Friday, 29 January 2010

Choosing Wedding Favours That Are Pertinent To You And Your Partner

By Emily Tanner

Wedding favours are such an important part of your reception dcor and ambience that it's important to give your choice some due care and attention. When it comes to choosing your wedding favours these days there are so many products on the market that it's easy to find favours pertinent to you and your partner.

Let us firstly clarify why wedding favours are given to guests. The giving of wedding favours is an ancient tradition and can be traced back to Italians and the French originally. A wedding favour is given to guests as a small token of appreciation to thank guests for their help in the run up to the big day and for attending the wedding itself. Many brides today feel it an unnecessary added expense given that guests are well watered, well fed and exceptionally well catered for at a weddings though it remains an important tradition and one that need not break the bank.

There are many ways in which the perfect wedding favours for the perfect couple can be found. For example, if your wedding is having a rustic, rural and organic theme, favours may come in the form of personalised seed-kits, bags of home made sweets or even bunches of dried lavender tied with organza ribbon to match other elements of the wedding.

If your wedding will have a more luxurious and sophisticated edge, favours may come in the form of delicious hand made chocolates presented in elegant favour boxes and finished with personalised ribbon. For those who wish to achieve this air of sophistication but without overspending, these can easily be created more cheaply by giving guests foil wrapped hearts in pretty shaped favour boxes. There are many types of ribbon that can be purchased to compliment your table linen or floral arrangements.

If your wedding has a very definite theme then why not include this in your favours? In other words, if your bouquet and wedding invitations carried a calla lily theme, then by choosing calla lily favours your tables will co-ordinate perfectly with the rest of your day. Themed favours come in many forms such as chocolate bars, mint tins, bottle stoppers and candles. Calla lily motifs could even be iced onto homemade biscuits and presented in cellophane bags; a very personal wedding favour and a great way to cut costs.

So you see, choosing wedding favours that are pertinent to you and your partner need not be expensive, difficult or onerous on your time. Just remember to choose wedding favours that say something about you and what you are hoping to achieve and guests certainly won't be disappointed!

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