In this article we want to answer the question do you have to give wedding favors at your wedding reception? Although technically you do not have to give out wedding favors, your guests will probably be expecting them. So you need to consider, what is the reason that you would not give out wedding shower favors at your wedding.
First of all let's look at the reason why people give out wedding favors that their wedding reception.
1. It is a way for you to thank your guests for taking their time to attend your wedding. Although you probably will send out thank you cards in the future it's still nice to be able to personally thank your them on your wedding day.
2. Another reason people give out wedding favors is because it's a common practice to do so. Most of your wedding guests have been given a wedding favors at past weddings. Do you want to be different than everyone else!
Now let's let it at the question of why you would not want to give our wedding shower favors at your wedding.
1. The most obvious reason is that you are on a very tight budget. Then when you add favors to that cost you are now over budget. This makes sense as the cost of having a wedding is increasing every year. Depending on the number of guests you invite, you're wedding favors could end up being a very costly item to add to it.
2. Also people get in a hurry, and they just kind of put this task on the back burner. This really is a very poor excuse considering how easy it is to shop online for wedding favors.
3. One final reason that people do not give out wedding shower favors at their wedding is they just do not know what to buy or what to hand out. This comes back to the task of doing research online, and how easy it is to shop for and purchase wedding favors today.
One simple thing you can do is to give each of your guests one single flower.You can talk to your florist, if you're planning on having centerpieces at your wedding, and have them add a single flower to hand out to each guest. This is an inexpensive way to give out wedding favors, because you do not have to shop beyond the initial purchase of your floral centerpiece.
Another thing you can do is use an artificial flower and give out that. When you incorporate the look of your centerpiece this can be an inexpensive way to remind everyone about your wedding day.
In conclusions you have to decide for yourself. You may have your own reason for not wanting to give out wedding shower favors at your wedding. Regardless, we hope you'll consider the pros and cons and make the correct decision for your special day.
