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...seriously I feel like I only remember one favor.. and it was a bottle of wine! Years ago which is prob in my alchy cabinet and has yet to be opened! Other than that...trash :-/ Do you guys keep them/ use them/ leave them behind? --Just curious
I recently got a candy bowl full of red hots. I forgot it in my car for the longest time. People kept knocking it over and I'd leave red hots in parking lots all over the GTA.
I still find random red hots in my car.
I gave the bowl to my mom.
If they are dinky items like little frames, coasters, something else dinky - I typically leave it there.
If it is food - I'll take it with me :)
Depends on what it is...food, I eat it. If it's wine or champagne, I drink it. I've been lucky enough to never receive an item with the bride and grooms name and wedding date etched on or something similar. That would definitely go in the trash.
Yep, I don't keep favors unless it's like wine, olive oil or honey something along those lines. I've received little bags of candied almonds. I just throw them out. I have received the corny heart wine stoppers (they don't work).
I am doing donation favors which I DIY because I would much rather that money go toward something that will help an animal out rather than spend on something someone probably won't want.
I hate to say this since I spent so much time on my own favors and I know other brides do too, but they usually end up in the trash :-/ I'll keep them for 3-6 months if it was a family member who got married, I might even keep it for a few years if it was a really good friend who got married but they still...end up in my spring cleaning trash bag
I usually take it so the bride doesn't feel bad. If it's a little frame, bowl, etc etc etc it goes in a bag I keep for donations to the thrift store-twice as fast if it is personalized.
Depends how nice it is. If it's food and I like it I'll eat it, if not I may give them to FI if he like them. At one wedding and i'm embarrased to admit this as I know it's rude, but there was a long wait between the starter and main course so I started eating my favour.
This is exactly why we are doing edible favors. Nobody needs more junk to be thrown in a drawer, box, or the trash.
I haven't received anything too personalized or not useful, but I'd probably take it and toss it later.
I'm giving small plants in glass jars, and I'm hoping that people will only take them if they want them and not out of obligation. I'll take some extras home but will be donating the leftovers to a nursing home.
@tranquility: I can totally relate to this! I have left way too many things in my car that just happen to find themselves under/between/inside my seats LOL
@AnnieAAA: Dinky = trash here too! I don't know what I am expected to do with a heart shaped piece of crap lol
@moderndaisy: If its bottled water, I would totally drink it there. While dancing! woohoo!
@vaness13181: I think besides the bottle of wine.. EVERYTHING ive gotten has been with the bride and groom's names :-/ eek!
@muckmoo1: I like that idea! Do you think guests would be like.. wheres the favor? I honestly think my fam would be like good! i dont have to carry a bunch of crap home lol!
I usually take the favor, but the only ones I've ever "used" is food. And by use, I eat it.
My parents were vehemently opposed donations as favors, because they felt that money should either be used for the guests or it shouldn't be used at all. I'm personally FINE with donations as favors, but my mom just hates it. But personally I think it's a good option, I just wasn't interested in fighting with her. Besides, we decided to go with a Portland, OR vendor that makes flipbook. It's basically a little flipbook made from 7 seconds of film that this company shoots of the guests. It's kind of like a photobooth strip, but instead of a strip, it's made into a flipbook. Check out fliptography.net and you'll see what I mean. Guests who want a favor can make one (they are complimentary to the guests) and if they don't want one, no harm no foul.
If they're edible, I'll eat them. If not, I generally don't take them with me or I throw them away. I personally think they're unnecessary and I definitely hate/don't want anything that is monogrammed with the bride & groom's names..... what am I ever going to do with that? Lol.
We got awesome Korean magnets at a wedding last summer that depict a bride and groom in traditional dress - i have them on my fridge and love them. Almost all other favors went in the trash.
Garbage...ugh..hate to say it. Favours are just silly. The only thing i have kept are these little tiny glass vases, they were adorable...but cheap and the smashed :( Other wise...edible....eat it...not edible...toss it. (Especially the candle shapped as a wedding cake with a picture of the couple on it....weird)
I throw them out and that is exactly why I am having the candy buffet. That way they get what they want and hopefully they enjoy it and think of us.
i honestly don't rememeber any favors i got over the years..except the ones i ate as soon as i got it. i got a little bag of salted caramels once and that was yums! i'm doing oatmeal honey soap as mine. hopefully people don't throw it away! :)
totally depends. Last few weddings there haven't been favors - suprising since one was totally ritsy - TOTALLY rich. Actually the last 4 weddings didn't have favors... Regardless if it's food I'll take it, and usually I'll take whatever it is, since I don't want anyone to know that their trinket was crappy. I'm too nice. I'll keep it for awhile at home, then purge 6 months later.
Honestly, I cannot remember. Unless it was a cookie, then I ate it. Otherwise I never took one (wine bottle stopper), never use it (olive "i love you" dish), and lost (wildflower seed in a cute container). The rest I can't even remember what they were, so they may have been misplaced in the garbage. Oops! I'm horrible!
I don't remember keeping any favors they usually just end up in the garbage. For our wedding we are doing a little bag of chocolates for each guest. That way they can eat them and throw the bag out and it didn't go to waste.
i've only been to one wedding with a favor, and maybe that's because not many of my friends are getting married. Anything before a few years ago, I've always gotten jordan almonds...nom nom.
But anywho, the one wedding I went to with a favor was a lollipop with the couple's name on it, and it served as escort cards. It was clever. The couple also had little cute tea favors at each place setting with the guests' names on it. I thought it was sweet!
@15happyyears: we did a candy buffet as well...total hit...people ate it there and took it home!
At the most recent wedding I attended, I left without realizing that we were even given favors at our table settings :-/ I had no idea until I saw FH eating his, lol.
For the most part I think it goes like this: if it's not food, it's probably getting thrown away or forgotten.
I usually leave them on the table. Most of the weddings I've been a coordinator for I see the same thing unless it's an edible of some sort.
I eat them if they're edible. Last few weddings I've gone to, the photobooth photos have served as the favors, so I definitely keep those.
If it's food (and I like it) I eat it.
Otherwise, I either leave it there or take it and toss it. Although, it REALLY depends on the item. I got a tooth brush as a favor once (the bride was a dental assistant) and I loved it because I could use it, but not have it on display showing off their wedding date & names.
Picture frames and candles and shot glasses. I don't want em if they're personalized.
I usually forget to take it, or throw it away when I get home. This is why we are not doing favors. I think it is comparable to throwing trash in the garbage.
Like everyone else - if it's not eaten, it gets trashed. At one wedding I got a little paper with wildflower seeds embedded in it. I liked that idea, took it home, meant to plant it, and three years later it's still collecting dust somewhere.
This is why we're not doing favors.
@Prewitt: That happened at a wedding I was at. The gap was like two hours and there wasn't really a cocktail hour or anything. Everyone was just sitting around getting hungry, and the favors were adorably boxed homemade cookies. I swear nearly EVERYONE started eating.
I generally like edible favors for the reactions shown here. I know I don't really do anything with a shot glass sized "love" planter, so I wouldn't give them to my guests. Any kind of pointless tchotchke gets left behind; I think wedding culture just has it engraved in brides' minds that they MUST provide a favor and then to make it easy and convenient, they get that stuff directed at them. I will say that I will keep a matchbook just for the matches. That's about it. Personalized pens? Despite its functionality, I left that one behind. I have enough freebie pens from junk mail already. I like donation favors for this reason, too. Still lets your guests know you were thinking about them without wasting consumption.
@mightywombat: I actually got an invitation to a work function that was embedded with seeds! You could basically put the invitation in some dirt and water it and flowers would grow.. That is pretty awesome! But I am sure a lot of those went in the trash too! poor baby flowers :-(
If it isn't food, i throw it away. I hate trinkets and clutter....so I never keep favors.
@MrsNeutrino: haha I know my guests will be happy with the donation, my family, our friends and FH's family are HUGE animal lovers.
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