Alternating favors

Seffarig

We want to put favors (not edible) at each place setting for our guests, but does a couple or a family really need multiple favors of the exact same design? I was thinking of alternating wine bottle stoppers with wine glass charms so that couples would get one of each and single guests would get one or the other. The problem is, do you think that the single guests would feel slighted or would brawls break out over trying to get the more desirable favor?

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To be honest I often forget non edible favors, so as a single person I would not get all upset. Moral of my story is don't waste your money on non edible favors.

lyndausvi

I like the idea.  I went to a wedding wear the bride handmade a necklace or cuff links for her guests.  She had assigned seats though.I would not worry about single guests.  There are normally are a few people who choose not to take their favor.  So they will be able to get something they want or maybe even one of each.

lyndausvi

btw - I would prefer the wine stopper over the charms.  I have charms and have never used them. You can always just use the box up the winestoppers and use them as the table cards.  You can put one couple per card.  My sister did that with her bottles of wine.  

aerinpegadrak

The only reason I could see fights breaking out over who gets what favor at a wedding is if you were alternating bags of M&Ms and tennis bracelets.  I think you're going to end up with quite a lot of bottle stoppers and glass charms at the end of the night, no matter how you distribute them.

danieliza1127

I can tell you with certainty that brawls will not break out because someone wants a different favor.  Trinket favors are just that, trinkets.  Most people wont' care one way or the other honestly.

Lasairiona

Skip the favors. Even if they are edible, most people won't care about them.

I <3 Seabass

We're big wine drinkers so there are times when we have a bottle of red and white open at the same time so as a couple we wouldn't mind getting 2 wine stoppers. Plus I'm not a fan of the charms. My thoughts are if you can't remember which glass is yours or where you place it how are you going to remember what charm you had. At least that's been my experience with the charms when I've used them at other people's houses. Regardless, if i was single I wouldn't feel slighted if I only got one and not the other. I probably wouldn't even notice.

megk8oz

I think alternating favors are fine ... but at the same time, I also don't use (Or know anybody that uses) the charms. If you're going the "non-edible" route, wine stoppers are a good idea ... what if you did 2 different stoppers?Also, I will say this: edible favors are a better way to go. I had this argument with my mother about 20 times in the past 2 months (She is like, religiously opposed to edible favors for a reason she can't even explain herself): At the end of the night, if 1/2 your guests leave their favors behind, edible ones are easier to dispose of. Non-edible ones will essentially be money in the toilet if they get left (There's really no way you will EVER need 50 bottle stoppers or 130 charms).As far as "brawls" breaking out go, I really doubt that will happen. Again, people will leave them behind no matter what you do (I don't think any wedding has ever had every single favor taken at the end of the night), so if somebody wants something they didn't get so desperately, chances are somebody at their own table will leave the one they want behind.