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If you’re getting married soon, and you’re still unsure about what type of wedding favors to give out, why not show a nice touch of gratitude and thankfulness by giving out unique or special favors? These small, but meaningful keepsakes show your friends and family how much they mean to you. You’ll need to give wedding favors to the bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girl, and everyone involved in the ceremony. No matter what kind of budget you’re on, you should be able to afford memorable favors.
When shopping for wedding favors for the bride to give to her ladies at the ceremony, you will find a large selection of gifts to choose from. Shopping for gifts to give to the bridal party is a lot of fun. You can choose anything from flowers, mirrors, jewelry boxes, and lovely tea sets. If you try to personalize each gift to give to each individual lady, the favors will be very meaningful. Try choosing favors that represent each of their personalities.
Do the same for the groomsmen. There are many favorites that are both traditional and unique. Some traditional favors to give to the gentlemen at weddings can include everything from cuff links to pocket knives to antique lighters. As mentioned above, try giving each of them a gift that reflects their personality. The unique ideas can be anything from poker sets to sports memorabilia to train models. For the ring bearer and other young men, you can consider gifts such as toy cars and special piggy banks with designs a kid can enjoy.
For the most special family members, such as the parents and grandparents, you can let them know that you appreciate them the most by giving them a special keepsake. Your main focus, with them especially, is to personalize the keepsakes. This can be done by engraving their names and the wedding date onto the keepsake, and the keepsakes should match their personalities.
When should you hand out the wedding favors? Well, you will get a good chance after the rehearsal. Usually, after wedding rehearsals, everyone gets together at a rehearsal dinner. The wedding couple’s close family, friends, and guests all attend the wedding party which can be at a restaurant, home, etc. You can hand out the wedding favors then, as everyone should be attending.
You can give the gifts to all the bridesmaids, and the maid of honor should especially receive a memorable wedding favor. Let her know how much she is appreciated. The little flower girl should also get something very special. The groom will give his members of the party their gifts as well. The best man should receive something a bit extra. The ring bearer will enjoy something that you especially chose for him.
Wedding favors can carry a special theme that will match the party as well as the wedding ceremony itself. If your wedding is planned with a beach theme, for instance, you can give out little sea shell type trinkets. If your wedding takes place around Valentine’s Day, why not give out red, white, and pink candles and flowers? If you’re getting married in the winter, why not give out snow globes?
