Wedding Favors?

[MaryAnnDVC]

I appreciate any favor that the bridal couple gives as a thank you to their guests- don't understand the comments about leaving them on the table or tossing them

To me, it's like leaving gifts you get at your birthday party behind because you don't like them. To leave them behind is insulting. Take it and throw it out, or better yet, donate it. Someone creative can take whatever it is, even personalized, and make it useful for themselves.

Another one I've seen recently that I thought was pretty cool was a little tree sapling. (I think someone else also posted this idea further up the chain). Guests got to take home a little tree and plant it in their yard. I thought it was a great idea because it is lasting, useful, and very environmentally friendly.

I love this! We once got some sort of herb in a little planter with a note about the meaning of the herb as it related to...love? LOL It was over 25 years ago.

That one I would leave on the table- spent thousands getting rid of all the trees in my yard so I could have full sun, not planting new ones!!

Again, I don't understand leaving this or any other gift on the table. In this particular case, the only scenario where I could really see leaving it behind is if it would not be feasible to take it on a plane, in which case I'd thank the bride, let her know I was unable to take it but that (hopefully) someone else would. Otherwise, if you don't want to plant a tree, give it to a school or some other organization.

Lots of weddings but 2 favors stand out. One was a box of Petits Fours from Divine Delights. That was over 15 years ago and I order them now all the time. The other was a donation in our name to a children hospital. That was my favorite.

Always love a good food item but I really love the donation idea. Not common back 30 years ago when I got married, but I'd definitely consider it now.

 

[StrawberryTink]

I'm from England and had my wedding in October just gone, we adore Disney and although its not everyone's tastes we did Disney wedding favours and cupcakes for each guest. We had a tiny wedding only 15 at the evening meal where we gave out the favors.
We collected Pez heads and gave them out, tied with ribbon around the candy and the Pez. Along with lemon cupcakes and red velvet cupcakes, i made a batch of each as i had fussy eaters...
We picked a different Disney character that we felt suited the personalities of our guests. Then everyone seems to love cake so everyone got a cupcake as well because we were incredibly selfish with our choice of wedding cake, we had a chocolate orange liquor cake. It was simply magical.
As far as i was aware favors are quite a new thing, my older guests hadn't really understood what they were, i guess when they got married they gave out cake after a 3 course meal and that was that!!

 

[NEDisneyFans]

We were married just two years after changes to Massachusetts law allowed it, and there were already people working to take away our right to be married! We made a donation to further the Marriage Equality movement in lieu of favors, and let our guests know with a sign on the table with the place cards:

Several of our guests expressed their appreciation, and later made their own gifts as well (we received thank you notes for gifts made "in your honor" from the organization).

We just celebrated our seventh anniversary and STILL have people telling us how much they enjoyed themselves and several have said that it was their "all time favorite" wedding!