Wedding guests only like to receive two types of gifts . .

(1) Something edible, and preferably homemade

(2) Something useful . . like a nice bud vase

Cute items are usually left on the reception dinner table or thrown out when the guest gets home.

Answered by: A Certified wedding specialist / A Professional bridal consultant / A Wedding ceremony officiant

Useful favors are always the best ones. Gel candles and bath salts sound great – for a beach themed wedding. Maybe don’t give both to everyone, but alternate each place setting with a candle and the salts. I think it sounds like a great idea though!!

I’m a HUGE fan of when the bride and groom make a donation to a charity in leiu of favors…that’s what my husband and I did. We gave our guests the website where they could donate to as well….they thought it was a lovely idea.

that sounds great. but get something that you known that you would want as a wedding favor, it is your wedding

that sounds great, i would love to be at that wedding…
…but i didn’t even know tht ppl gave out favors, i mean it is you and your fiance’s special day… but yess sounds great

Good Luck and Best Wishes for your marriage.

3 Steph

Stick with something edible, a charitable donation, or something optional like a caricature artist.

The sad truth is that anything else gets left behind or thrown in the trash. If you have the extra money to spend then go for it but otherwise the money would be much better spent elsewhere on the wedding that the guests would appreciate more like better food or drinks.

I think its not needed but something that has your names and the date are nice, the last one I went to gave out coffee and tea packages to those who wanted them

I would strongly suggest you choose something edible. Its been my experience that edibles are almost always taken, but knick-knacks arent. First of all, you havent given any thought to the men who will be attending, not many will appreciate a candle and some bath salts, also, not everyone decorates their living spaces in the colors or theme of your favor, so if it didnt go they wouldnt take it home and if they by chance did they would just to throw it away.

You will be less likely to waste your money if you stick with something that can be eaten and the only trash would be the wrapper.

I like candles and bath salt, but I’m a girl. Plus, I already have enough candles and bath stuff. For some reason, everyone thinks that if you’re a girl, you need as much of that stuff as possible. Can’t remember the last holiday or birthday when I didn’t recieve at least one candle or bath product. (Not that I’m complaining, you can always use bath salts). However, none of the guys are going to take that stuff home with them. I have a friend who gave little jewelry dishes as favors and almost all of them got left on the table. It was the first wedding I had been to where the favors weren’t edible, so at first, I didn’t even know we were supposed to take them. If you give girly stuff as favors, only the girls will take them. I personally like useful or edible favors myself. I like the cd’s people are doing as favors now. Those are a neat idea and everyone will take one.

Personally, I like things that you can eat while waiting for the couple to arrive. I’m always starving so things like chocolate or whatever are great! (Unless you’re having a cocktail hour for guests before you arrive at the reception.)