When it comes to planning a wedding, there is a lot of ground to cover. From selecting a date to choosing a theme, you’ve got your work cut out for you. In addition to being a time-consuming process, getting married costs money, and depending on how savvy you are, it could be budget and beautiful or lavish and expensive.

You want to send every guest home with something special to remember the occasion. That’s why shopping for wedding favors is a task that deserves your time and attention. If you haven’t taken the opportunity to check out wedding magazines or bride and groom websites to find out what trends are hot, you can do that before buying gifts for your attendants.

Here are the top considerations to make when shopping for wedding favors:

• Budget. The first consideration you’ll need to make is to determine how much of your wedding budgets goes to wedding favors. Once you’ve got a figure in mind, think about the number of people you invited to the reception. If they were all to attend, how many favors would you need? Divide your budgeted amount by the number of attendants and that gives you a price per wedding favor to consider. Of course, you may want to order extra to have on hand for your own personal mementos.
• Theme. This definitely comes into play because wedding favors serve as table décor, too. If you have an idea as to what you want your theme to be, you’ll have a better idea of what types of favors are available. For example, if you want to have a rustic or nature-inspired wedding, you can give them tiny succulents in their own flowerpots or pails. If you have a destination wedding in Paris, Eiffel Tower-shaped salt and pepper shakers make the perfect wedding day gifts for every adult in attendance.
• Age of Your Guests. The age of your guests helps you choose which favors are most appropriate for them. You wouldn’t give a child the same gift you’d give an adult in many cases. If you know you’ll have mainly adults at your reception, you can individual gifts for the children in attendance versus buying them in bulk. You can make sure to buy appropriate-aged gifts for all of the kids who come to the wedding.
• Practicality of the Present. What will your guests use and appreciate. Trinkets are nice but they add to the clutter in people’s homes. Opt to get them something they can consume or use regularly. The gesture won’t be forgotten.

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