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I think, that the booth is plenty and more fun than most favors! Really, I think most of the time favors are a waste of time and money (unless it's good tasting food or something someone can actually use.)
I've been to lots of weddings and never once seen favors. No one missed them either. I attended one wedding though where the favors were supposedly the birdseed that was tossed at the couple as they left the reception but that didn't make sense to me since it wasn't actually for the guests. In which case it isn't a favor. I also attended an anniversary party this last weekend where the couple's daughter-in-law who put the party together assembled edible favors and had them in baskets in plain sight and no one touched them. Anyone who was still there when they cleaned up was sent home with all of them.
As a guest, I wouldn't miss them or expect them. Even if money isn't an issue, it's perfectly fine to skip them. If you're on a budget, they are the first thing that can be cut.
Good! That makes me feel a little less like a grinch. :)
The most random favor I ever saw at a wedding was a gold spoon dipped in white chocolate, wrapped in cellophane, and placed inside of a clear teacup. I was quite confused.
@fiftyfootbride- I agree with you- really don't think they are necessary. We aren't doing them. I was going to and then realized that i was just trying to think of something for the sake of doing something, not because it was something I loved or really wanted to do.
@mandalynn17- my fiance is from Medford, OR and most of his family is still there (sister, nephews, grandmother, etc). Small world!
@sunflwra - It is! Most people don't even know where it is on a map!
I'm kind of on the fence about this one. I mean the bride/groom paid for your meal, drinks, etc and hopefully you're giving a gift so I think it evens out. But I think it's important to acknowlege that they support you. I don't know but I have to have them.
Weddings were you get anything inedible I feel like were a waste. I don't take that stuff home, so save your $$
I think favors are dumb, really...I much prefer the idea of making a donation to something that means something to you and your man. Heart Association, Cancer etc.
I think we're skipping the whole favor thing. Just not something I'm willing to shell out $$$$ for.
Every wedding I've ever been to has had favors. And most of them have been cheesey. And I don't think they are necessary. We are doing S'mores favors because we love to camp and have bonfires and my soon-to-be maiden name is pretty close to the word s'mores. Edible favors are always my favorite!
@emmoonspinner- That's a good idea. I was thinking of possibly doing like an Atlanta Humane Society donation. Tax deductable, too. :p
I'm glad people feel that's not necessary. I've been trying for the longest time to find something that's us AND that people would like. Other than food, I couldn't think of anything...
We also thought about making a donation. We're still debating which organisation to give it too.
We weren't going to give any favors at all. Then I came across the American Meadows web site and found these nice full-sized seed packets of wildflower seeds with the title Wildflowers from Our Wedding and a nice paragraph on the back thanking guests for attending, etc. 200 packets for $70 and since the wedding was held in a garden and I taught botany this summer, it seemed to fit. Seemed quite popular although we do have a 2 dozen left.
Weird, but the last 2 weddings I've been to (the couples had no idea who the other was) both did Hershey's kisses tied up in tulle. It seemed like a lot of work to me for something that a lot of people don't even expect anymore.
We're having a candy bar, and that's everyone's favor. We considered it partial entertainment as well, though, and we were dead set on not doing a favor that was not edible.
I wouldn't bother with a favor if you're not gung-ho on the project. Honestly, no one's going to miss if if you have the smilebooth!
My rule with favours is they have to be edible, because otherwise I think they'll just get thrown in a junk drawer. They're a nice little thank you to have for your guests, but I wouldn't care if they were missing. I would actually rather see a donation made to charity instead of something to eat or take home; when you consider how much people spend on weddings a charitable donation is a nice way to give back to a group or organization that really needs the money, and the couple can still personalize by chosing a charity that reflects their own life experiences. My FI and I are thinking of donating to the MS Society of Canada, as my uncle recently lost his battle to MS. It's a nice tribute to him, and way to remind ourselves that there are things more important than our big day.
But I do like edible favours...especially cookies.
I have yet to eat candy favors received from a wedding. Maybe homemade jam...
We are not doing favors! I looked at maple leaf shaped copper cookie cutters, leaf soap, leaf shaped candy...and decided (especially since we are on a major budget) to skip the favors. We are having a large basket of the individually wrapped buttermints by the door-people enjoy these and they usually put a handful in their pocket. They say "Thank you for sharing our day" on them-ordered from Oriental Trading and they are pretty tasty! :)
We aren't doing favors. I've only liked two favors I've received before - one was a candy bar as you were walking out and one was a box of Godiva at every seat. Yeeeeee-uh!
@fiftyfootbride - how are you doing the smilebooth? Or is your photog doing it for you? I'm considering this but don't know how to go about it.
I think favors are a great touch, but completely not necessary! I would never leave a beautiful wedding with a lovely and happy couple and say, "well that was great and all, but man they didn't even have favors!" If you want to do favors, I think edible favors are always a safe bet to be something your guests will use/eat and enjoy! Forgive my ignorance, but does the smilebooth provide guests with photo strips or something they can take with them? If so, I think those will serve wonderfully as favors!
From the smilebooth, they edit all the pictures and then put them on the internets. People can have the digi copies free, and ordering a print is $1. I was thinking of having little cards that served as a 'go here to see your pix!' and also like a credit towards prints.
@fiftyfootbride I like the idea for the print, sounds fun :)
think you could do a simple candy or baked good? (I've seen walmart cup cakes with candy put on the top and displayed in a cute way, or a cookie in a pretty bag with ribbon, make awesome and yummy favors!!) I don't think you NEED to do it but if you would rather have something in addition to the photos.
I might do that if I have time. We'll see how crazy I am by then! :p
I'm on the fence about favors myself, I've seen lots of things that look nice or seem like a nice added touch, but whether it is in the budget or not ...eh *shrugs*
Personally I think favors are silly, and have never really expected/appreciated them at any wedding I've been to; they seem to be a standard in 'western' [using that term loosley here] weddings, which is probably why I myself am torn over whether to have them or not.
Yeah, I'm not willing to really sacrifice that much of a budget for the favors. We're also going to have some flip flops as 'dancing' shoes for people that want to take their crazy shoes off. Those don't really count as favors, but I think are a nice gesture. I think enough 'nice gestures' can add up to a favor, and are probably more useful.
I am much more into having OOT bags/welcome bags for the guests as these really give that "welcome" feel as they arrive for the weekend.
As far as favors? I'm gonna give fans made of bamboo with a personalized logo on them for function as well as a memento of the day.
Since we will have a smaller wedding, I plan on getting lots of pics made of the attendees! And if you havent' checked it out, 2d bride has a great idea for a photo booth! I might steal her thunder...he he. (forgive me 2D!) :)
Have you checked out OLoL's smilebooth? It's also a good option since you're in Hotlanta too. :)
Yeah, OOT bags/baskets will be so fun to make. I can't wait to make super useful ones. I've had some that were pretty random. One girl had (for my family of 3) one water bottle, some loose tea for making iced tea, a large chocolate dipped pretzel, and then those 02384 pamphlets. Sweet stuff, but sort of not useful. I know in ours we're gonna include those little advil/tylenol packs. Good for the next morning. :p
This was the question that allowed me to find wedding bee and fall in love!!!!!
But there is a board on here that talks about the best favors and one that talks about the worst favors - I swear that EVERY favor is on both boards.
I then looked up the etiquette on favors and found that it was invented by the wedding industry for brides to spend more money!
I say stick with the photo booth no one will even notice there isn't a favor!!!!
@Future Mrs. Martin- I'd believe that! So many 'wedding things' are marked up by vendors just because it's 'wedding.' For instance, the 'wedding' fortune cookies were 5x more expensive than regular ones! And they were the same, just with like bells or something on the wrapper! Pfft!
I agree with everyone else basically, favors are not necessary. Half the time people forget to take them anyway. Instead of favors, my fiance and I are going to make a donation and then put little signs on the tables saying that we made a donation instead of doing favors.
@those of you who are doing donations as favors - how are you letting your guests know about the donation? Are you all doing little signs on the tables like McG817? I had planned on skipping favors, but our cat died this summer, and we'd like to make a donation to the Austin Humane Society. I wasn't sure how to let the guests know about the donation though, and I'd like to avoid having extra printed paper products. Thanks!
@fiftyfootbride the spoons are random! They're supposed to be something you stir into coffee or hot chocolate to flavor it. Now THAT is random to give as a favor.
I almost like weddings better without them... I mean, hello, you fed us, played us music, gave us all sorts of visual and edible goodies!!!! We are doing a donation post-wedding in our guests' names to our fave charity just since I know we're getting mostly $$ for our wedding. I would do this as a favor or not, so, why not!
Personally, I don't think favors are mandatory. I wouldn't have done them at all, but my mom insisted on doing the Jordan Almonds (an Italian tradition). Fiftyfoot--I think the photo booth is plenty!
The photobooth is such a great idea, I think it's plenty for a favor. I've never heard of anyone NOT loving the concept!
I would LOVE to think that people would come without expecting anything in return... but sometimes people are just selfish. Mostly, though, I think that people love favors if they are done well and elegantly!
i like the smile booth as a favor, but i'm a huge fan of the edible favors.. oddly enough candy buffets haven't made it to my area yet and people are going crazy for them!! (I thought they were passe!)
@crebre- it's easy to think trends in the wedding world are passe. it's all in a pressurecooker in here, but regular people don't read/obsess/know about everything that's going on in wedding mags/sites/etc. :)
so to the outside world, i guess it's easy for us to be hip. :)
To me favors (most of them) seem like a waste of money and time. Edible favors are probably the most practical. I came home from a wedding once where their favor was little candles with the bride and groom's name on them. Lets just say I know have about 55 little candles that say Nick and Danielle on them. Noone even took the candles home, even though they were cute. I think a donation to a great charity is the best way to go!!
The worst favour I've ever seen was a mini plastic frame with a picture of the bride and groom with a tacky poem about how much they loved each other. That's nice for them....but I think the favour should be more for the guest. Nobody wants to take home a badly taken picture as their favour. My housemate put it on the stove with a collection of bizarre items, and it fell behind the stove at some point...it's probably still in that apartment.
def. doing a photobooth and that's all the favor that my guests are getting! A picture is the only thing I like to take home from a wedding (except cake). I did attend a wedding last year, however, where the favor was a glass coaster that you could place a picture in. BUT you could only take one. Luckily, many people left without theirs so I got 5.. otherwise, I would've thought that it sucked.
favors def. not mandatory.
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I was wondering what you guys thought about the necessity of favors.
At all the weddings I've been to in the past 5 or so years, probably about 80% had favors. My problem is that it seems like they ended up looking like bad prom favors or just random. Most of these weddings were very nice/big budget affairs, so it wasn't a money issue I don't think.
We're having a smilebooth ( http://www.ourblogoflove.com/index.cfm?catID=29 ) at our wedding. Is that enough? I don't want to seem like a cheapo bride, but I also don't want to expend 20348 hours of stress over something that will get passed over or tossed out.