Traditional Wedding Favors

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Wedding favors are expected at any wedding. Wedding guests spend a lot of money in order to attend a wedding as well as give the bride and groom a suitable gift. The bride and groom will write thank you notes of course, but wedding favors are the way that the couple says thank you for sharing in their special day.

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Cheap Wedding Favors That Don’t Look Cheap!

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Anyone who has ever planned a wedding knows the importance of sticking to a budget. If a bride and groom have a very tight budget, then there are ways to trim costs. One of these ways is by finding cheap wedding favors. The thing to remember is to choose cheap wedding favors that look much more expensive than they actually were.

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Personalized Wedding Favors are Treasured

Friday, October 19th, 2007

When a guest attends a wedding, they expect to receive a wedding favor. This is customary for the bride and groom to say thank you for sharing in their day. The bride and groom should remember that these tokens of appreciation will likely be kept as a memento from their wedding day and so it is a wonderful idea to give personalized wedding favors.

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Unique Wedding Favors will be Remembered

Monday, October 15th, 2007

When a bride and groom plan their wedding, they want it to be a day that everyone will remember! One of the best and easiest ways to do this is by giving guests unique wedding favors. Wedding favors are often kept as mementos from the wedding, so unique wedding favors will certainly stand out and be remembered.

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Wedding Shower Favors Not to be Forgotten!

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Wedding shower favors are just as much for the bride-to-be as they are for the guests at the shower. This is a day that is honoring her and this giant step in her life. It is important for the hostess to give wedding shower favors that will remind everyone, especially the bride, of this wonderful day!

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Homemade Wedding Favors: A Time-Honored Tradition

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

The tradition of giving gifts to wedding guests at a couple’s wedding is a very old one. In centuries past and in many cultures, it was believed that the bride and groom were good luck and everything they touched was charmed or blessed. By bestowing homemade wedding favors to their guests, the newly married couple would be passing on good luck to their wedding guests for the rest of the year.

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Ideas For Wedding Favors to Suite Traditional, Non-Traditional, or Seasonal Weddings

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

The tradition of giving gifts to wedding guests is a very old one. It is believed that the first wedding favors, common amongst European aristocrats, were small trinket boxes made from precious stones, porcelain and crystal. The contents of these small boxes were sugar cubes and other sweet confections that symbolized European wealth and royalty. Hundreds of years ago, sugar was an expensive commodity. As sugar became more affordable, those of lesser means were able to incorporate the tradition of giving gifts to their wedding guests.

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Beach Wedding Favors: Gifts Reminiscent of Love, Surf and Sand

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Many couples of today are not content to let tradition dictate where their wedding is to take place. Gone are the days where a church wedding is practically mandatory. Weddings in the 21st Century are often held in rose gardens, in the mountains, on the beach, or in the ocean where the couple’s wedding attire is scuba gear! The choices of a wedding venue are only limited by the couple’s imagination.

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Chocolate Wedding Favors: A Sweet Show of Appreciation

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Wedding favors are small gifts given by the bride and groom as a token of gratitude to their guests for attending their special day. Giving wedding favors to guests at a wedding ceremony is a time honored tradition. It is believed that the first wedding favors or bonbonnieres were small trinket boxes made of precious stones, procelain and crystal. The content of the boxes usually contained sugar cubes and other fine confections. In centuries past, five surgared almonds or confetti were given to wedding guests to symbolize the hopes of long life, fertility, health, happiness and wealth for the newly married couple.

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Candle Wedding Favors: Popular Wedding Favors of the 21st Century

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

There are few occasions in a person’s life that will be remembered fondly for a lifetime. One’s wedding day is one such event. A couple planning their wedding often find the to-do list daunting from deciding on a wedding venue, bridal gown, wedding invitations, wedding cake, and wedding accessories. An important purchase for any thoughtfully executed wedding is wedding favors. These are small gifts of appreciation given by the bride and groom to their wedding guests.

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