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Not two beach weddings are exactly the same, and happily there are many different kinds of appropriate favors available. One thing that brides really like about picking out favors is that as long as they make sense with your wedding, they can be as lighthearted and fanciful as you like. Brides who are having elegant weddings with designer gowns and custom bridal jewelry sets can have just as much fun choosing favors as brides who will be wearing mini bridal dresses and sets of funky handmade jewelry. Favors do not need to be formal, even if your wedding is.
Edible favors are always a hit at a wedding. There are a couple of great options for tasty favors with a seaside theme. Cookies can be made in the shape of sailboats and fish and presented in a glassine bag. To take it up a notch, put the bag of cookies in a mini canvas tote with a nautical motif like an anchor or a beach umbrella. If you grew up on the East Coast, then you probably know that one of summer's sweetest treats is fresh saltwater taffy. This is the perfect sort of nostalgic thing that guests love to receive as favors.
It is always fantastic to combine your escort or place cards with your favors. After all, who doesn't love to kill two birds with one stone? One beachy wedding favor that is sure to wow your guests is a small brass compass with their name inscribed on it. It has the perfect nautical feel and it also makes a really cool and unusual keepsake from your wedding.
Candles are popular favors, and there are some great ways to make your candles tie in with a beach theme. Specialty stores have beautiful little seashells with candles in them, which is a very elegant beachy favor. Crafty brides can also make their own beach theme candle favors. Small tin pails can be filled with candle wax and a wick to make an easy gift. Use a piece of raffia to tie a starfish to the handle of the pail. Another idea is to make your candles in medium sized clear glass containers and embed shells in the wax along the outside.
One other fun beach theme favor to consider is a fancy bottle or tin filled with a mix for your favorite tropical libation, such as strawberry daiquiris or pina coladas. Attach a cute tag to the container with instructions about how to mix up a batch of summery drinks, along with your best wishes that they enjoy. Naturally, if you will be having children at your wedding, you should provide an alternate favor to the under-21 crowd.
The right wedding favors will make the perfect send off for your guests. They are a great way to thank your guests for coming as well as to give them a parting gift that they can enjoy. When you are having a beach wedding, your favors can be just as much fun as the wedding itself, so have a good time selecting your personal favorites.
Weddings, being happy events are supposed to bring luck. To share this good fortune, wedding couples give away tokens to the guests. Traditionally wedding favors were sugared treats packed in beautiful boxes and given to each guest. The early tokens were pieces of five almonds or candies. Way back, the wedding tokens were part of the bread or cake, which guests grabbed for good luck.
This changed with the times and modern bridal couples are giving away practical or decorative items for wedding favors, one for each family or couple and if budget permits one for each guest. These are usually placed on the table as part of the decorative table setting. These are artfully wrapped with tinsel and ribbons echoing the wedding theme and colors.
The choice of wedding tokens for the guests reflects the couple's personal taste, no matter if they have the budget or a limited one. Whatever your budget, choose items that will please your guests - it may be handmade items to a packet of colorful scented candles. Happily, choosing tokens for your guests is fun making the task an enjoyable one. The internet has also made the shopping convenient and faster and online bridal shops offer discounts for bulk purchases. You can pick up the items to save on shipping costs.
What to Give Your Guests
Your wedding guests have done their part to attend your wedding. They have filed a leave of absence, paid for their plane tickets if they are out of the country or live in another state, bought your wedding gift, and traded their old party clothes for new. This may sound easy but fact is they spend a lot of time preparing for your wedding too.
Thanking them with practical items is part of your role as a gracious host. Since most wedding favors are almost identical, make it special to stand out even if it is another packet of scented soap or bottle opener.
These tips can help you make a good impression:
* Discuss this matter with your fianc‚, both of you can pick your brains for something unique, interesting and affordable.
* Choose items that can be proudly displayed in curio cabinets instead of landing in a heap of cookie cutter wedding favors easily forgotten.
* Not all guests have the same tastes. You have the task of choosing wedding tokens that will appeal to both young and old and male and female.
* If you want to give your guests something they enjoy for years, or something they can enjoy immediately, it is all up to you.
* Add a personal thank you note in your wedding favors to show them how much you appreciate their coming over to your wedding. This personal touch connects you to your guests and this gesture makes the wedding favors special to the recipient.
Instead of having someone distribute the wedding favors to the guests personally go around and hand the tokens to your guests. This could be done when you go the rounds of having your pictures taken with the guests.
The personal touch that goes with your wedding favors, says much about the kind of host you are.