Do Wedding Favors Reflect On The Bride?

November 8, 2009 by Kathy Forcey
Filed under: Weddings 

Elegant wedding favors are an exquisite way of passing the luck on to your guests according the ancient Roman tradition. Moreover it is a beautiful way to exemplify your gratitude towards your guests.

An example of traditional yet very elegant wedding favors are the five different metallic colored Jordan almonds wrapped in a circle of shining organza and tied together with a thin ivory colored satin ribbon. Tradition has it that the almonds are used to symbolize the bittersweet of married life. Each of the almonds represents one of each of the blessings to the couple, which are long life, happiness, wealth, fertility and health.

Every individual has his or her own idea as to what elegance is. Some of the elegant wedding favors that endured the test of time are silver bottle openers. In reality, any functional gift plated in silver item with your names and wedding date engraved on provides to be an elegant wedding favor.

Popular silver favors that are regarded to be elegant are silver plated picture frames and picture clip stands that can be used as place card holders at the reception. Silver wine stoppers and glass coasters are just as popular. Something other than silver that is still stylish and elegant is a stainless steel key ring with the date of the wedding and the names of the wedding couple engraved on a charm attached to the key ring.

Having elegant wedding favors does not necessarily mean you have style or good taste. Especially if the elegant wedding favors you present do not match the style or theme of the wedding and even worse, can not relate to your own personality! Instead, focus on the style of elegance you want to incorporate with your wedding favors instead of opting for the most expensive favor your budget allows that relate to you personally and the style of your wedding.

You can use a seashell key chain in a sand color for beach weddings for less than $2 a piece. If you opt for a more lacy, traditional Victorian look, an Asian brocade lace covered notebook with a pen will do the trick or a white porcelain place holder vase, both less than $2 a piece.

To save you a lot of stress and worry, make sure you order your elegant wedding favors well in advance. By placing your order well in advance you can rest assured that the symbols of gratitude will arrive well before it is time to them hand out and add to the elegance of your special day.

If you are a plus size groom then you should pay attention to your suit. You never want to look back on your wedding videos and which you had spent more of your time planning a wedding that featured a suit that was the right size.

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