Wedding Favors?

[BellePrincessBelle]

I did custom Godiva chocolates as our wedding favor. I've seen candles, trees, & most of the time Jordan almonds(which I hate) in wedding colors.

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[Keli]

At our daughter's wedding four years ago we had Chinese takeout boxes and an all white sweets bar to fill the box. We also had a photo booth so guests got pics to take home.

 

[okeydokey]

We went to a casual type indoor-outdoor wedding last weekend, county themed. Everyone took home a mason jar glass with a chalk board spot where you could write your name. It was your glass for the evening. They also had coozies printed with the bride and grooms name.

Oh and a photo booth.

 

[auntie]

We gave hand painted ceramic olive oil bottles for our daughters wedding last year. Everyone seemed to like them.

 

[maxaroni]

At our daughter's wedding four years ago we had Chinese takeout boxes and an all white sweets bar to fill the box. We also had a photo booth so guests got pics to take home.

Went to a wedding 2 weeks ago in Pittsburgh, they had a photo booth as well.
We each got a set as our favor and one set into a scrapbook for the newlyweds

 

[aprilgail2]

I don't care for ones that give the mini picture frames or glasses etched with "Jane and Joes Wedding 9/12/13" on them-- who the heck needs that? I like getting candy or things that are edible. The last few I went to gave- mini bottles of wine that the father of the groom made himself, Godiva chocolate, little box of chocolate truffles, a 5.00 lottery scratch off ticket and one gave a yankee candle. I remember "back in the day" the thing to give was matchbooks that had your wedding info printed on it or those horrible Jordan Almonds in the little mesh bag-boy were those gross!

 

[BlovesC]

Our wedding three years ago was fall themed. Our cake topper was a pumpkin, and for our wedding favor, the baker made these giant frosted pumpkin-shaped cookies with our initials and the wedding date written on them, individually wrapped and tied with a bow. I was thrilled with how they looked, but more importantly, they were tasty. Most guests told me they ate them the same night!

 

[Colleen27]

Candle holders and mini photo frames seem to be the "in" thing here, at least 5-10 years ago when our friends were getting married, and I don't really love them because I only have so much space. I end up keeping the ones from very close friends and family and tossing the rest.

For our wedding we did bookmarks. DH & I are both bookworms so it seemed fitting. My mom & I made them ourselves - a poem printed on vellum layered over daisy print card stock, with a little ribbon at the top. We got a lot of compliments on those, for doing something different, something usable, or something scrapbookable.

 

[Fire14]

I did memo pads and ink pens. I'm not sure who took more me or wedding party.

 

[clh2]

I have received 1really fun wedding favor this summer. Destination wedding at the Rockies. The mother of the bride and the bride's niece and nephew made luggage tags out of leather. There was a different design painted on each one. So cute, I would have loved to have had more!

Generally I am not a wedding favor fan. What a huge waste of money!

 

[rndmr2]

I was at a wedding in July and they gave out little tiny Jars of Honey with a little tag on them that had their names and "Meant to Bee." they also had a Photo Booth but we didn't do it.

When DH and I got married we gave out Small Terra Cotta pots painted cream color with plum colored hearts stenciled around the rim (Color was Purple). It had a dried flower arrangement in it. This was also the Place Card Holder, we used small card holder picks in them.

 

[2012DisneyWorldBride]

We got married at Disney last December and we gave Mickey ears with their names on them that doubled as place cards.

 

[Handbag Lady]

We got married at Disney last December and we gave Mickey ears with their names on them that doubled as place cards.

We got married in 2000 at DL and we did the same. We also had the large chocolate bars with the personalized wrappers on them. They were all the rage in 2000. We thought maybe some of the non-Disney fanatic guests would enjoy them since we were somewhat Disneyed al over.

 

[dyna]

I've notice the favors usually get left on the tables, happened at several weddings I been to an my parents 60th anniversary

 

[ZephyrHawk]

The last wedding I went to was in Boston and the favors were gourmet tea packets (the couple love tea). I thought it was quite nice. Favors are the norm here in Michigan.

At our wedding we gave out trees (still in their small "seedling" form). The attached note said "To All the Branches on our Tree of Life, We Say Thank You." For a couple of years afterward people would tell me where they planted them.

We gave trees too! White pine seedlings. Unfortunately, 10 years later, I know of only 1 or 2 which have survived.

 

[wendy46001]

We did multi color LED necklaces at our Disney wedding; our cocktail hour was during illuminations and had a glow theme so we just sort of went with it.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

The last wedding I attended was in CT in July. Wedding favors were bottles of wine for the adults. I liked it because it was something we actually used instead of just socking away in a drawer or cabinet.

We had wine bottles too, 29 years ago. I was disappointed that some people drank them at the wedding, but I think at that point the RI locals didn't realize there was an open bar. For the kids, we had chocolate lollipop roses.

That's what we used for our wedding favors.

I like a consumable favor like wine, candy, cookies, etc. I do NOT like getting something like a little knick nack of some sort...I don't have room or interest in those and usually just leave them on the table at the end of the night.

For the most part, I hate knickknacks, but I wouldn't leave it on the table. I'd feel like the couple would be offended. I'd just take it and donate it to the Salvation Army or something.

I don't care for ones that give the mini picture frames or glasses etched with "Jane and Joes Wedding 9/12/13" on them-- who the heck needs that? I like getting candy or things that are edible. The last few I went to gave- mini bottles of wine that the father of the groom made himself, Godiva chocolate, little box of chocolate truffles, a 5.00 lottery scratch off ticket and one gave a yankee candle. I remember "back in the day" the thing to give was matchbooks that had your wedding info printed on it or those horrible Jordan Almonds in the little mesh bag-boy were those gross!

I forgot we had those matchbooks at our wedding! LOL But I don't remember what exactly we did with them (just on the table? each place setting? ), because they weren't the favor (wine bottles were). And I still shudder at the sight of those Jordan Almonds. As a kid, I thought "Oh! CANDY!" and then ate one. But I loved the little tulle bag.

 

[khertz]

We did edible favors for our wedding. I got a bunch of M&M's in our wedding colors (dark red and white) and ordered some personalized ones online as well with the wedding date and our names on them. I figured people would appreciate a treat they could enjoy more than a candle. And I wouldn't feel like it was "wasted" money since most people would probably throw them away, put them in a junk drawer, or not take them at all. A friend did the candy buffet for their wedding and that was a big hit as well!

My cousin did beer openers with his and his wife's name and wedding date on them, and I think we have used it maybe twice total since he got married almost 4 years ago. It probably made sense for them because they love trying all different kinds of beers from all over the world, but DH and I are not beer drinkers so it isn't practical for us.

Reading all the posts makes me wish we had done a photo booth! Sounds like those are big hits.

 

[NotUrsula]

I guess I'm the only person on the planet who misses Jordan almonds at weddings. I LOVE Jordan almonds, and they are getting difficult to find. (The other candy you used to always see was tiny butter mints; those I don't like.)

The place where I currently work is very international with a lot of folks from South Asia. We get requests at staff events to provide Jordan almonds and Turkish Delight, and for these folks those are really favorites. So now that is how I get my Jordan almond fix, LOL.

I agree that the "favor" business has gone nearly completely over to edibles. Thank goodness, because when I used to work wedding catering 25 years ago, we threw out so many monogrammed tchotkes you wouldn't believe it.. No one wants that kind of thing with someone else's name on it, so they just leave it. on the tables, and it ends up in the trash at the end of the night.

PS: In the South, special little cake boxes were normally offered at the cake table, not as favors, and by tradition they were really were not meant for simple leftovers. The reason for giving them was so that young single female guests could neatly take home a piece and sleep with it under their pillow that night without staining the linens. It would have been seen as kind of odd to offer a married woman one of those boxes to take a piece home!

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I love the butter mints. I think you can get the Jordan almonds at Michaels. And the butter mints.