Highly Favoured: Fabulous Favours For 2007/2008

by Mia Bolaris-Forget (Staff Writer NYCityWeddings)

When I was getting married, I wanted to give my guests something memorable and meaningful, but also useful and practical to remember the day by.

My first choice was a gift certificate to a favoured restaurant, my second, a hand-painted ornament, and my third, a gift certificate for a day of beauty. But at over a hundred dollars a pop, I opted for something a bit “less pricey”, but just as, practical.

And, while I often think that I could have or should have “done better” or at least done more, experts suggest that, while wedding favours should be classic and classy, they don’t need to be exaggerated or costly. Most of all it should be symbolic.

Experts note that the wedding favour traditionally served as a small reminder of their participation in your special day and was basically a trinket of sorts that served as a testament of your appreciation and gratitude.

And, with celebrations also being (mush) less extravagant, the favour was also not expected to be “extreme”. In fact, common favours continue to be simply and sincere representations for your appreciation, including candles wrapped in pretty paper or in groom’s cake boxes, sugared almonds, candies or chocolates, in monogrammed boxes, just to name a few.