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Mason Jar Favors Help
Hi Everyone! So my fiance has a "vision" of our day and I'm trying to make everything he wants come true. One thing he really likes if for us to have drinks available to our guests and we can have mason jars for them to use to drink out of. We are getting married in a garden. We are on a tight budget as we are paying for everything ourselves. I would love to be able to use the mason jars as the guests favor and maybe a small something else...food, homemade candle...i'm not sure. Do you have any suggestions. I'm completely open minded.
Re: Mason Jar Favors Help
1. Favors are always optional If they aren't in the budget it is fine to forego them.
2. The logistics of this are problematic. If everyone is drinking out of the mason jars (which are quite difficult to drink out of without a straw, btw) they will need to be cleaned before taking them home, IMHO. Will there be a place to wash them? I wouldn't want to carry home a glass that's sticky from whatever was in it.
3. Most people aren't drinking out of mason jars in their day to day life. I feel like a lot of them would get thrown away or left behind, which would be a waste of money to you.
4. If you are dead set on them, maybe put the edible favor or candle in the mason jar at each seat?
5. If it's your fiancé's "vision" to drink out of a mason jar at his wedding, why don't the two of you get fancy Bride and Groom mason jars for yourself and let everyone else drink out of regular glassware.
Using mason jars to drink out of means you have to have a lot of extra jars because some people will not keep them all night. Some people will switch up their drinks, others will just put them down and forget where. Stuff like that.
A lot of people will not even bother to take them home. I know I hate taking home cups that I've been using. It becomes messy. i.e. there is always a little bit of liquid that drips out if not completely dried.
If you really want to go that route just get the small ones for some sort of food as a favor. But honestly, most people will not appreciate them like you would want.
ETA - or I could have just waited until I saw what @kaos16 wrote
I can, so I would possibly bring home the mason jar if it were the right size, matching the rest of my jars. Otherwise, I would leave it on the table. Mason jars are expensive, I would re-think them as your choice of glassware/favor. If you want a potentially cheaper way to use them, is buy some of the really large sized mason jars and put little bags of an edible favor inside. Guests can just grab one on their way out of the reception.
I also like the PP idea of getting the Bride & Groom Mason jars for the two of only and drink out of those. Other guests can have regular glassware, which will save you money and they will be able to drink easier.
I got rid of my wedding mason jar collection a while ago. I wouldn't want to get another one. If it is a vessel in which to send home something edible ... meh. If it is my drinking glass I would rather you didn't spend the money and rented proper glasses.
I completely support your groom wanting to drink out of a mason jar. If the two of you wanted to drink out of them, I think that would be lovely.
Also what if people want to change their beverage or have multiple beverages at the same time (i.e. water and wine or soda)? It's an added expense without payoff.
Finally, I'll say I recently attended a wine tasting at a vineyard where you got to keep the glass. My glass is still rolling around in the trunk of my car, sticky from wine residue, and likely headed for the garbage when I clean out my car. It seemed like a nice incentive at the time, until I realized I'd have to haul it home and wash it and it doesn't match anything else in my cabinet.
Honestly, this is a vision I would let go, especially on a tight budget.
Thank you all for the input. A lot of ideas I had not considered. I tend to get an idea stuck in my head and worry about the logistics and practicality down the road. I think we are going to explore some different options. Thanks again.
Instead of using the mason jars as favors/drinking vessels (which, unlike others I've never had an issue drinking from them), just use them for the centerpieces (if you'd like an idea, look on FTD's site) ... People would rather take home a bunch of wildflowers in a mason jar than one as a cup since not everyone takes a jar home.