Etiquette Rules For Wedding Favors – The Selection of Wedding Favors

Etiquette Rules For Wedding Favors - The Selection of Wedding Favors

Selecting favors for a special event such as your wedding can be a very strenuous task, because there are numerous decision you have to make beforehand. Because some couples like to put the purchase of the wedding favors in the background, they often find out that there is little time left to buy the wedding gifts and thus, they need to become more organized with their time and attributions if they want to get finished with everything in time. The guests also need to be given a good impression of your wedding and they need to spend an enjoyable time there, therefore you might think of choosing wedding favors that are suitable for the occasion and that the guests could easily use at a later date. For instance, guests might attend a wedding not because they feel the pleasure to, but because they feel they have to.

On other occasions, the guests could for instance attend the wedding with pleasure because the bride and the groom were careful enough to organize the wedding in detail and make it look beautiful. Therefore, you will find below in this article some factors that you should consider if you want to select wedding favors. Therefore, these factors are related to the price of the wedding favor, the appropriateness of it and the practicality of the wedding favor to the guests. if you take into consideration all these three factors, then you will certainly create a wonderful wedding bash that everyone attending will enjoy.

The price represents an important factor when talking about purchasing wedding favors. The price is what give the quality of what you buy therefore, special attention needs to be given to this aspect. You could find great and high quality wedding favors at a low price, but most of the time, quality comes with price therefore you need to allocate a certain amount of money for the purchase of the wedding favors. If you want to find best deals then you will certainly need to do some extensive research in supermarkets and then be able to find best deals.

For instance you could consider buying picture frames that are extremely practical or if you feel that you cannot afford to buy this item for every guest of yours, then you could buy candles and stay within the limits of your budget. You will be surprised to see that while a distributor might have picture frames that are too expensive for you, close by you might find a distributor that is closing the store and thus find cheap picture frames at a much better deal. Just remember what you can afford to purchase and the budget that you have available for wedding gifts.

Moreover, when deciding which wedding favor to go for during the actual wedding, you need to consider whether you want to give to your guests something practical or not. Because favors are usually useful in some way and have a practical side to the issue, then maybe you would want to give to your guests something practical. For instance, guests will be extremely delighted to be given picture frames or other types of favors which guests can then use. Candles are also something appreciated whereas figurines with a bride and the groom are less appreciated because they do not present any obvious practicality. While they might be esthetically pleasing they are by no means that practical as a picture frame or candles, therefore guests display a preference for the latter. The favors might be left behind or forgotten somewhere around the house or they might be useful and be place in an appropriate place.

One last thing worth considering would be whether the wedding favor can be considered appropriate for the context of your wedding or not. You would not desire to give out to your guests something that is seen inappropriate for the context of the wedding therefore, you might want to resort to candies, office supplies, books or even statues. All these items need to somehow follow in the wedding theme, therefore, you need to somehow make sure that the wedding theme remains the same and that everything is appropriate in the context of your wedding. The underlying, major theme would be that of the wedding because this is after all, what couples in marriage are celebrating after they wedding.

For instance, it would be inappropriate to give out dictionaries and consider them wedding favors. While you would not offend the guests by giving them dictionaries, it would certainly be strange. Therefore, you might give out a copy of some book but then to adapt it to the theme of your wedding, you might insert little love poems in it so that nobody will see the idea of giving out a book as being strange. Therefore, to determine whether giving out a particular wedding favor will be appreciated by your guests, try putting yourself in their shoes.

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18 Responses to “Etiquette Rules For Wedding Favors – The Selection of Wedding Favors”

  1. Gapfruit says:

    can’t believe it’s drawn out of nothing, could be a photography!

  2. MustLoveDingos says:

    *sub*

  3. imtrudil80 says:

    Incredible! He looks so life like. Just amazing…and what a beautiful subject

  4. monkeymanbob says:

    Nice work, you did pretty good.

  5. Jane says:

    I think you can try wearing a purple wedding dress, both stylish and elegant. You can choose it at http://www.milanoo.com/wholesale-Wedding-Dresses-c392

  6. 1234 says:

    Q – Is the engagment ring traditionally more expensive, or cheaper than the wedding ring?
    A – The engagement ring is more expensive. Traditionally the man is supposed to spend 3 months salary on one, but that isn't really done as much these days.

    Q – Why are there 2 rings (engagement and wedding) wouldnt that be extremely expensive?
    A – Most engagement rings & wedding bands can be bought in a set to save money & then the rings will also match. There doesn't always have to be an engagement ring, but it's just grown to be a custom. When people mention being engaged everyone always wants to see the engagement ring. The wedding band speaks for itself.

    Q – Does the guy get an engagement ring too, or is the just the girl?
    A – Guys can have an engagement ring too. It's not tradition but it is becoming more popular lately. When I got engaged I bought my fiance a nice ring. Was nothing fancy cause it would just get damaged at work.

    Q – Does the girl have to buy the guys wedding ring?
    Usually the bride does buy the grooms ring. I think traditionally the grooms parents buy the wedding bands but not all traditional customs are followed thru on anymore.

    Q – Does the couple shop for the wedding rings together?
    Most of the time, yes. A lot of couples like to have matching rings therefore they'd shop together. But it can always be kept a surprise too.

    Q – Also, isn't there an engagement/wedding ring that is like 2 pieces, and when the wedding comes you get the 2nd piece?
    Yes, thats a bridal set. Engagement rings come in all shapes & sizes these days so the wedding band is made to fit perfectly with it. My engagement ring is princess cut & the matching wedding band has a square groove in it to fit perfectly. My sisters wedding band is curved to fit in with her wavy styled engagement ring.

    =)

  7. ALF08 says:

    I just got married in March '07. Estimate $15,000.
    Suggestions:
    *Don't pay or take the time to make wedding programs – Hardly ANYONE took them.
    *Take care of all the little tedious things 1st, the big things are easier to remember.
    *Don't ask anyone in your family/bridal party what they would do or what they want to do. This is your wedding & trust me, you will have your moments where you don't want anyone's opinion. Just remember THIS IS YOUR BIG DAY & try not to accommodate for anyone. It will only cause chouse!!!!
    *Take into consideration of the location before you pick your dress. I bought a BEAUTIFUL dress w/ LOTS of tulle on the bottom, but it was an outside wedding. When I got there I immediately thought — I WISH I would have picked a different dress!!!! It was HOT, & it got grass all in it. Just think long & hard : )

    Check out http://www.theknot.com — It has SOOOOOOOOO many really good ideas : )

    Good luck & congrats!!!

  8. Hermann759 says:

    Great talent Der Mann.

  9. RR says:

    ok so your wedding ring is the ring you get when u are engaged. it belongs on your ring finger [ironic yes?] and that is how u tell it is a wedding ring and not a regular ring. when u actually get married u get the wedding band which goes under the wedding ring. traditionally wedding rings are gold or white gold but realy u can do watever you want.
    if it were me id get silver

  10. chinook_army_160 says:

    A marriage (wedding) ceremony is your first initial union performed by a licensed minister, judge, etc. A renewal of vows ceremony is any subsequent ceremony in which you renew the vows you spoke at your initial marriage ceremony. Renewal ceremonies can be as extravagent as marriage ceremonies. Best wishes as you plan your renewal. :-)

  11. antoniob35 says:

    whoa!!it looks like a PICTURE!
    ur an amazing painter!:D

  12. pinktink says:

    Hi!! I am a wedding planner. I started this when I planned my own wedding and did everything myself. I sat and read and studied for days. I then went out and had to get alot of vendors that would help me with my business. The best advice I can give you is that you might want to take the Bridal Consultant course. This will teach you alot and help you too.

  13. champ0y says:

    You’re really good man. You’ve got excellent talent.

  14. Forbidia says:

    Brilliant Willy, Just Brilliant =D

  15. rlyni says:

    In order for it to be a Catholic wedding and seen as a marriage by the Catholic church, you must be married in a Catholic church. Because of the strong stance the Catholic church has on weddings, your friend's cousin will not be able to perform the ceremony or even appear there as a priest unless it is in a church.

    I had some very dear friends of mine be excommunicated for "living in sin" because their marriage wasn't performed in a church. They had it in a nondenominational chapel of a location that meant a great deal to them. It didn't make any difference to the church. They were still considered to not be married.

    Your friend needs to decide what is more important, an outdoor wedding, or a Catholic wedding.

    Good luck.

  16. HappyNotGrumpy says:

    Excellent work. Pleasure to watch. Perfect music :-) ))

  17. aj'smommy says:

    That sounds great! I secretly wish we were having a japanese theme, but it doesn't go with the colors and overall feel that we have already picked out for our April 09 wedding.
    That said, why don't you have little bonsai trees for centerpieces? You can also have cherry blossom branches, but the real ones are expensive and the fake ones are hard to find. Unless you get married somewhere in the Northeast around April, climb a tree, and get crackin'! Lol.
    You can always get those pink paper lanterns, have your girls carry japanese fans instead of flower bouquets, and hand out japanese sweets for favors. Also, there are favor boxes and place card holders with japanese kanji on them on theknot.com, you might want to check that out.
    Hope this helps, and congrats!

  18. Jessica W says:

    Just spend what you can and want to spend. A gift card or a check would suffice. Or, find their registry and get what is within your budget. I never looked at my gifts and thought "Wow, I'm offended that they didn't spend more on me." I was just very thankful.

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