I just wanted to get people's opinions on custom wine glasses. I haven't been to too many weddings, but I've heard stories about people getting candles and knick knacks and just throwing them away. We are thinking of getting wine glasses etched with a tree which is kind of part of our motif and theme. We were going to put our names but felt just having the tree would be enough and more reusable for people. Do you think it would be something people would like or would just throw away in the long run?
I think it would get tossed. Most people don't drink wine alone, so what are they going to do with a single glass? Other people may not drink wine or drink at all and it wouldn't get used.
i would use it! i know plenty of people that drink wine alone when they have dinner at home. I think this might be one of the few things that i would keep. yeah having your name and date might make it less reuseable...but i would still use it :)
I would use it, with or without your names and date. I actually like it when people put their name and date on it because it'll remind me of their wedding. Besides, things come in sets of 4 or 6 so when I have more people come over, none of my stemware matches anyway!
I would toss it, for a variety of reasons. If you're having a lot of out-of-town guests, it's also risky - how many would get broken as your guests fly home?
depends... if i was there with my FI and we ended up with a pair of glasses, we'd be more likely to use/keep. however, any single guests may not have much use for one wine glass. i prefer an assortment of coordinating/complimentary glassware and dishes rather than being uber matchy-matchy, but it is harder to work in a single glass unless you're having a party and using every glass you have.
well... like missm, I'd be more likely to keep a pair of wine glasses than a single glass. However, most likely it would end up collecting dust because I already have a very nice set of wine glasses that I use regularly. When I was younger I didn't buy glasses, I just used the ones they give you when you go wine tasting (in temecula), so i had lots of glasses that didn't match. I threw them all out when I got a nice set of wine glasses, so I imagine I would probrably do the same with a wine glass favor. Honestly -- the best favors are edible.
I went to a wedding last year where they gave out custom wineglasses. At the end of the evening there were tons of them left on the favor table and from what I could tell, very few took their glass home. We didn't take ours, it just didn't go with any of our other glassware. In my limited experience, the glasses that are etched as favors are much smaller than most other glasses that you can buy. I think that that money could be allocated to a different favor, or buying yourselves some great wine glasses. I agree with calicoteach - the best favors are edible.
i would keep it. but then again, i am a bit of a pack rat. i agree that if i were there with my FI or with family, i would prefer having more than one (if i were at the wedding that kellbell went to, i would be all about taking the extras. haha)
honestly, i do think it's best to go as cheap as possible on anything that's not edible because most likely your guests aren't going to appreciate it nearly as much as it costs you.
i would probably take home any favor people choose to give me (well, i actually despise the typical bubble containers and cliche favors, but that's different), but i would also be just as happy getting something less or even nothing at all. i think if you're in doubt at all, then the money could be better spent somewhere else.
I wouldn't spend the money on having special wine glasses made; most people do not keep those items. I have been to enough weddings and I find the BEST favors are the edible ones.
I think 50/50.. It is a beautiful thought. But save the money for the honeymoon. I like the idea of edibles ones. Of course you know your guests the best. Are most of them types to keep or toss.
I got a wine glass as a favor once-- I kept it, I use it, but it's really one of those "when all the rest of our wine glasses are dirty" things. And I likely wouldn't be crushed if it broke, since it doesn't match anything else. I say go for edible favors. Those are meant to be used up and never thought of again... ;)
As long as it was a good-sized glass, and it was etched rather than having the design screened on (so it would survive the dishwasher) I would keep it - for a while. We have sets of nice wine glasses we bring out for company, and a number of randomly mis-matched glasses that are souveniers of various events. We have a wonderful back yard, and so spend a lot of time there in the summer with a glass of wine, and that's mostly when the mis-matched ones get used. However, it's always fun to remember good times - which is why we have random pairs of glasses from various wineries, wine festivals, and charity dinners. It would be fun to have a pair from the wedding of a good friend!
I think they're throwaways. I got so many of those at sorority and fraternity formals in college too, so to me, they seem a little immature for a wedding, but I guess that's just my bias. I also probably wouldn't want 1 random wine glass (or even 2), being that I already have a full set.
My cousin gave out unpersonallized wine glasses and we used them. The had a colored stem that matched her wedding, but were otherwise unrecognizable as a wedding favor. We had two from the wedding, so technically had a matched set, but we also didn't mind using them with our regular glasses. Another wedding gave out wine glasses with the couple's names and I did not keep them (although my mom uses theirs).
I think a wine glass with an etching of a tree sounds lovely. I'd leave off the names. We'd use them.
I just wanted to get people's opinions on custom wine glasses. I haven't been to too many weddings, but I've heard stories about people getting candles and knick knacks and just throwing them away. We are thinking of getting wine glasses etched with a tree which is kind of part of our motif and theme. We were going to put our names but felt just having the tree would be enough and more reusable for people. Do you think it would be something people would like or would just throw away in the long run?
posted by misssweetart 11 posts 4 months agoI think it would get tossed. Most people don't drink wine alone, so what are they going to do with a single glass? Other people may not drink wine or drink at all and it wouldn't get used.
posted by rosychicklet 311 posts 4 months agoi would use it! i know plenty of people that drink wine alone when they have dinner at home. I think this might be one of the few things that i would keep.
posted by superstar 151 posts 4 months agoyeah having your name and date might make it less reuseable...but i would still use it :)
I would use it, with or without your names and date. I actually like it when people put their name and date on it because it'll remind me of their wedding. Besides, things come in sets of 4 or 6 so when I have more people come over, none of my stemware matches anyway!
posted by Yach 234 posts 4 months agoI would use it if it was a red wine glass and it didn't have anything by the tree on it. Would it be one per person? Two per couple?
posted by KateMW 483 posts 4 months agoI use wine glasses I've received from various events (mostly wine tastings) and would definitely use it again.
posted by EK 181 posts 4 months agoI would toss it, for a variety of reasons. If you're having a lot of out-of-town guests, it's also risky - how many would get broken as your guests fly home?
posted by marianneinvan 69 posts 4 months agodepends... if i was there with my FI and we ended up with a pair of glasses, we'd be more likely to use/keep. however, any single guests may not have much use for one wine glass. i prefer an assortment of coordinating/complimentary glassware and dishes rather than being uber matchy-matchy, but it is harder to work in a single glass unless you're having a party and using every glass you have.
posted by missm 483 posts 4 months agowell... like missm, I'd be more likely to keep a pair of wine glasses than a single glass. However, most likely it would end up collecting dust because I already have a very nice set of wine glasses that I use regularly. When I was younger I didn't buy glasses, I just used the ones they give you when you go wine tasting (in temecula), so i had lots of glasses that didn't match. I threw them all out when I got a nice set of wine glasses, so I imagine I would probrably do the same with a wine glass favor. Honestly -- the best favors are edible.
posted by caliocteach 716 posts 4 months agoHow about making wine charms? Those are supposed to be unique.
posted by cannotwait 214 posts 4 months agoI went to a wedding last year where they gave out custom wineglasses. At the end of the evening there were tons of them left on the favor table and from what I could tell, very few took their glass home. We didn't take ours, it just didn't go with any of our other glassware. In my limited experience, the glasses that are etched as favors are much smaller than most other glasses that you can buy. I think that that money could be allocated to a different favor, or buying yourselves some great wine glasses. I agree with calicoteach - the best favors are edible.
posted by Kellbell 3 posts 4 months agoi would keep it. but then again, i am a bit of a pack rat. i agree that if i were there with my FI or with family, i would prefer having more than one (if i were at the wedding that kellbell went to, i would be all about taking the extras. haha)
honestly, i do think it's best to go as cheap as possible on anything that's not edible because most likely your guests aren't going to appreciate it nearly as much as it costs you.
i would probably take home any favor people choose to give me (well, i actually despise the typical bubble containers and cliche favors, but that's different), but i would also be just as happy getting something less or even nothing at all. i think if you're in doubt at all, then the money could be better spent somewhere else.
posted by melodicsighs1 86 posts 4 months agoI wouldn't spend the money on having special wine glasses made; most people do not keep those items. I have been to enough weddings and I find the BEST favors are the edible ones.
posted by AprylHzle 43 posts 4 months agoI think 50/50.. It is a beautiful thought. But save the money for the honeymoon. I like the idea of edibles ones. Of course you know your guests the best. Are most of them types to keep or toss.
posted by beadingshop 3 posts 4 months agoI got a wine glass as a favor once-- I kept it, I use it, but it's really one of those "when all the rest of our wine glasses are dirty" things. And I likely wouldn't be crushed if it broke, since it doesn't match anything else. I say go for edible favors. Those are meant to be used up and never thought of again... ;)
posted by tanya2s 276 posts 4 months agoWine glasses may be hard to pack for out-of-town guests which means they will probably leave it in their hotel rooms.
posted by kmlee 10 posts 4 months agoI would think it was really cute, but would toss it. I have wine glasses at home and a random one with a tree would be weird - for me.
posted by Janna19 340 posts 4 months agoAs long as it was a good-sized glass, and it was etched rather than having the design screened on (so it would survive the dishwasher) I would keep it - for a while. We have sets of nice wine glasses we bring out for company, and a number of randomly mis-matched glasses that are souveniers of various events. We have a wonderful back yard, and so spend a lot of time there in the summer with a glass of wine, and that's mostly when the mis-matched ones get used. However, it's always fun to remember good times - which is why we have random pairs of glasses from various wineries, wine festivals, and charity dinners. It would be fun to have a pair from the wedding of a good friend!
posted by suzanno 1,955 posts 4 months agoI think they're throwaways. I got so many of those at sorority and fraternity formals in college too, so to me, they seem a little immature for a wedding, but I guess that's just my bias. I also probably wouldn't want 1 random wine glass (or even 2), being that I already have a full set.
posted by rebecca 986 posts 4 months agoMy cousin gave out unpersonallized wine glasses and we used them. The had a colored stem that matched her wedding, but were otherwise unrecognizable as a wedding favor. We had two from the wedding, so technically had a matched set, but we also didn't mind using them with our regular glasses. Another wedding gave out wine glasses with the couple's names and I did not keep them (although my mom uses theirs).
I think a wine glass with an etching of a tree sounds lovely. I'd leave off the names. We'd use them.
posted by peachypear 98 posts 4 months ago