How to Select Engagement Party Favors

One of the most common ways hosts and hostesses thank their guests for attending a party is by offering party favors at the end of the night. Engagement parties are no exception. These can be inexpensive trinkets or pricey gifts, depending on the budget of the affair. It's important to select party favors that reflect the theme of the party. There is a variety of wedding-oriented party favors that would be perfect souvenirs for an engagement party.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Select Engagement Party Favors

1. Be creative. There are no set-in-stone rules about engagement party favors. You can give anything from inexpensive bookmarks or mints to pricey pens engraved with the date of the party or the date of your future marriage.

2. Stick with traditional party favors. Heart-shaped candies in see-through netting are inexpensive and easy to put together. You can order the candies online or you can make them yourself with the help of a cookbook.

3. Make "save the date" labels and attach them to each of your party favors. Not only will putting labels on your party favors make them look more elegant, but it will also give your guests a keepsake to help them remember the date of your wedding.

4. Personalize your engagement party favors when possible. Even just putting the initials of the bride and groom is better than nothing. Personalizing your party favors makes guests feel like you went the extra mile, and serves as a constant reminder of the party and whom it was for.

5. Select favors that tie into the theme of the party. For example, chocolate shaped like sea shells might be perfect for a beach party, a bottle of wine with a personalized "save the date" label is a great way to end an elegant evening and a framed love poem with the names of the bride and groom can be handed out at the end of an engagement party.

Tips & Warnings

• Make your own party favors. This will give you a personal touch for much less than buying items in a store. One of the more popular homemade ideas is to write the name of each guest on a homemade cookie. The cookies can be used as place cards and the guests can enjoy a tasty homemade treat.
• If you decide to offer edible party favors, be careful when ordering chocolates. Some of your guests may have severe allergies to chocolate or nuts. Furthermore, you may also have friends or family with diabetes, who will be unable to enjoy the sweet treats you offer as party favors.