Every wedding I've been to (okay, so I've only been to a few) have had the lamest favors like a piece of chocolate or a little sac of who knows what to do with. To me it seems like a lot of the favor ideas out there are being used as "I need to give my guests something so here I'll give them this piece of whatever and call it good." That's totally not me. I'm trying to think of a unique idea that people will actually be excited to get and won't accidentally forget at the venue. My wedding is an elegant Las Vegas wedding. I know the words Vegas and elegant sound strange together in a sentence, but really I have found the perfect place to make this fantasy come true!
Let me know your amazing favor ideas!
Re: Trying to think of a unique favor.
Photobooth is a great idea. I'm still a big believer in edible favors though. We had individual boxes of custom made truffles and they were a huge hit - not a box left at the end of the night (which actually bummed me out, I wanted some!).
We had a photobooth at our wedding and it was a huge hit with our guests. We purchased plastic magnetic frames as well. It's really great to go to our friends' houses and still see the pics on their fridges.
Our wedding was in Las Vegas as well, at a golf course overlooking the strip. I highly recommend Shutterbooth, they were fantastic to work with!
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As an additional thought, if you decide to use a photobooth, here is an idea my daughter considered.
She planned to use the frames (the "T" stand type) to perform "double duty". As guests arrived, they would notice the frame initially because it was to be used as the escort card holder. On the back side of the table number card, we were going to print something along the lines of "Give Us Your Best Shot" at the photobooth. We had a second, larger sign that said, "Keep one set of photos for yourself and add the other to our guest book along with a personal message".
We did large shot glasses (4 oz. "side table water glasses") engraved with our names/date and filled with M&Ms in our wedding colors. They were a pretty big hit! People ate the M&Ms at the wedding and then took the glass home.
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Check out these customizable printed cookies. I think they are classy and I can say from experience they taste great! I had these as my engagement announcement and this company did a great job with my customization! They also allow you to have the cookie flavored (mine was lemon), just ask them. They were also made fresh so they tasted like a homemade cookie.
My family and friends still tell me how cool these were and how great they tasted!
Just an idea, you should check it out!
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OP, I totally agree with you when you say that favors are too generic. I've been to two weddings in the past month where the favors were hershey kisses in a box. Not terrible, but not very inventive. I personally think it would be better to do no favor at all than do something boring. As our favors, we are doing rosemary infused vinegar. This works for us because we are both Italian I LOVE to cook. Plus the herbs tie in because our wedding theme is garden-esque. Try to think of something that goes with the theme you're working with and represents you. Casino chips would be cool if your wedding is in a casino- but could also be kind of costly depending. One of my favorite favors I ever recieved as a guest was a wine stopper in the shape of the LOVE sculpture because the wedding was in New York. I use that thing all the time. I would def stay away from personalized things though because I hate them.
My name is kaitlyn and my husband's is henry....im a graphic designer so changed Kit kat bars to say kit kait bars and we had o'henry bars. You can see it in the image below...we attached a poem so people would realize it. I thought it was the cutest thing ever!