I personally hate the Jordan Almonds - but know people who like them. I guess I have a pet peeve about wedding favors because a) the wedding party spent money on them and time b) they are a token of appreciation for us coming to witness you vows of love and so c) we are supposed to cherish them as gifts and symbols of love. I guess I feel you shouldn't have to do a) and there should be no obligations about b) and c).
However that doesn't always seem to be the case; which leads to me keeping a small container of bubbles that never got used from the M's wedding until. Which I think I still have - conveniently enough in a wooden box I got at another wedding that I didn't know what to do with.
We gave chopsticks. We meant for people to eat their food at the reception with if they wanted to. Some people took them, some people left them - which meant some people got more than one set.
I guess to sum up: If you give something, either give something disposable (like candy or one time use things that can be used at the wedding like sparklers) or something useful (like chopsticks or decks of cards) and know that even if you fill each and every one with loving care and craftsmanship, you will find quite a few left behind at the end of the day, so don't worry about it too much.
THIS! Something Candy/edible or disposable (friend had a super small wedding and had miniatures of the wedding cake made and gave those out - this is a little over the top for anything bigger than a 25 person wedding) OR something useful (small plants, bookmarks, chopsticks) but don't give out something to give something (like bubbles).
I know someone who did book marks that doubled as the place markers for the seating arrangement, which I thought was clever. Someone else I know (second hand this one) used them as the center pieces, and I believe they gave out fake roses or something (not so hot on the roses, but love the idea). Something like labeled candles decoratively arranged with a little sticker or something with the wedding date and names or something in a vase that mimicked a vase of flowers. Decorated chopsticks would be an awesome idea for this one as they could be arranged in vases.
However, don't do something to do something - save the money in that case!
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Date: 2009-02-24 09:39 pm (UTC)However that doesn't always seem to be the case; which leads to me keeping a small container of bubbles that never got used from the M's wedding until. Which I think I still have - conveniently enough in a wooden box I got at another wedding that I didn't know what to do with.
We gave chopsticks. We meant for people to eat their food at the reception with if they wanted to. Some people took them, some people left them - which meant some people got more than one set.
I guess to sum up: If you give something, either give something disposable (like candy or one time use things that can be used at the wedding like sparklers) or something useful (like chopsticks or decks of cards) and know that even if you fill each and every one with loving care and craftsmanship, you will find quite a few left behind at the end of the day, so don't worry about it too much.
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Date: 2009-02-24 09:47 pm (UTC)I know someone who did book marks that doubled as the place markers for the seating arrangement, which I thought was clever. Someone else I know (second hand this one) used them as the center pieces, and I believe they gave out fake roses or something (not so hot on the roses, but love the idea). Something like labeled candles decoratively arranged with a little sticker or something with the wedding date and names or something in a vase that mimicked a vase of flowers. Decorated chopsticks would be an awesome idea for this one as they could be arranged in vases.
However, don't do something to do something - save the money in that case!