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Has anyone done the hershey's bars that say "here they are" personalized with the couple's name? I think they're adorable and yummy... but if they seem tacky to some peeps.. let me know!
Food is always good! Im sure the wrapper will get tossed after they eat it but at least they will see how cute it is when they get it!
PS... at my MOH's wedding she gave out candy bars with their engagement photo on them...it was really cute.
A donation in our honor to the pro-life foundation. I don't really care if you're pro-life or not, I just think that topic should be kept out of a wedding! Donations are a great idea, it should just be to one that ALL the guests would be happy with (doesn't anyone want to fight breast cancer or save the tree frogs anymore?).
worst: A rose dipped in some kind of laquer and then set on a pin to wear as a brooch. And apparently it was crazy expensive which just blew our minds. The following year at our yankee swap christmas party, there were at least 3 of them. Thank goodness the bride wasn't able to make it.
best: the best favor I saw was pictures given out to all the guests along with the candy bar. Sounds lame, but each picture had the guest with at least the bride/groom at some point in their lives. So lots of pictures of grade school etc. Everyone loved it.
A Mini (like smaller than your pinky finger tiny) bottle of pot pourri with the bride and grooms wedding date inside. It was then topped off with a pink tulle cover. Very 80's and very smelly.
SweetHeartDealer, we're doing the custom candy bar wrapper but with a Halloween theme.
We're also contemplating cocktail mixes that I've seen here:
http://www.weddingfavorsunlimited.com/Wedding_Favor_Drink_Mixes.html
My fiancee wants to do playing cards but I'm trying to convince him that the edible favors are more popular.
LOL! The best are the ones that are just weird (like the rock). Stuff like the candy seems to be more just personal likes and dislikes.
We are still waffling on our favors, but had considered doing Jordan Almonds. I know a lot of people don't like them but they are a tradition in my Italian family. I like the suggestion that someone else put on here about writing a note about the meaning behind them. The Italian significance is a little different than the Greek: for us, five almonds signify five wishes for the bride and groom: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and longevity. Seems stingy to only give five almost though...lol.
I've been to weddings where I havent received anything which upset me a bit. Not overly so but to be honest I give anywhere between $100-$150 and that is a pretty nice gift so getting chocolates back would be nice. I guess that sounds a bit selfish but perhaps I'm just conditioned to be thanked for attending.
I like to take gifts home with me that have little date tags on them to remember the wedding I attended. I like to look back at them years later.
love this thread!
I am now wondering if you bees will find what I want to give tacky.
I found these glasses, like the cardboard 3D glasses, but instead when you have them on and you look to the light you see hearts! lol!
I figured everyone would have fun with them and I can see people just tossing them later, but I guess I view it from the point of they'll enjoy it for a while and it's the thought that counts. Think it's too tacky?? (I still plan on having candy at the tables too! mints and warheads!)
That actually sounds pretty cool!
Yes, they probably will get thrown out (althought I would keep mine!) but you're right, it is about having a good time so I think they would be appreciated by your guests.
I know this is an old thread but it's so funny! I literally read the whole thing. I wish I had something to contribute, but I've not gotten a terrible favor that I remember. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones!
LOL that BIRD! Oh Lordie...
I personally dislike when the bride and groom give a gift that guests can't really enjoy, such as a donation to their respective universities. I suppose that woud be better than stale almonds and chocolates, though!
Wonderfully funny board.
Reminds me, again, why we're not doing favours at all. Some people's amazing is another person's tacky.
I think I'm best to avoid the whole thing and just send guests home with great memories, followed up with awesome thank-you cards.
and this is why I should not be alowed to go on the bee boards at work, I haven't stopped laughing since seeing that darn bird. Priceless.
I have to mention something about beer cozies... a friend of mine lost a bet to her now husband and ended up handing out camo beer cozies with blaze orange pictures / writing on them and we knew they were terribly tacky... however, every local picnic, parade, or bbq I have been to in the past three years I have spotten someone with thier beer cozie favor. We live in a small town but people do tend to get a lot of use out of them if they are being used 3 years later.
We are doing homemade jars of blueberry jam and smoked salmon. hopefully they will be well recieved.
this is totally hillarious. and it also makes me feel so weird because i am apparently one of three people on wedding bee who loves jordan almonds lol. i actually go out of my way to buy them. i received a small candle with the bride and groom's name and wedding date ... which isn't actually bad, it's pretty normal honestly, but my mom used it in the bathroom when she was taking a bath, set it on the windowsill, pulled up the wooden shades so that they wouldn't burn ... and apparently raised them to an exact height which was just perfect to not burn, but to blacken. so their wedding favor has forever made a mark in our house - where everything is clean and proper and new, except that one wooden shade.
Good thread. Anything that has a bride and groom's name on it is worthless to most everyone. I like a donation to a charity that most people would support (rather than Pro-life or a University as others mentioned). I don't love candy gifts, but I see they're quite popular.
I've never received this, but I've seen it online and would love it - just a homemade something or other - hot sauce, bbq sauce, seasoning salt, jam.
@globalmargaret: Your jam and salmon sound totally awesome!
Anything that someone is going to discard immediately after irks me a bit just cause it's added waste.
I like the idea of playing cards as well!
@globalmargaret: Smoked salmon and jam!! Can I come to your wedding? lol!
I was reading through this thread, and decided on cookies. I have heart shaped cutters in different sizes, so I can give each person, about 5 different flavored cookies each, wrapped up in a homemade sewn up bag. These cookies will be vegan. (since my guest list is 30 people, it's totally doable!)
I got mini rubber ducks- one dressed in a top hat and bow tie, the other with a veil and pearls- wrapped in a clear cellophane bag. It mathced the larger cake topper. I can't really imagine those sitting around my house. Maybe if I had kids...
We did caramel- and chocolate-covered preztals, and didn't have any left. So I'd agree with everyone who voted for edible favors- they definitely seem to be the most popular.
We are thinking to do ours in a mix. We will have dark chocolates in the bag...along with this tiny cute (toy-like) pen that someone can use in their home office/kitchen next to the phone or sth. He is a big gamer and I am known for liking cute things, so hopefully it won't come off too tacky.
We love the idea of edible gifts. But at the same time, after you are done with the candies, nothing is left. So we want to give our guests a tiny gift as souvenior, which won't take up the space and it is not completely useless. If they don't like it, they can always give it to their kids to use. And it is not an expensive gift so guests won't feel bad of losing it at home later.
hopefully our pens won't wind up in here after summer :X
haha I think edible favors are the way to go! And if you don't have favors, I don't think people miss them!
Thank you to whoever bumped this thread up!
My FMIL was at a wedding that gave wildflower seed bombs which are not bad at all, but they were not labeled clearly and one of her tablemates tried to eat it!
Worst: stale jordan almonds that I broke my molar tooth on
Best: fridge magnet that held photo booth photos
@sodapopfizz: My mom got these for Christmas for us, except when you looked at the light it was a reindeer, and all the kids and adults loved them!!! I would totally love these if I rec'd these!!!
I got a wooden hand painted magnet heart with the bride and groom's names and wedding date on it. (Not a relative, and there was no reason that I'd want it as a favor. It always made me wonder why they bothered. Most weddings in my area really don't do a lot of extra favors, and other than being given cookies, candy, or a floral centerpiece... It's not my thing... Last year we got a lighthouse too for a wedding no where near a beach, and it's junky. And they are neighbors so we have to put it on display...
I have gotten a few bad one's over the years. The worst was a decorative key in a box. I have also gotten cheese spreaders, and a heart shaped sand photo clip. Sorry I just don't see the point in giving this stuff out. I just threw the stuff in a drawer, never used it and ended up throwing it away. I wanted to do a donation in leiu of favors for my wedding, but my mom insisted on a candy table instead......you usually cannot go wrong with edible favors.
Nothing as terrible as some of these, but the last two I got were:
Chocolate hearts. Now I ate one and it tasted like chalk. I worked at a gourmet chocolate shop for a number of years and have acquired a taste for really expensive, high quality chocolate. It's a pain when you just want something to satisfy the craving! Anyway, I thought my dislike for the favour was due to my tastebuds' prejudice, but my parter said the same thing. Apparently nobody liked it. Very cheap, nasty chocolate (the worst kind).
I went to a wedding where the bride was Chinese and her husband Australian. Their favour were red chopsticks with the wedding date on them. They were very high quality, and very beautiful, but I have NO idea what to do with them.
ETA: We aren't doing favours. Not a fan.
We are giving " hangover" welcome bags...Advil, starbucks card, Gatorade, etc for our destination wedding. We are doing the Jordan almons because I'm Italian,and it's tradition....plus I hope to eat the leftovers -- I actually like them! We also have custom cigars for the guys and mini bottles of champagne for the ladies.
Finally, we donated a bunch oF books to the local hospital and children's hospital in honor of our guests, and plan on doing another batch.
Since it is a DW are going crazy on favors!!! Little treats every day!
I've received the wine bottle stopper that broke the first time I used it, the single white votive, and the glass coasters...while they were super cute, they totally shattered one by one by sticking to the bottom of the wet glass, then falling to our tile floor. But hands down, the worst was the edible favor! It was this custard donut roll thing, but it had spoiled from sitting out too long. One bite, and I almost threw up in my mouth a little....that sucked! And I bet they were expensive too!
Worst favor is no favor! Even if you don't like the candy or little knick knack, atleast the couple thought of you and wanted you to have something to remember them and their day by.
Best Favor: I've only been to a few weddings so I don't have much to go on but a box of chocolate rocks. Yummy!
For our wedding we are doing a French Romance theme so we have photo coaster sets that have the eiffel tower on them. Each set has two coasters, and everyone will get their own. We're alos having a photo booth so people will actually have pics they can put in it! Hoping that encourages people to keep them instead of tossing them or leaving them on the table.
@candykiss: I disagree. I kinda think that the thousands of dollars my FI and I have spent on the food and reception, and making sure our guests are comfortable and having a good time, makes it look like we thought of our guests. But that's just me.
Best: candy bar, truffles and a bag of personalized m&m's. I like candy!
Worst: personalized shot glass (no one I know truly drinks shots anymore)
@katrinab: Haha. Totally. We rock climb though, and I thought it would be a neat idea to give people caribiners for key chains.
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