I am on an extremely tight budget for my wedding, as we are paying for the entire thing ourselves. We are looking to trim costs where ever possible and my question is this..... are having something for the guests to take home really necessary? I know that in weddings I have been to, there have been the typical Jordan almonds wrapped in tulle but that just seems so blah....... Will it look bad if we dont have anything? And if I did feel it necessary, what are some cost effective ideas? I know I have seen things like a candy buffet with small boxes for favors...... any other ideas?
Re: Favors..... necessary or a waste of money?
[QUOTE]I am on an extremely tight budget for my wedding, as we are paying for the entire thing ourselves. We are looking to trim costs where ever possible and my question is this..... are having something for the guests to take home really necessary? I know that in weddings I have been to, there have been the typical Jordan almonds wrapped in tulle but that just seems so blah....... Will it look bad if we dont have anything? And if I did feel it necessary, what are some cost effective ideas? I know I have seen things like a candy buffet with small boxes for favors...... any other ideas?
Posted by donjoe2448[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Absolutely ok to not have favors! The reception is your thank you to your guests, you don't need anything extra. Save the money and put it elsewhere in your budget. If you do decide you really want something, stick with something edible......anything else and it often gets left behind. Good luck!
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[QUOTE]In Response to Favors..... necessary or a waste of money? : Absolutely ok to not have favors! The reception is your thank you to your guests, you don't need anything extra. Save the money and put it elsewhere in your budget. If you do decide you really want something, stick with something edible......anything else and it often gets left behind. Good luck!
Posted by JoanE2012[/QUOTE]
This. We decided against them too. The entire reception is for the guests. I've been to weddings with favors, and they were a big waste of money. People take them home and chuck them, or leave them behind. Edible is the only way to go for favors, but it's still an added expense that's unnecessary. On the flip side, I've been to weddings without favors, and didn't even notice. If you don't want favors, that's perfectly ok!
But the problem with "announcing" a donation at a wedding, whether or not in lieu of favors, is that it co-opts the event and turns it into an awareness-raiser or even a fundraiser for the charity. It goes from being a "joyously celebrate the marriage of John and Mary with their family and friends" to "Cancer/diabetes/AIDS/Democrats/Republicans//heifers/whatever the cause is soooooooo tearjerking"-and that's not why people are there to attend your wedding. It's a bait-and-switch.
It's also just not a gracious message that one is spending their money on someone else "in lieu of" giving something to guests that they weren't expecting or entitled to.
You'll never be subject to a cash bar, gap, potluck wedding, or b-list if you marry a Muppet Overlord.