FAVORS

KandM2006 Posted: Jan 16, 2005 03:47 PM

FAVORS

Is anyone thinking about their favors yet? If so, got any ideas? I'm worried that I didn't budget enough money for these and I don't want anything cheesy!???

KellyBride Posted: Jan 16, 2005 04:20 PM

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I am planning on doing personalized wine bottles. Not sure of pricing but want to give something out that hopefully won't just collect dust!

KimmyKim7481 Posted: Jan 16, 2005 04:54 PM

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I did the personalized wine Mini bottles for my engagement party....They were $48 for a case of 24..If you order 2 or more cases then the writing on the bottle is free and you get to pick the saying. They can decorate it for you too but it was double the price to decorate...I decorated it myself

lcherian Posted: Jan 16, 2005 05:14 PM

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Posted by KimmyKim7481

I did the personalized wine Mini bottles for my engagement party....They were $48 for a case of 24..If you order 2 or more cases then the writing on the bottle is free and you get to pick the saying. They can decorate it for you too but it was double the price to decorate...I decorated it myself

where did u order them from?

KimmyKim7481 Posted: Jan 16, 2005 05:27 PM

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I went to the liquor store near my house (I live in Staten Island) I'm sure that most of the big liquor stores have them you just gotta go in and ask.

cjb88 Posted: Jan 16, 2005 07:57 PM

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since we are on a budget I am going to combine the placecard with the favor... so far I love the votive place card idea... then Im going to do wedding newsletters at everyone's place settings...they are really cute!

KandM2006 Posted: Jan 16, 2005 08:33 PM

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Posted by KellyBride

I am planning on doing personalized wine bottles. Not sure of pricing but want to give something out that hopefully won't just collect dust!

This is exactly what I'm afraid of. We spend money and people just don't use and eventually just get rid of. I don't want it to be a waste or just collecting dust!

sarahbelle Posted: Jan 16, 2005 08:51 PM

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We are doing scratch off tickets. We have a tradition, in my family and my circle of friends, of giving lottery tickets for birthdays and other special events. I'm sure we won't have one left over, and it will only cost a bucks each, plus a little envelope and a shiny penny. :)

laborday06 Posted: Jan 16, 2005 09:01 PM

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I'm doing wine bottle topers. They are silver, come in a black velvet pouch and a white box. All I'll have to do it get ribbon to tie around the boxes. I'm getting the for about $2 per toper plus shipping and tax.

At the wedding of the year, they gave out cute cheese graters. I would imagine they would not be expensive, but still cute!

I've also see salt and pepper shakers. Personally I'd rather give something practical that they may use or wine is always nice! Or donations to your fav. charity. One wedding I went to did this we each got pins on a card explaining a donation had been made in our name.

KandM2006 Posted: Jan 16, 2005 09:06 PM

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Posted by sarahbelle

We are doing scratch off tickets. We have a tradition, in my family and my circle of friends, of giving lottery tickets for birthdays and other special events. I'm sure we won't have one left over, and it will only cost a bucks each, plus a little envelope and a shiny penny. :)

This is such a great idea but I think my FH would just die if someone hit the big one and it wasn't him! He would NEVER let me live it down!

VogueBride Posted: Jan 16, 2005 10:45 PM

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We're doing personalized CD's. I think youll be ok....you can do favors for as little or as much money as you need too...just be creative!

LaurenluvsTJ Posted: Jan 16, 2005 11:35 PM

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We've decided no favors, we are going to make a donation instead.

PIZZ2306 Posted: Jan 17, 2005 06:09 AM

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I lost one of my best friends last year...so I am going to do a donation in his name. We are going to do it to the make a wish they send you a nice certificate with his name on it...i was going to either frame it and put one per table or make scrolls.

kissy27 Posted: Jan 17, 2005 07:31 AM

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I lost my grandma last year to Parkinson's disease, so we are making a donation to the National Parkinson's Foundation in memory of her...

Thumballina Posted: Jan 17, 2005 02:54 PM

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We're doing a donation to the cancer society in memory of my father...and I'll propbaly hand make a decorative jordan almond holder to put on the table...

JPbride Posted: Jan 17, 2005 03:03 PM

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We are going to do a donation and have bookmarks placed at each place setting with the following wording:

Our Family and Friends

With much thought and consideration,
We have chosen a special way to say
?Thank You? for sharing our wedding day with us.

In lieu of a traditional wedding favor,
We have made a donation in your honor to
___________

We feel the finest gift is one which helps others live
longer and healthier lives.

All Our Love,
Jodi & Todd
March 26, 2006

We have not decided which charity yet. Also I am going to use little picture frames as place holders.

salsbride06 Posted: Jan 19, 2005 12:46 AM

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not yet....i pretty much know what i am going to be getting....that seems like one of the simplest things to do.

hmpena Posted: Jan 19, 2005 01:01 AM

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Oh my goodness, Jodi! I LOVE what you wrote! Did you write that saying yourself? It's funny... I was going to bounce this idea off everyone tonight!! My FH and I decided that we would also give picture frames as the place card holders. And we are going to donate money to charity, either the Lance Armstrong Foundation or the American Cancer Society. We have also thought about giving each guest a Lance Armstrong 'Live Strong' bracelet (which we both wear every day). My FH was diagnosed with testicular cancer in Oct. 2004 and only went back to work last week after 2 major surgeries (and lucky! no chemo). We wanted to do something special and meaningful and hoepfully find a cure to his disease!

This is also why we need wedding insurance!

cantwait2bewed Posted: Jan 19, 2005 12:39 PM

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First off I would like to say that the donation favor is a great great idea.

My favors are picture frames which will be used as the place card holders also. I am also doing a mini poetry book with love poems and pics of me and my FH. My FMIL is making them for us.

c731angel Posted: Jan 20, 2005 09:17 PM

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Kelly I totally agree with you I don't want to give a favor that will collect dust. I am going to do a christmas ornament or a personalized bottle of wine. If I can get them at good prices I can actually hopefully do both.