Wedding Favors Guests Will Actually Use

2008-07-25T10:18:00.001-07:00

With so many wedding favors quickly find their way to the trash, how do you - as the bride and groom - choose wedding favors guests will actually use? After all, you'd want the hundreds of dollars you've spent to be actually put to good use.

Here are a few of our suggestions:
1. Topiary Photo Holder

This topiary photo holder is useful as a place card holder during the reception, a part of a decor, as a unique wedding favor for your guests to take home, and as a photo holder afterwards. This favor serves many different functions, therefore you'd get a lot for your money.

A breathtaking topiary is always the stunning showpiece of an exquisitely arranged gardenis the inspiration for this dramatic wedding favor design. The Topiary Photo Holder/Place Card Holder wedding favors will bring the same engaging charm to your wedding reception tables. Nobly rising from a well-crafted, dark-wood planter is the finely manicured, round, rich green foliage an artisans hallmark. Every topiary can hold a cherished photo of the happy couple or a place card. The topiaries, which come in sets of four, measure 4" h x 2" w.

2. Flip-Flop Luggage Tag in Beach-Themed Gift Box Wedding Favors

This is an item that people don't usually buy but will use if they receive them as gifts.

The Flip-Flop Luggage Tag is a meaningful memento they're sure to take everywhere they go, along with the wonderful memories you've given them. This ever-popular summer sandal looks and feels like a miniature version of the flip-flops you wear! The insole is a soft, sky blue with bright-yellow trim and traction grooves, just like the real thing. Clear toe straps meet at the top, where a fanciful, white flower with purple and yellow accents lends a touch of style. Flip the flip-flop over to find a yellow sole that holds the information card. A thin, clear, stretchable strap secures the tag to the luggage. Designed for a destination wedding, the clear gift box displays the lovely image of a sandy shore, a deep-blue sea, white clouds against a blue sky and the silhouette of a ship in the distance. Tied around the box are a sheer, white organza ribbon and bow and a matching, pail-shaped For You tag.

The flip-flop luggage tag measures 4" l x 2 ½" w, and the gift box measures approximately 5" h x 3 ¼" x w 1"d.

3. "Purse Valet" Stainless-Steel Handbag Holder Wedding Favors

What woman hasn't struggled with the problem of where to park her purse at restaurants, meetings and other occasions? Sling it over the back of the chair? Too vulnerable. Keep it in your lap? Too awkward. Place it on the floor? Ewwww. Imagine how thrilled the guests at your bridal shower will be when they find you've chosen the "Purse Valet" Stainless-Steel Handbag Holder for their favors! They'll probably open it right there and use the practical Purse Valet while they enjoy a fun-filled, worry-free celebration!

The 1 ¾" x 1 ½" flat, silver-tone purse sits on the tabletop and a 3 ¼" metal hanger drops under the table, where you conveniently and confidently place the strap of your purse. Cute, clever and colorful 4 ½" x 4" x 3/8" gift box shows you exactly how to use the valet, with an artist's illustration of a woman seated at a table, enjoying her cocktail because her purse (the actual purse valet) is kept securely under the table. Oh, and the very-portable valet fits easily in any purse.

More practical wedding favors can be found in our website: www.AbsoluteWeddingStore.com

Wedding Favors -- How This Cheap, Little Items Are Actually Expensive

2007-06-28T11:54:00.000-07:00

Wedding Favors -- How This Cheap, Little Items Are Actually Expensive

As a thank you for your guests, give them a wedding favor to remember your special event by. This little items may cost from 50 cents to $15 or more. Most couple, though, limit themselves by having a budget somewhere from $2-$4 per item.

If they have 200 guests, they'd have to spend $400 - $800 on this little gifts alone.See what I mean by the little things are actually expensive?So how do I get cheap wedding favors but also high quality favors?

That needs a little bit of research. First ask yourself if you have a theme for your wedding. For example, if you're having a celebration on the beach, you could give wedding favors along the beach theme like Shell and Starfish Frosted Glass Coasters.

If both you and your fiance are wine enthusiasts and will be serving select wine at your reception, give something to remember the moment by like this Great Combination Wine Set.

We feature hundreds of wedding favors and more than 1200 wedding items from wedding veils to honeymoon items with very competitive prices.

We are able to offer brides-to-be competitive prices because we source our items directly from manufacturers, therefore reducing costs and passing the savings to our customers.