Wedding favors (if you want them at all) should be fun, inexpensive and personal. It's not necessary to give people a present for coming to your wedding. After all, you're giving them dinner. You invited them because you love them. They came because they love you and they wanted to support and celebrate your wedding vows. They wanted to dance at your wedding.
But there's a lot of pressure in the magazines and books and websites about favors, so if you're going to give in, do something fun. (No, you may not give people live peeps dyed in your wedding colors as a wedding favor! It's not kind to the peeps!). Here are some Spring images to work on:
Barley Sugar bird or flower suckers. They come in great colors, you can find them on the 'net (or even make them with a mold!), tie a ribbon around them and you're done!
Jelly Beans. They come in all colors, you can get spicy if you don't want fruity. There are lots of places to find gourmet flavors if flavors are what you're looking for. Find ones that use your wedding colors.
Tiny Bird Candies. I've seen these on the net. They have great colors.
Tiny Bird Whistles. only if you have a real sense of humor and can stand the sound. Because the next thing you know, everyone will be tweeting for you to kiss!
A Flower Bulb. Pot a bunch of bulbs, one in each little pot, don't tell people what kind they are. Give them planting directions if you want and then let them be surprised by color and life.
A packet of lettuce seeds. You can give them the pot or not. Then send them next year as a reminder and a thank you!
A jar of sprouts! Put the sprouts in the jar with a little water. Close the jar. Tie a cloth square onto each jar with a ribbon. And voila! A fun gift.
I haven't seen this, but I'm sure they exist, or will by the time I finish this article:
Marshmallow chicks with your names written on them. If you want to be really wild and crazy you can send along some directions for chick jousting in the microwave.
And if you want to be serious, but have fun while you're doing it, gather a bunch of friends around to blow eggs and paint them. You're going to be surprised who will be good at the blowing of the eggs and who will be good at the painting of the eggs and who will want to be making the hors d'oeuvres and bringing the beer! Just don't do this last minute, because it's tedious. Make sure there's time to shop for jelly beans in case the dog decides to lie on the box!
Enjoy this part of your wedding. You're getting married. Keep having a good time. That's something you'll want to keep going all throughout your marriage!
Bottom Line?: Give your relationship the chance it deserves to succeed wildly, against all odds! After all, you deserve it. Your relationship deserves it! And now I'd like to invite you to sign up to receive 2 free templates for creating the wedding ceremony of your dreams, the wedding vows of your heart and the marriage of a lifetime: http://annkeelerevans.org/weddings/free
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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