Gift Ideas for Wedding Receptions
A bride and groom give wedding reception gifts to their guests on the wedding day, providing a memento that guests can bring home with them. Wedding favors symbolize a token of appreciation, allowing the bride and groom to offer a thank you to their guests for attending the ceremony, reception and for gift-giving. Wedding favors can add to the motif of the reception room and may act as a decorative addition to seating cards.
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Practical
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A bride and groom may consider giving practical reception gifts that guests will be able to use within the home such as fragrant candles, coasters, picture frames or hand soaps. Such gifts can be used to guide guests to their respective tables by tying a decorative tag with each guest's names and table number around candles and soaps or by inserting a place card into a frame or coaster. Gifts on the pricier end may include glass mugs or champagne glasses with the wedding date and names of the bride and groom etched in. A bride and groom may opt to provide each guest with a disposable camera and frame, with the intent of guests partaking in the snapping and sharing of candid wedding pictures.
Edible
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Gift ideas for wedding receptions include edible treats that guests can enjoy during the reception or at a later date. Edible options can be seasonable to bring out colors or festive decors such as individually packaged caramel apple favors for an autumn wedding. Various colored and patterned favor bags can be personalized to fit the theme of the wedding and can showcase the names of the bride and groom, date of the wedding and a sentimental message or quote of love. Favor bags, take-out cartons and favor boxes can be filled with chocolates such as truffles, baked goods or pastries that represent the cultures of the bride and groom such as Italian cannoli, taffy or candied pecans. A bride and groom with a higher budget may give mini wine bottles or bags of gourmet coffee beans to guests.
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Seasonal
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Gift ideas that cater to the season can be a festive addition. Spring wedding favors may include sachets of seasonal scents, potpourri, favor bags filled with sunflower seeds or potted herbs. Summer gifts such as citrus scented candles or room sprays, small accordion-style fans or tropical scented beach and after-sun lotions are options. Decorative leaf ornaments, baskets filled with pumpkin or apple spiced home fragrances and candles, pie bakeware and canned jams give favors an autumn flair. Packages of gourmet hot chocolate, mini Christmas stockings filled with treats such as gingerbread cookies, snow globes or tree ornaments engraved with the guests' names are gift ideas for winter weddings.
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fruitloop
Apr 15, 2010
If you do favors, go with edible. Most people aren't going to keep a trinket, especially if it has someone else's name and wedding date on it.
