Weddingbee Boards Tag: favors

Weddingbee Boards Tag: favors http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Tag: favors en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:14:35 +0000 rabbit on "sticky-handed guests" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/sticky-handed-guests#post-495207 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:27:09 +0000 rabbit 495207@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I admit I took piece home from a wedding once! I was at a good friends wedding when I noticed the cleaning staff (who were literally taking plates out from people's hands to dump them in the trash!!) were trowing away EVERYTHING. The centerpieces, candles, food, candy, dessert items, the glasses (some with drinks still in the process of being drunk!), etc. The only things they didn't throw away were the rented table clothes, but they took them off the tables hours and hours before the night was over! Ruined the wedding look totally! Anyhow...I rescued a centerpiece and some candles as well as a fe favor boxes (mmm...candy!). I actually offered them to my friend, the bride, as keepsakes since everything else was in the trash, but she didn't want them. Told me to throw them away! Yikes! I took them home, ate the candy, and used the candle and centerpiece (non-floral) as home decor.   However, in any other situation involving a wedding, I'd not take anything other then the favor home. especially if I wasn't explicitly told to do so! SugarSweetPink on "sticky-handed guests" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/sticky-handed-guests#post-495045 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:34:23 +0000 SugarSweetPink 495045@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ At my FSIL's reception the dj ever made an announcement to take them so they were begging people on the way out to take the centerpieces!  Buuut nobody wanted them lol.  It was a HUGE wedding so there were literally about 30 centerpieces and the venue wouldn't throw them away for them.  That was over a year ago, and I think they're all in my FMIL's basement.. I should tell her to post them to sell.  Anyone looking for a trillion hurricane vases? lol million on "need a unique idea for out of town bags - new york - pls help!" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/need-a-unique-idea-for-out-of-town-bags-new-york-pls-help#post-494743 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:06:16 +0000 million 494743@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I love the Strand tote bags mentioned in Mr. Bee's post, and think that something from a local shop/restaurant would be great (esp. if most of your family/friends are from NYC -- they don't need a Statue of Liberty key chain). What about an "I heart NY" coffee mug with a gift card to Dean & Deluca or Starbucks for a cup of coffee. mrbee on "need a unique idea for out of town bags - new york - pls help!" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/need-a-unique-idea-for-out-of-town-bags-new-york-pls-help#post-494041 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:48:45 +0000 mrbee 494041@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Here are some ideas from the wiki! <ul> <li>A really, really good city map with the subway map over streets.</li> <li>Zagat guide (restaurants or nightlife) or copy of Time Out New York</li> <li>Apples</li> <li>Starbucks gift card</li> <li>Your choice of ethnic or specialty foods. Unique food shops in NYC: Magnolia Bakery, Sweets from Serendipity, Chocolate Bar, Peanut butter co., etc</li> </ul> <a href="http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Out-of-Town_bag">http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Out-of-Town_bag</a> Another neat idea! <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/03/28/stranded-in-new-york/">http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/03/28/stranded-in-new-york/</a> mayeast06 on "need a unique idea for out of town bags - new york - pls help!" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/need-a-unique-idea-for-out-of-town-bags-new-york-pls-help#post-494036 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:46:04 +0000 mayeast06 494036@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ ok bees. i have looked and looked and need some good ideas for our OOT bags. our wedding is in SC but we (and pretty much all of our family/friends) live in NYC. so - our OOT bags are going to be very "southern" but in an effort to make it reflect 'us' we wanted to include something kind of new york-y. i thought of apples (the big apple - i know - how cheesey) but our wedding is in may and we didn't think they would taste that great. then we thought of "i heart NYC" bumper stickers but thought those would just go right in the trash. all ideas welcome bees! bridetobe62611 on "What are your favors?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/what-are-your-favors/page/2#post-493772 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:39:55 +0000 bridetobe62611 493772@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I really like the lotto ticket , but not so hot on the pretzel idea. My favor is going to be mints tied in a little bag with ribbon and say " mint to be" :)                                                       zippylef on "sticky-handed guests" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/sticky-handed-guests#post-493649 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:44:09 +0000 zippylef 493649@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Personally, I'm just going to tell my coordinator to keep an eye out and politely tell people that they cannot take the decor home. Were doing tall vases with willow branches and black magic roses. Like so many of you, the vases and branches will belong to our florist. sunnydebs on "sticky-handed guests" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/sticky-handed-guests#post-493636 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:40:18 +0000 sunnydebs 493636@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I think I'm going to make sure my DOC stands near the exit and doesn't let anyone take anything out.  Or have the restaurant staff start cleaning up the tables before the music is done playing, and set our things aside for us to take home. JamaicaBride on "sticky-handed guests" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/sticky-handed-guests#post-493634 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:39:29 +0000 JamaicaBride 493634@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Man! This brings back memories....this is where your BMs and hostesses come in <img src="http://boards.weddingbee.com/my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-laughing.gif" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" /> I had to literally chase a lady across the room when I was a BM in my friends wedding b/c she TOOK ONE OF THE CHAIR SASHES!! Hello?? Who DOES that? These guests were trying to take everything that wasn't nailed down...LOL. In hindsight it was hella funny but it wan't at the time b/c I didn't know some of these people and there I was asking them for things back. "Ma'am we rented those sashes..we have to return them"..."Ma'am those containers belong to the restaraunt"...totally ridiculous. honeybun on "sticky-handed guests" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/sticky-handed-guests#post-493619 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:35:15 +0000 honeybun 493619@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I don't have any advice for how to prevent it, but I just had to chime in because I cannot even imagine going anywhere and just assuming it's ok to take stuff like that!!! LOL I mean, WTF?!?!?!