Wedding favors are defined as a gift given as a “thank you” to the guests who attend a wedding. Usually, they small gifts to let your guests know how much you appreciate them taking the time to come celebrate the most important day of your life. It is most common for bride and a groom to present favors at the reception alone but more recently it has become popular to give a small token of appreciation at both the wedding ceremony and at the reception as well.
Believe it or not, presenting wedding favors to guests originated way back in the 16th century. Over the years, favors have become more and more popular. Their popularity has forced designers and manufacturers to come up with more and more unique and elegant gift ideas. Some of the most popular wedding favors today are ones that are practical and that guests can actually use and not just shove in a drawer when they get home. Some examples of unique and practical wedding favors are purse hangers and purse hooks, coasters, candles, picture frames, kitchen wedding favors like wine openers, bottle stoppers, pizza cutters, ice cream scoopers and cute salt & pepper shakers. Favors can also serve double duty. Some examples of this are place card holders and place card frame. At the reception, it is used to hold the guests place card and at home used to display a small wallet size photo. Another example is favor bells. At the wedding reception, they are used to make a toast to the new couple but then can also be used later and not just discarded.
Thank you, gifts have evolved into sophisticated and themed favors. Some of the most popular wedding favor themes are beach, wine, garden, bath and soap, and kitchen. When planning the wedding, couples are now taking into account what kind of favors they want to present to their guests as well. This may be dependent on what season they want to hold their wedding because there are so many options for seasonal wedding favors whether they are for Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall.
So, what kind of gift are you going to pick for your guests? Are you over whelmed? Don’t worry. Nuptial Knick Knacks is here to help and we have been doing this for over 10 years so you can count on us. Visit us today to find these and many more wedding favors.
