Traditional Wedding Favors

Most brides and grooms today still give traditional wedding favors to their guests. Shot glasses, chocolates, candles, ornaments, coasters, keychains, picture frames, magnets, etc., any of which are simple and thoughtful ways to thank your guests for sharing your special day with you.

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But when you start adding up all of the costs of a wedding, reception and honeymoon, it can start getting difficult finding ways to pay for some of these traditional wedding favors. And often couples worry that if they don't give expensive wedding favors, their guests will feel cheated. Or another school of thought is to just forget about the favors all together because hey only get left behind and thrown out.

But you don't have to spend a fortune, and neither should you drop the idea of having favors at all. Although your friends and family will still love you and enjoy your wedding, it's the thought that counts, not the price tag.

So what are some of the more popular types of traditional favors that could cost you a fortune if you purchased one for each guest? Well, it's not uncommon for the couple to commemorate the special day with shot glasses that have their name and wedding date etched into the glass.

But even with a smaller guest list, buying a lot of shot glasses for wedding favors can be rather costly. So a more reasonable and yet very elegant and thoughful option is to consider giving personalized wedding bookmarks with a photo of a shot glass, the date and the couple's name on the bookmarks.

The bookmark wedding favors could say something like, "Here's to the future" or any other popular toast saying. Your guests will love your creativity, and every time they read a book, they will be reminded not only of how wonderful your wedding was and how much fun they had, they'll also be reminded of how thoughtful you were to give not only a beautiful thank you gift, but one that lasts long after the candy is gone.

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Now if shot glasses aren't your style, the bookmarks could have the engagement photo of the newlyweds and the date of the wedding. These inexpensive bookmark wedding favors have endless possibilities, and they can easily be tailored to your individual style and liking.

If you still want to give out little candies, you can make your guests feel extra special by giving an elegant "favor kit" - a bookmark that corresponds to the season or theme of your wedding with a box or an organza bag that contains one or two chocolates or other candies.

Or you could give them personalized fortune cookies that have a special message from the bride and groom, as well as a bookmark.

Another alternative to the more expensive traditional wedding favors is to consider asking someone to make homemade cookies, and each guest could receive a cookie with a bookmark that says, "Made with love."

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Depending on the overall cost, you could really surprise your guests and give them chocolate, a cookie and a personalized bookmark, and still spend a lot less than buying personalized etched shot glasses, and your guests will never know that you were trying to save money.

So think of your costs, but instead of being thoughtless and scratching wedding favors off your list completely, bookmark wedding favors are a simple yet elegant alternative to giving your guests something to commemorate your special day without breaking the bank.

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