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Welcome Boxes - favors

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Hi there,

So, I'm wondering... if you give guests a welcome box with some fun and practical stuff inside, does that count as a wedding favor? We are trying to cut costs and really want to give guests a welcome box but can't really afford to do that and also a favor...

also - any suggestions for what to include in a Colorado welcome kit are welcome!

thanks so much!
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Re: Welcome Boxes - favors

  • brew311brew311 member
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    If you were to ask this on the favor board, they would probably rip you a new one.  According to that board, favors and welcome bags are completely different and need to be separated.  Welcom bags are usually for OOT-ers before the festivities and favors are for everyone at the ceremony/reception. 

    IMHO, if you are trying to cut costs, you might just want to do favors OR bags, but not both, or maybe just neither.  Most people agree that if you don't have favors, it's not the end of the world and most guests don't notice.  Same for welcome bags too.  It also depends on your guest list. If you have a lot of OOT-ers, welcome bags might not be the way to go.  Plus the hassle of distribution can be a cause for stress.  Plus if you have a large guest list, favors might be a strain on the budget as well. 

    Basically it comes down to personal preference vs. budget.  But I would not make your welcome bags/boxes the same as favors unless you distribute to everyone at the ceremony/reception.  If you are set on the welcome stuff, cut out the favors all together.  GL!
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  • sakana1840sakana1840
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    edited December 2011
    Colorado kits:

    water
    sunscreen
    chapstick
    map (?)
    high altitude warnings

    if everyone is OOT then i think welcome bags and favors can be one in the same! however, if you have in towners, then maybe give them separate favors

    it's up to you! it's your party-and you should be getting the presents, not the other way around

    that's always how i've felt

    but-it's up to you
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  • kellikathleenkellikathleen
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Have you thought about having a  nice card that says you donated to your favorite charity instead of a favor?  VIsta print is pretty cheap and I think they have notecards. 

    We are only doing welcome bags for OOTers.  All of the stuff adds up fast.  We will include all from the PP and then some "made in CO" things like Boulder chips, the taffy from Estes ect.

    GL!
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  • chelbell326chelbell326 member
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_colorado-denver_welcome-boxes-favors?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:59Discussion:9753acb4-ba70-4ee4-afdf-74f434fffd8aPost:126e7a3a-6a3e-4a51-88de-c002b90ee6cb">Re: Welcome Boxes - favors</a>:
    [QUOTE] it's your party-and you should be getting the presents, not the other way around that's always how i've felt but-it's up to you
    Posted by sakana1840[/QUOTE]

    I completely disagree.  Favors are a way of thanking your guests for coming to celebrate with you. 

    Back to the OP questions, I think you can do either/both/or neither.  FWIW, we did OOT baskets & favors (but we had a very small wedding w/ 50 guests & they were all from OOT.  We wanted to do baskets for all of them since they all traveled & spent $$ to come to our wedding & then the favors were just another way to thank them.  The OOT bags were WAY more expensive than our favors...so if you are looking for a way to cut costs I'd forgo the OOT baskets & go with favors instead!
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  • kikibabykikibaby member
    5000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Favors are not required.  At most weddings I've been to, a lot of favors get left behind.

    But, if you want to do an afforable favor, consider something homemade.  One of the Mod's on Etiquette (squirrly) did these great chocolate-coated pretzel sticks.  I've also seen bags with cute cookies.  These things cost next to nothing, and people will probably enjoy them more than a picture frame/glass, etc.
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  • numinousnuminous
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011

    We skipped favors (they do get left behind) and had cute OOT Welcome Bags with snacks, water, directions to the wedding site, tons of stuff about what to do in Denver that we like to do, activities for kids,  (this person Kasia Budek-Sullenberger  303.571.9446  email - ksullenberger@visitdenver.com will set up heaps of Denver Brochures that you can pick up and put in each bag and will also help you look for hotels for room blocks - she's super nice) and little things that were meaningful to me and my fiance (sunday nyt crossword puzzle on the day we got engaged, snacks from philly, etc). Everyone loved them :) 

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