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As most newlywed couples can tell you, wedding planning is a big deal. There are the basic arrangements that have to be made, such as selecting a wedding gown, creating a list of attendees and wedding party members, selecting a cake, booking the minister, and selecting a wedding location. However, an equally important priority is coming up with wedding favors. This is actually one of the more entertaining aspects of a wedding because it allows for creativity and gives the couple a chance to give back to those who are working hard on their behalf.

Wedding favors can come in a variety of gift ideas. These can range from elegant candies to classy keepsake mementos to items personalized to fit the needs of each member of the wedding party. For example, you can give your best man a selection of dvd’s if he is a movie buff. If your bridesmaid is a sorority sister, she can be presented with a selection of greek alumni trinkets for her party favor.

Perhaps the most popular item for wedding couple to give are keepsake photo frames with custom photos of the soon to be newlyweds. Such frames come in a variety of sizes, and the included photos can be professional affairs done in a studio or more casual images done in an outdoor setting.

In this day and age of cd burners, many couples have also started the trend of making “mix cd’s” of the music played at their wedding, usually romantic in nature, and guaranteed to allow wedding guests relive their dance floor moves for years to come. Other party favors can be more gender specific in nature. One such option is to give the female members of the wedding party jewelry such as earrings and a necklace while presented the male members with a deluxe shaving kid and cologne.

Of course, such an options may be cost prohibitive depending on the size of the wedding and your numbers of guests. A more inexpensive alternative for a wedding favor is to target the sweet tooth. Everyone loves chocolate, and individual candies can provide a welcome favor for any age and gender.

A unique method of providing a wedding favor that reflects the wedding atmosphere itself would be to target the season. For examples, couples that are married in a winter month can give out porcelain snowmen as favors. Summer wedding could be reflected with garden items and flower kits or beach related items. Smaller trinkets are also always in favor for wedding favors. Examples of these are card or candle holders, personalized glass coasters, fans, sparklers, or bookmarks.

An interesting alternative for a wedding favor would is also the practice of having the wedding guests compete, usually in the area of a trivia answer game, for one or more “big” prizes. These could range from gift certificates to popular restaurants to electronic items such as televisions or iPods. With so many options, the only limit to coming up with a perfect wedding favor is your own imagination.

The giving of unique wedding favors is rapidly becoming a tradition, as brides and grooms look for more ways to showcase their individual styles and the perfect way to thank their guests. A wedding favor is simply, often a token from the happy couple, presented to everyone in attendance at their wedding. It can be a keepsake that the guests take home, or an edible treat that is likely to be eaten before guests depart. Some favors such as bubbles or bells help guests join in the celebration, while others are more functional such as champagne flutes or napkins. Often these gifts are personalized with the names of the bride and groom.

Everyone has seen the monogrammed napkin before, but what about the personalized golf ball, body wash, chopsticks, t-shirt, or the match book bearing the name of the happy couple? Wedding favors are becoming more and more unique. These gifts not only are a terrific way to show your friends and family how much you appreciate them attending your wedding, but also a way to showcase the unique style and tastes of the bride and groom.

The giving of these unique wedding favors is not exclusive to the day of the wedding, as the gift giving often begins at the wedding shower. Wedding shower favors add a personal touch and help to tie the theme of the shower, wedding and reception together.

These unique, personalized wedding favors are gaining more and more popularity as couples seek to create a wedding favor that is sure to not be left behind on the table after the reception. Unique wedding favors can also bring a decorative touch to the wedding festivities as they are placed on guest tables or displayed on a central table at the entrance or exit of the reception or wedding shower. Personalized wedding favors are among the trendiest aspects of a modern day wedding. These unique wedding favors reflect the lifestyle and tastes of the bride and groom and are designed to fit any budget.

Some couples even find it fun and rewarding to make their own unique wedding favors. Do it yourself wedding favors are a way to further personalize your gift thank your guests. Plus, they are so easy and cheap to make with just a little creativity.

From simple yet elegant to fun and flowery, you’re sure to find a wedding favor style to fit your own unique taste. Personalized with the names of the bride and groom, these unique wedding favors add a memorable touch to any wedding or pre-wedding event. From personalized bottles of hot sauce to custom made mix CDs of the couple’s favorite songs, these unique wedding favors are a stylish and memorable way to say “thank you!”

No matter where the inspiration comes from for wedding favor ideas, they should be something simple, easy to hold, and should remind the guests of how much fun they had during that special day.

Fall wedding favors and autumn wedding favors if picked correctly can really make you rise in love among your guests and would be partner! Fall being the season of absolutely vivid colors highlighting passion and all that is deep and rich, you must match it with an equally intense choice in your wedding favors.

The maple leaf is the most common design for fall wedding favors. You may feel you will have to spend a lot for specific designs but for less than $2.50 each, you can pick up scented leaf soap boxes, maple leaf coaster sets and leaf bookmarks. Copper-colored bottle stoppers are a simple choice too. If too tired with the maple theme, try the pine cones for your fall wedding favors.

Often, couples like to set up placecard holders and if you can come up with favors that can also help guide the guests to their chairs, you save the hassle of giving out favors individually. That leaves you with more time for other stuff. And, placecard holders can be bought from less than a dollar upwards. You can further embellish placecard holders with, for example, rhinestones. Placecard holders can also be used by guests later, as photo frames.

An interesting way to decide upon a fall wedding favor is to think about whether you want your guests to use it later as a showpiece or utility item. Guests will love a ‘green’ gift of seed boxes or any kind of showpieces that they can proudly display in their homes. Imagine the conversations that the showpieces will spark when you visit your guests later.

Items that can be used like lip balms, key rings, notepads and pens are other thoughtful fall wedding favors. If you feel they are too common, possibly you can come up with some unique way to personalize them whether by inscribing or special packaging.

No relationship is complete without chocolates and mints. Fetch special mint tins and chocolate boxes, wrapped creatively, and designed to suit your style, for your guests. Express your love by choosing different flavors too. As a tip, we would suggest order extra boxes because you are most likely to keep some favors for yourself too. Such is the attraction of chocolates and mints.

Then, there are the candles. Scented one, painted ones, styled ones and the gel ones. Fairy tale characters or leaf motifs, you can have candles moulded in virtually any shape you want. Candles as fall wedding favors are sure to impress guests. Never mind that these candles (and soaps) hardly get used as guests like to keep them for remembrances.

The modern school of marriage planners says, the ideal fall wedding favors are small honey jars. They say, according to tradition, you must replicate in an indirect way what Cupid used to do. In Greek mythology, Cupid was supposed to bring lovers together by shooting arrows at them. But those were arrows dipped in honey. Honey jars personalized to suit the occasion make for such romantic Fall wedding favors. You needn’t just stick to honey though. There are flavored tea and coffee assortments to choose too. In the end what matters is that you express your gratitude to your guests.