Author: Joe Palladino

If you are beginning to get stressed about your upcoming wedding maybe you should get a little help. In this article we will give you some ideas if you decide to ask someone to choose your wedding favors for you.

You may feel you have so many details to attend to including choosing the right caterer, what type of centerpieces are going to be on the table, who’s going to be the ushers, where is the wedding going to be held, where is everybody coming in from out of town going to stay, and so on. There are just so many details that it is almost overwhelming.

You are probably an expert on list making by now. When it comes to choosing wedding favors and maybe asking for some help you can start by jotting down a few these ideas.

1. First of all, if you’re going to ask somebody to help you choose wedding favors you want to pick a very close friend or family that you can trust.

2. Both of you should use Internet as much as possible for research.

3. If it’s really someone you can trust, you might even allow them full rein on choosing the right favor for your wedding. Of course you have final say once all of the preliminary details have been looked at.

4. No matter who you choose you want to make sure everyone knows your budget. You want to have a definite number that you do not want to go over. This could include a minimum and a maximum with maybe a goal of landing somewhere in the middle.

For example let’s say that your budget is $1500, but you would prefer to spend around a $1000. They may come up with wedding favors for your wedding that end up costing you $1250 which is less than your budgeted amount.

6. It could be helpful to both of you that the person you are going to let choose your favors knows little bit about your personal tastes and what you’re looking for. You may want to do a little bit of preliminary research and steer them towards a specific website with some ideas that they can look at before you sit down with them to make a final decision.

7. One final thing to be sure of is that they’re aware of the total number of guests that will be coming to your to your wedding. You obviously don’t want to come up shorthanded and have more guests than wedding favors.

If you’re not sure how many people will be showing up then try and err on the side of caution. By that I mean, if you are unsure on the number of guests that will be attending try and have a few extra on hand if you can still keep the total under your budgeted amount.

Author: Yasmin Shikina

1. Fill boxes with your favorite cookies or candies, M&M’s now has monogrammed candies in your wedding colors. You can anything from a favorite saying to your names or initials on the candies. Adorn the boxes with colorful silk flowers (most likely the flower that is carried throughout the theme of the wedding). You can also carry the color theme in your favors by wrapping your boxes in pretty ribbon to match. You can forget the flowers and ribbons and simply close the box and seal it with a monogrammed sticker. Very elegant.

2. Give each guest or couple a compilation of you and your fiancés favorite music- on a CD with a personalized cover. If you are not sure of what song, how about tunes that where popular when you first met and/or while you where dating or maybe a soundtrack from the first movie you went to see together or the first concert you both attended. If you each have your own band or group you enjoy you can put your favorite group on side A and his on side B. This will give your guest a nice variety. What ever you choose your guest can enjoy the music long after the wedding is over.

3. Bulbs or seeds make a great favor to give guest. The state flower, your favorite perennial or the theme flower in the wedding can be given in a packet of seeds or a bulb attached with a personal note from the bride and groom. You can place the packet of seeds or bulb in a beautifully decorated pot. Small plants such as a bonsai wrapped in pretty colored ribbon are also very special.

4. Your favorite book of poems or writings by a much love author makes a great favor. A book about the city or state the wedding is taking place in can also make an attractive favor. The theme or type of book you decide to give is endless. It can be anything that has personal meaning to either you or the groom. Think outside the box and give from the heart. The inside of the book cover can be inscribed by the bride and groom with thank you or well wishes can create a very personal touch.

5. Donations made to a cause near and dear to the bride and grooms heart exceptionally unique. I once had a friend make a donation in my name for my birthday. I thought it was an amazing idea and very personal. Attached to the note was a small token of remembrance. To this day when I catch a glimpse of the token it warms my heart. Remember to create a note card letting your guest know you have made a donation in their name to a charity or your choice. Let them know a little about the charity or organization you have made the donation to, why that particular charity is so special to you. Finally, remember to thank your guest….. after all they did make a donation to a worthy cause.