| By the time you get around to ordering your wedding | | | | am sure most male guests would not be bothered, |
| favors, chances are your wedding budget is looking a | | | | you could modernize the tradition by giving one |
| little worse for wear. Most couples will overspend in | | | | between couples and one to each single guest. |
| some area or another so there is often a need to | | | | Only give to those who want one: not everyone |
| recoup costs from something else - usually the | | | | actually wants a wedding favor. Whilst they appreciate |
| wedding favors! | | | | the sentiment behind them, the after party clear up will |
| But there are some nifty ways in which you can | | | | probably reveal a multitude of favors either unwanted |
| reduce the cost of your favors, whilst still being able | | | | or forgotten by the recipients. A way around this and |
| afford some stylish and beautiful gifts for your | | | | particularly if your budget is too short to buy favors for |
| wedding guests. You don't need to resort to budget | | | | everyone, is to only purchase as many as your budget |
| offerings either, just apply a little creative thinking and | | | | will allow. Place them on a table by the entrance and |
| you can achieve everything you want. Here are some | | | | then those guests who want one can take one and |
| suggestions: | | | | those that don't will not feel obliged to have one. Set it |
| Double them up: double up your wedding favors as | | | | up after the wedding breakfast, as guests will probably |
| name cards, wedding cake or even centerpieces on | | | | be even less inclined to take one then - cheeky I know |
| your tables. Adding guest's names to the favors and | | | | but a good solution none the less! |
| placing them on each place setting will save on name | | | | Cut back on the packaging: packaging your favors and |
| cards; giving cup cakes or mini cakes as favors and | | | | decorating them will all the ribbons and embellishments |
| as wedding cake will save hundreds on a designer | | | | can cost as much as the favors themselves, so think |
| wedding cake and piling up your favors in the center | | | | carefully about whether or not your favors really need |
| of your tables will save a lot on fancy centerpieces. | | | | packaging. If they do, then a stylish printed label on top |
| Give one between two: traditionally only the female | | | | is a cheap way to personalize and present them |
| guests would receive wedding favors, and although I | | | | without being over the top. |