Wedding Party Favors

Wedding party favors are a great way of thanking your attendants for helping you to plan for your big day and for keeping you sane in the process. They do a lot for you and before you skip town for your well-deserved honeymoon, honouring them with gifts is one of your last wedding-related tasks.

You will no doubt put lots of thought into what you will give as wedding party favors, and when you consider that you have different age groups to buy for, as well as both genders, it can be a little complicated.

Should you buy one type of gift, all the same for the ladies, and one type of gift, all the same for the men? Or maybe give everyone exactly the same kind of gift? Or go completely personalized and choose something really special for each individual? Only you will know what you want to do but here are a few tips on what’s popular right now.

Practical
Just because something’s practical doesn’t mean it has to be boring. How about a gleaming cocktail shaker, engraved with the person’s name and a message from the bride and groom? This is perfect for groomsmen who enjoy a little sophistication when they’re entertaining.

Favors That Show You Care

For the ladies, a set of margarita or martini glasses would be a nice corresponding gift, particularly if your bridesmaids and groomsmen are couples. A pretty compact mirror is also practical, even on the wedding day itself and with an engraved message on it, it becomes a beautiful memento of the day. The men would enjoy key rings or key
wallets.

Still, the wedding party favors don’t have to all match so think in terms of everyone’s personalities. Soap dishes, jewelry boxes, candle holders and cake servers are all useful and can be as extravagant as you like. For men, there are travel clocks, money clips, personalized playing cards, pen sets and whiskey flasks.

Luxurious

Everyone loves a touch of luxury in their lives. At the lower priced end of the range of ideas is rich, imported European chocolates and candies. For more extravagant wedding party favors, think along the lines of fine crystal ware, diamond set earrings and vouchers for a weekend at a spa resort. If you’re only having one attendant each, and they’re really earning their stripes, something like this may be totally deserved.

Lighthearted

There are all kinds of fun wedding party favors you can find easily in your local mall. You can pick out some great containers like baskets, funky salad bowls or tote bags and fill them to overflowing with soaps, candles, chocolates, makeup, sports items, CD’s, stationery, gourmet foods and whatever else takes your eye.

It’s a real pleasure to put together a collection of goodies that you know your attendants will love and to see them when they open their gifts and go through all the things you’ve included. A spa pack is a great idea for men and women and you can add extra pizzazz by including big fluffy slippers, frilly shower caps and fantastically fragrant products.

Your choice of wedding party favors will show your bridesmaids and groomsmen how much you love them and appreciate all they’ve done for you. You can give them out in private or make a big presentation of it at the reception and really make them all feel special.

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