree, giving a donation to charity is great but certainly nothing done for the guest so it just seems odd to me.

 

[HelenePA]

Am I the only one who finds the "donation instead of favors" idea strange? I can see a bride and groom requesting donations in lieu of a wedding gift, but making a donation in place of a favor is like saying "instead of spending any more money on you, we decided to give it to our favorite charity." Don't get me wrong - I think it's the right sentiment, just at an odd time. I am all for donations in lieu of flowers at funerals, or in honor of a 50th wedding anniversary, etc.

If you're not going to do favors, then just don't do them. I think they are becoming a little less expected than they used to be. Remember personalized napkins and matchbooks???

I agree with those that have said something that gets used up or eaten is best (I LOVE the apple idea!!!). Nothing nicky-nacky, and while I personally would like the mini liquor bottle, I'm sure there will be people at the wedding who don't drink.

the bride is in love with the candy apple idea I have not mentioned the seed type stuff to her because I'd like to use this for her wedding shower if everyone else agrees. The donation thing just isn't them. We haven't had anyone in either of our families affected by any diseases like cancer or anything so I just dont know how it would fit in to their wedding. Our mom died because she was an alcoholic (liver failure) and my (our) dad died of a massive stroke. Everyone else was because of old age.

 

[*Meagan*]

Am I the only one who finds the "donation instead of favors" idea strange? I can see a bride and groom requesting donations in lieu of a wedding gift, but making a donation in place of a favor is like saying "instead of spending any more money on you, we decided to give it to our favorite charity." Don't get me wrong - I think it's the right sentiment, just at an odd time. I am all for donations in lieu of flowers at funerals, or in honor of a 50th wedding anniversary, etc.

If you're not going to do favors, then just don't do them. I think they are becoming a little less expected than they used to be. Remember personalized napkins and matchbooks???

I agree with those that have said something that gets used up or eaten is best (I LOVE the apple idea!!!). Nothing nicky-nacky, and while I personally would like the mini liquor bottle, I'm sure there will be people at the wedding who don't drink.

The two people I have known to do this worked for the american cancer society so they worked with it everyday. This was a major role in their lives and their guests were thrilled to be a part of a huge donation. I think everyone has been touched by someone with cancer throughout their lives. I think that is why people appreciate it so much.

Too each is own.

 

[*Meagan*]

Yeah, definitely a candy buffet!

I loved it. and our guests LOVED it. And so did the kids! LoL.
And I loved setting up the table. I love details!


Photobooths are fun too! Make sure to get a ton of props!

Apples have the same effect as the candy buffet another great idea!

 

[maslex]

We got married in the month of October. (now, I really wished I would have come up with the caramel apple idea!!! GENIUS!!!)

But instead, I had ordered a bunch of those little white treat boxes with our name/date on it and just filled it with a mixture of the little Hershey minitures with the fall colored wrappers. And I don't think there is anyone in our family/friend network that does NOT like chocolate. So this was a big hit "back then" (1993)

 

[dimimi]

The last wedding I went to had fancy cookies individually wrapped at each place setting. It was nice.

 

[maslex]

This wasn't a wedding but was a 25th wedding anniverary that we went to last month. The whole thing was treated basically like a wedding (formal invites, sit down dinner, small wedding type cake, music, dancing, etc)

Anyhow, at each place setting was a white treat box (with their names/wedding dates) with homemade chocolate covered Oreos. Those were really good!!!