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After the last guest leaves, the DJ packs up and the happy couple is winging off to post-wedding bliss, it's all about the memories. A photo album and a houseful of gifts are long-repeating reminders for the newlyweds, but what about parting gifts for their guests who purchased a present, dressed to the nines and showed up for the shindig? A tradition since the 16th century, wedding favors are simply tokens of appreciation, affection and gratitude to those who share the couple's special day. Back then, it was perfume, pastries and candy. Today's wedding favors are designed to become a lasting memory of the occasion for the guests as well. Here, then, are the top ten wedding favors for 2007!
- Glass Photo-Frame Coasters
- Wine Bottle Stoppers
- Rose Ball Candle
- Gel Candles
- Salt & Pepper Shakers
- Personalized Shot Glass
- Cork Screw and Bottle Stopper Combination
- Gourmet Coffee Packets
- Champagne Bucket Kitchen Timer
- Tea Light Holders
There's a trend toward wedding favors and bridal shower favors that serve a useful purpose, which explains the popularity of glass photo-frame coasters that come in many styles and colors. Not only can they be used as place card holders, coasters are also handy to have at home. Guests actually remember to take them home, exchange the bride and groom's photo for one of their dog and avoid yet another soda-can ring on the coffee table.
Though bottle stoppers may languish awhile in the kitchen's what-not drawers, sooner or later they're needed, retrieved and employed. For the few hours the bottle stopper protects the leftover merlot, former guests are pleasantly reminded of the festivities that brought them together.
How a simple sphere of delicate, pink rosebuds becomes a vivid reminder of a special occasion is hard to imagine, but consider this – fragrance is a powerful force that creates indelible memories. The lighted candle, permeating a room with the aroma of roses, can retrieve even the smallest moments in a heartbeat. Only leftover merlot can diminish its effect.
Think of them as state-of-the-art candles. The novelty of gel candles has yet to wear off, so people are still intrigued and see them as the marriage of romance and technology. The ability to float objects – sea shells, small flowers, autumn leaves – in the clear gel makes them an even more desirable favor and a staple of theme weddings.
Here's another useful favor, popular because it provides an opportunity for creative cuteness in their presentation, like "Two Peas in a Pod" or "The Perfect Pair". Guests will take them home to spice up their lives – usually after the leftover merlot is gone.
Like the bottle stoppers, shot glasses may be stored, retrieved and used from time to time, when they'll revive those memories.
Again, a useful favor for today's sociable civilization – and merlot's best friends.
Many guests party late into the night, so the happy couple shows great foresight by providing for "the morning after". Although not as a reminder of the occasion as our other nine, the gourmet coffee packs may be the most appreciated.
A celebratory update of the egg-shaped egg timer, this unique kitchen timer boosts the wedding favor "wow" factor to new heights. A trinket so unusual, guests actually may have to spend valuable party time figuring out exactly what it is.
The epitome of romance – a room lit only by dozens of candles, a bubble bath surrounded by a halo of candles, a garden aglow with the shimmering light of candles. Today's home can never have enough. Couple multiple number tens with that bottle of merlot and what's the result? A need for wedding favors, of course …
All of these wedding favors and many more can be found at My Wedding Favors at MyWeddingFavors.com. So visit their site for wedding gifts ideas, bridesmaid gifts and many more wedding tips and articles.
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Source by Susan Hawkins
