The Tradition of Giving Wedding Favors

During the sixteen century, wedding favors became a tradition. Small gifts were given based on the couples' wealth, interests and wedding theme. Today this tradition lives on with countless choices for wedding favors of all types.

Usually wedding favors are left by each place setting for the guests to take home. Sometimes wedding favors are gathered in the middle of each table as decorative centerpieces or placed on their own table for distribution. Guests can't wait to receive their wedding favors to take home and remember your special day.

Couples on a budget can make their own wedding favors out of Jordan almonds, tulle, personalized ribbons and candles. Place card holders can be used as wedding favors. For example, swaying calla lily pearlescent place card holder and photo frame directs guests to their seat and becomes a lasting keepsake when the party ends.

Wedding favors often match the theme of the day such as seasonal, nautical or fairytale. Fall weddings are complete when you give out fall in love leaf soap petals in a clear box with ribbon and tag to all your guests. At a spring wedding, butterfly garden gift baskets with wildflower seed packets work well. Guests can plant the seed when they get home and think of you when the flowers bloom. A snowflake bottle stopper in a shimmering glass box is striking at winter weddings.

For a fairytale wedding, guests will love to receive a happily ever after carriage candle. Loving wedding favors match any theme. Hugs and kisses from the mister and misses scented soaps are likely to become part of all your guests' bathroom décor.

Thoughtful, beautiful wedding favors are the perfect way to express your thanks to guests for sharing your special day.