Wedding Forum - Friends...

Most people moan on here about the in laws or bridesmaids, me I'm moaning about a friend and her mother they will both be at the evening reception not the meal/ceremony and they know this as we just can't stretch the budget that far. I was talking to them about favours they no someone that works in a brewery and he has agreed to get me the guys miniatures when they are on offer which I great save me some cash not a huge amount but I'm still grateful.so we got talking about the girls and I said a wanted a candle or now was considering a compact mirror and then the mum nots out with Jacs (my friend) will make you bracelets for the woman and it won't cost you that much and that can be our gift. I'd pay for the materials and their time would be the gift. I felt really awkward for one thing I don't want bracelets I wouldn't wear them and neither would a lot of my friends so I'm paying for them, and the other I said I wanted candle or bracelet not flaming jewellery they drive me nuts, I used to spend a lot of time at their house in my teems/early twenties I'm now 31 years old and the friendship just isn't what it was back then and I don't want people being able to say 'I paid for that' at my wedding. Sorry I just had to get that out. Most people are giving is cash which is great as we have lived together 8 years by the time we get married and will come in handier than a toaster/kettle etc.

I sound really ungrateful but I'm not I'm grateful for anything anyone gives us and that's not why we are getting married. I also understand that they are just trying to help me cut cost which is grate but it's not what we want.

I considered not doing favours but the parents and siblings almost had heart attack so I changed my mind but want to keep them to about £2.50 a head.

It's not stingy at all, you do what you want for your wedding.

I'd say bracelets are a bit of a personal preference and you want something more generic
We just went for chocolates plain and boring lol

for our favours i ordered 50 miniature bottles with cork tops, like on alice in wonderland (thats our theme) i will be putting alcohol in myself, ive worked it will cost 64p per favour, thats including the drink to go in them xx

Also having these but with coloured sherbert.
Mrs Bull2B - snap with the theme, we're having Alice in Wonderland theme too!! Xxx

You can get scented candles relatively cheap, then you can bag them yourself, either using the clear cake pop presentation bags (20 for £1) or large, clear with white daisies and silver ribbon presentation bags (20 for £1) from the world of pound - its what I put my favours in

Nice one VickiD!