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Post by snyder on Aug 30, 2020 22:15:28 GMT
I'm with most others that I would leave the glass behind, but I'm in the older crowd, but the younger ones might like something like that, but again, younger people don't seem to be very materialistic either.
I like the consumables, but not homemade at this time. I do see the wedding is 2 years out, so that could change by then.
Since they were relatively inexpensive, they also did the photo booth which was a hit. It was not as expensive as I thought it might have been at several hundred dollars. The Bride and Groom receive a book with a copy of all the photos taken in the booth as well as the people getting to take copies home as well.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Aug 30, 2020 22:20:49 GMT
In general, I am not a fan of trinket type favors.
If, there are favors I prefer the consumable kind.
With that said, the best favor I received was mini bundt cakes. There were boxes with the bride and groom names and date. We were encourage to take more than one flavor.
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Post by Zee on Aug 30, 2020 22:21:19 GMT
I really like the cookie idea too! I will mention that one to her. I guess I liked the vintage glass one because she is very much in to recycling and sustainability, and it goes with her theme. I guess I didn't worry too much about the not matching glasses? I have about 3 different styles of wine glasses/goblets. Nothing matches in my house except for my formal dishes, and I use them about 1x a yr. ha. Turn in your pea card NOW. |
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Post by ellen on Aug 30, 2020 22:28:02 GMT
I actually like this because I like vintage glasses. My daughter is getting married in June of 21 (will be interesting to see what kind of a wedding they can have). I'm suggesting that she do a cookie or some sort of edible item for a favor if she chooses to do a favor. I really don't think they are necessary.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 30, 2020 22:31:34 GMT
When we went through the bulk of attending weddings almost everyone gave out a glass. Some were etched with the bride and grooms names with the date and some were just plain. They were great during those first lean married years when we didn’t have much, but once we got matching glasses we said goodbye to all of them.
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Post by katiekaty on Aug 30, 2020 22:34:39 GMT
The last wedding I went to had coffee mugs fill with a packet of hot chocolate and coffee floor cups, Mints and kisses., wrapped in cellophane and tied with curly ribbon in the couple’s wedding color with a tag thanking us for coming to the wedding and sharing their beginning of their life together. I would suppose you could pick up a variety of cups . These were a simple design in pale gray. Loved it and we still used them.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 30, 2020 22:38:01 GMT
I went to a wedding were we all ate off mismatched china. It really fit the theme of the wedding and was super fun, but it all stayed behind and the mother of the bride didn't have a hard time reselling it - but had it priced to move! That would be a really cool idea too. I'm not too worried about getting rid of stuff afterwards. Plus buying cheap china at thrift and vintage stores would be super cheap compared to renting china. |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 30, 2020 22:42:56 GMT
Turn in your pea card NOW. You mean I'm the only P with mismatched dishes?!   |
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 30, 2020 23:04:37 GMT
I would love a single, fancy chocolate truffle as a favor.
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Post by peasquared on Aug 30, 2020 23:04:41 GMT
Since you're thinking woodland, why not a small jar of maple syrup? She could buy random little jars to put it in and recycle that way. Add a cute sign like the one you showed or a cute label.
Congratulations to your DD!
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Post by AllieC on Aug 30, 2020 23:24:13 GMT
I am not a fan of favours at all. I think a lot of thought and expense goes into them and they aren't taken or really appreciated. A cookie or chocolates would be eaten but again, do you really need that extra expense. I did go to a wedding that had vintage glasses that the bride collected over about a year from thrift stores etc and that was lovely but they kept all those and use them for parties. I wouldn't have any use for one mismatched glass and it would end up going to the thrift store.
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Post by pancakes on Aug 30, 2020 23:24:35 GMT
We fly to so many weddings that a glass, though I would enjoy a cool vintage one, would not be something I’d pack. One wedding I went to gave away potted plants as favors... but it was in Canada. And I couldn’t take it across the border. I did take one and leave it in our AirBnB in case they wanted to spruce up the place.
We had a Tuscan-style wedding where lemons were a big motif. Our favors were a small bottle of limoncello with a custom label and fancy paper straw. People could either take them home (TSA travel size!) or drink them at the reception. If you didn’t want yours, there were plenty of people who were happy to drink yours at the reception, ha..
Another favor I’ve seen was a little note on the tables about planting a tree in the guest’s name. I thought that was really nice.
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Post by drummergirl65 on Aug 31, 2020 0:20:18 GMT
For my son's wedding we had small pots of local honey. It was a country theme and it was a pretty good favour. We also had a photobooth. That was a huge hit! We had a lineup going all night with that. I always prefer an edible over something I have to keep. We went to one wedding where the favour was David's tea in the brides favorite flavours. Also cookies were nice too. For my daughter's wedding in Mexico, she wants to put out a set of small maracas on each plate. I hope you and your daughter have fun (even in Covid times) planning the wedding
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 31, 2020 0:35:21 GMT
For my son's wedding we had small pots of local honey. It was a country theme and it was a pretty good favour. We also had a photobooth. That was a huge hit! We had a lineup going all night with that. I always prefer an edible over something I have to keep. We went to one wedding where the favour was David's tea in the brides favorite flavours. Also cookies were nice too. For my daughter's wedding in Mexico, she wants to put out a set of small maracas on each plate. I hope you and your daughter have fun (even in Covid times) planning the wedding Honey is actually a good idea, we had thought of this too, as her cousin, our niece owns her own bee hives, and honey |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Aug 31, 2020 0:51:07 GMT
I went to a wedding were we all ate off mismatched china. It really fit the theme of the wedding and was super fun, but it all stayed behind and the mother of the bride didn't have a hard time reselling it - but had it priced to move! That would be a really cool idea too. I'm not too worried about getting rid of stuff afterwards. Plus buying cheap china at thrift and vintage stores would be super cheap compared to renting china. We have a few local Buy-Nothing Facebook groups and occasionally see people asking for mismatched China during the months leading up to a wedding. If you start early enough you might be able to get the China at no cost. |
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Post by greendragonlady on Aug 31, 2020 0:56:09 GMT
I agree with something consumable. Maybe something special from the area? Here in New England it could be maple syrup. Atlantic City could be salt water taffy.
I love the honey idea!
I've also seen flower seeds with a cute poem.
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Post by FrozenPea on Aug 31, 2020 0:57:20 GMT
Our daughter did this at her wedding. Everyone loved it. Those that didn't left them behind & she uses them.
Our wedding was very small, 30 people and we did bookmakers. I know several people that still have them. We married in 1988
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Post by pattyraindrops on Aug 31, 2020 1:05:39 GMT
I like the IDEA, but practically speaking I would just leave it there.
The only favors I would take home would be consumable.
To be honest, I don't feel favors are a thank you to the guest. I think favors are a cute gift, but unnecessary and really if you want to "thank" me then tell me that when you write your thank you.
And please don't do a donation as a favor. I LOVE when people donate. I highly encourage it. But a wedding as a favor doesn't have anything to do with me and certainly doesn't thank me (especially if I don't agree with the organization). It just feels like you are bragging about good deeds. I KNOW many who do this have their hearts in the right place, but if that is the main thing you can do it privately without telling everyone about it.
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Post by anaterra on Aug 31, 2020 1:17:45 GMT
For my son's wedding we had small pots of local honey. It was a country theme and it was a pretty good favour. We also had a photobooth. That was a huge hit! We had a lineup going all night with that. I always prefer an edible over something I have to keep. We went to one wedding where the favour was David's tea in the brides favorite flavours. Also cookies were nice too. For my daughter's wedding in Mexico, she wants to put out a set of small maracas on each plate. I hope you and your daughter have fun (even in Covid times) planning the wedding Honey is actually a good idea, we had thought of this too, as her cousin, our niece owns her own bee hives, and honey Thats a neat idea!!! It is special to the bride and fitsthe theme... |
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 31, 2020 1:35:23 GMT
We had little chocolate bars with our names and date on them.
If any were left, the kids ate them.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 31, 2020 1:58:56 GMT
Honey is actually a good idea, we had thought of this too, as her cousin, our niece owns her own bee hives, and honey Leftovers are good. Honey doesn't go bad! |
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Post by kelly8875 on Aug 31, 2020 2:43:30 GMT
I wouldn’t take the glass home. It’s not my style, and I don’t need an old glass to remind me of someone’s wedding.
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Post by PNWMom on Aug 31, 2020 2:55:29 GMT
At my wedding, we had little stalks of lucky bamboo in teeny painted terracotta pots as decor and favors. There was a little tag attached to each teeny pot with a little poem about what 3 stalks were supposed to signify. The vast majority of people took theirs home with them, but the few that were left behind I kept. It has been 17 years and those bamboo stalks are still alive! I kill absolutely everything but have somehow managed to keep them going! Here's a picture of my ding dong brother pretending to eat his.....  |
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Post by Lexica on Aug 31, 2020 5:16:33 GMT
Turn in your pea card NOW. You mean I'm the only P with mismatched dishes?! I will make you feel better. Although I DO have matching everyday dishes as well as good dishes that my mom helped me collect every Christmas, I don't ever use them. I automatically go for the plain white boring Corelle dishes that I picked up at Walmart. They aren't even the type with a pretty design on them. My everyday dishes are fairly heavy and the Corelle are light and easy to handle. I do use the nicer everyday when a guest is here for lunch, which isn't very often, but for just me, I'm happier with the cheap plain old Corelle. Now coffee cups, I have the matching ones for my set but have never used them even once. My preference is a bunch of mismatched mugs collected from places I've been over the years. You know the kind that have a design from a National Park or whatever on them? I prefer that mixup to my matching. Oh, and I vote for either a food item or I like the idea of having the guests put something in to recommend a charity. I really like the mismatched vintage plate idea too. |
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Post by betty on Aug 31, 2020 5:28:40 GMT
I love the look of the glasses and sign and the idea of using old glasses instead of purchasing plastic cups or new glasses. I wouldn't take it home but why not just have a tub or bin with a sign that says "Don't want to take it home just place it here and we'll donate them back to a local thrift store" or something like that. Best of both worlds!  |
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Post by dantemia on Aug 31, 2020 6:03:38 GMT
I went to a wedding where the favor was a lottery scratcher ticket and a penny with some cute saying in a bag.
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Post by rickmer on Aug 31, 2020 12:39:42 GMT
i like the idea of a sweet treat too. the tree trunk with initials sounds like a cute idea!
the best wedding favour i got was a bell made out of shell, it had two wooden white carved doves on it, and some gold ribbon hanging down and a string to hang it. i am not sure what it was *supposed* to be, but i use it every year on my christmas tree.
last year there were tons of squirrels, foxes, woodland themed christmas ornaments - that would have been thrilling to me, as basket of them with a sign saying to help myself and pick one out.
i love christmas ornaments. lol!
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 31, 2020 13:15:10 GMT
I hate to see young couples waste their money on favors. It adds up.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Aug 31, 2020 13:17:52 GMT
I don't like it. I wouldn't like having one random thrift store glass. The only wedding favor I would pick up and take would be a cookie or candy or honey- I like that idea. Otherwise, just skip the favor. They're a waste of money and effort.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 13:19:22 GMT
I am not a fan of wedding favors. If there are favors I like magnets with the couple's picture and wedding date etc on it. Or something edible. Anything else is going to be trashed, donated etc.
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