Archive for August, 2008

Traditional Wedding Favors

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Wedding favors are expected at any wedding. Wedding guests spend a lot of money in order to attend a wedding as well as give the bride and groom a suitable gift. The bride and groom will write thank you notes of course, but wedding favors are the way that the couple says thank you for sharing in their special day.

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Cheap Wedding Favors That Don’t Look Cheap!

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Anyone who has ever planned a wedding knows the importance of sticking to a budget. If a bride and groom have a very tight budget, then there are ways to trim costs. One of these ways is by finding cheap wedding favors. The thing to remember is to choose cheap wedding favors that look much more expensive than they actually were.

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Personalized Wedding Favors are Treasured

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

When a guest attends a wedding, they expect to receive a wedding favor. This is customary for the bride and groom to say thank you for sharing in their day. The bride and groom should remember that these tokens of appreciation will likely be kept as a memento from their wedding day and so it is a wonderful idea to give personalized wedding favors.

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Unique Wedding Favors will be Remembered

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

When a bride and groom plan their wedding, they want it to be a day that everyone will remember! One of the best and easiest ways to do this is by giving guests unique wedding favors. Wedding favors are often kept as mementos from the wedding, so unique wedding favors will certainly stand out and be remembered.

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Wedding Shower Favors Not to be Forgotten!

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Wedding shower favors are just as much for the bride-to-be as they are for the guests at the shower. This is a day that is honoring her and this giant step in her life. It is important for the hostess to give wedding shower favors that will remind everyone, especially the bride, of this wonderful day!

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Homemade Wedding Favors: A Time-Honored Tradition

Friday, August 8th, 2008

The tradition of giving gifts to wedding guests at a couple’s wedding is a very old one. In centuries past and in many cultures, it was believed that the bride and groom were good luck and everything they touched was charmed or blessed. By bestowing homemade wedding favors to their guests, the newly married couple would be passing on good luck to their wedding guests for the rest of the year.

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Ideas For Wedding Favors to Suite Traditional, Non-Traditional, or Seasonal Weddings

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The tradition of giving gifts to wedding guests is a very old one. It is believed that the first wedding favors, common amongst European aristocrats, were small trinket boxes made from precious stones, porcelain and crystal. The contents of these small boxes were sugar cubes and other sweet confections that symbolized European wealth and royalty. Hundreds of years ago, sugar was an expensive commodity. As sugar became more affordable, those of lesser means were able to incorporate the tradition of giving gifts to their wedding guests.

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