Do Your Guests A Favor
When considering keepsakes, try to choose ones they won’t want to leave behind
PHOTOS BY JORDAN RANDALL | WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS PROVIDED BY KEEPSAKE STUDIO | CHOCOLATES PROVIDED BY ANDREW LOGANS CHOCOLATES
Wedding trends come and go quickly. This season’s most popular colors, songs and trends will likely be overdone and out of fashion by the end of the year, and most people think that the traditions our parents incorporated into their weddings are utterly outdated today. One tradition that has become a ‘hot topic’ in the wedding planning community lately is giving out favors to guests. Some couples consider favors a waste of money, especially when many of them get left behind at the end of the wedding anyway, while others want to find the perfect favor for their friends and family that is both unique and practical. After speaking with Lora Gardner, an expert wedding coordinator and owner of Perfect Day Productions, we’ve compiled a list of some unique wedding favors that guests won’t be leaving behind, as well as a few that aren’t so functional.
For the art lovers:
Watercolor portraits of your guests from Keepsake Studio, a Central Florida based company that does the art live at the reception so guests can always remember how well they were dressed at your wedding.
For the environmentally conscious couple:
Thrift mismatched drinkware for guests to take home at the end of the night. Custom printed to-go boxes allow guests to take their leftover dinner and cake home with them.
For the amateur food critics:
Order custom sugar cookies with your initials, wedding colors, or pets on them. Andrew Logans Artisan Chocolates and Confections has customizable options so you can choose your wedding colors and design a unique logo to be printed onto the chocolates.
For the DIY lovers who have been adding to their wedding Pinterest Board since they were 13:
Personalized matchboxes or mint tins. Break out the Cricut to customize these small, useful gifts that guests will be happy to throw in their purse or desk at home.
Consider skipping these wedding favors:
According to Lora Gardner, coozies, ornaments and bags of seeds are often left behind at a wedding. Home decor items, like picture frames, with the couple’s name or date on them are also impractical. T-Shirts and tote bags are not likely to be reused, so buying hundreds of these for your guests can be a waste of money.