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Engagement Party Favors??

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My parents are throwing us an engagement party in a couple of weeks and my Mom asked me yesterday about whether or not they should get anything to give to people as favors.

Her and I had looked through the Oriental Trading catalog but we haven't found anything that seems appropriate for an engagement party favor.

The guest list for the party consists of our families (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins) and also our wedding party and their significant others. The total # of people invited was around 100 and we are expecting around 75 to attend. I just think that since my parents are spending so much on feeding everyone for the party, they should not have to worry about providing a favor for our guests.

I'd be happy to buy/make something but I'm not sure if that's proper etiquette since they are throwing the party.

So I guess my questions are:

Should my parents purchase favors for the guests?
Should I offer to purchase the favors?

If you say "yes" to either question.....any thoughts or ideas on appropriate/fun/not too expensive favors??
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  • SuMmErKuTiESuMmErKuTiE member
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    edited December 2011
    Engagement party favors are definitely not necessary. However, with that said, we did have favors at our engagement party. We handed out save-the-date magnets, personalized matchbooks with our wedding date on them, and an assortment of small votive candle jars. We just wanted to be able to say thank you to our parents who threw the party and to our guests for coming and most of them brought gifts.
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  • AILEEN1234AILEEN1234
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    edited December 2011
    Well if your guest like to smoke cigar you can have a live cigar roller. I had once and everyone really enjoy it.

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  • LauraleeMarcLauraleeMarc member
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    edited December 2011
    Agreed with summerkutie. There is no need to do favors. But if you do, definitely go the route of STDs or something related to the wedding in that way. We actually didn't do anything, and nobody was expecting anything.
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  • RosannFellRosannFell
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    edited December 2011
    Our party had edible favors with our wedding info on them, which was not expensive and a nice touch.  That said, about half the e-parties that I've been to have not had favors and I never thought anything of it.
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  • cas209cas209
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    edited December 2011
    My FMIL is printing wallet sized photos of FI and I, framing them, and handing them out to guests (mostly family). 
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  • CranburyBrideCranburyBride
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    edited December 2011
    We are having a rustic wedding.  I made cranberry cookie mix (we are gitting married in a town called Cranbury) and put them in mason jars.  I tags with our wedding date and thank you stamped on them.  We had about the same number of people attend as you are.  My party was thrown by 2 of my friends with financial help from our folks. While a favor is not needed it is always someting nice.  I always go for the option of something that the guest will use/appreciate if I do a favor.  I try to make it about them (bonus if I can tie it back to the wedding).
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