After looking at so many different types of favours I decided to go back to what i know best and am going to make personalised bracelets in handmade gift boxes for the lady guests, still not 100% for the men, what is everyone else doing?
CommentAuthorcherry82
Thats sounds like a good idea. We are having little yankee candles for the ladies and im making fudge for the men as i figured men are not too bothered about the favours so if they got left behind my H2B would quite happily have them :)
CommentAuthorXTeresainLoveX
Oh wow cherry i've just started making fudge from home, did it over christmas, did think about chocs or sweets for the men and originally i was going for candles too for the ladies
CommentAuthorClareS
We're having crackers, inside will be a little bottle of bubbles, some flower petals, wedding related jokes and a little something else (don't know what but any ideas welcome). Was going to pop chocolates in there but my place cards are going to be chocolate lillipops :) x
CommentAuthorNicksbex
Wow love all your ideas ladies! I am giving the ladies a butterfly necklace as it goes in with my theme but not sure what to give the men! and what about kids? I've got 14 coming to my wedding i'm doing them each their own party bag as individual as they are. I thought maybe I would get bottle openers for the men?
wow, necklaces, you have some very lucky guests :) x
CommentAuthormunchkinpie
for the ladies Ive got Egg shaped bath bombs and will be placing each individual bomb in an easter patterned cellophane bag and then tying closed with twine which has a wooden egg shaped tag (which has a heart cut out of the middle). The men are having whiskey miniatures with the tag tied round the neck of the bottle.
We are doubling these up as Place-cards and writing the guest names on one side of the wooden egg and then wedding details on the other.
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CommentAuthorXTeresainLoveX
I'm so glad i put this discussion up, there are so many different ideas. I'm loving the miniature whiskey bottle idea munchkinpie
CommentAuthorLaura4Alex
we got red boxes that have been lazer cut in the shape of a rose and we are putting sugard almonds inside with tissue paper tied with ribon x
CommentAuthormadhen
whiskey minis definitely going to be a winner with the guys!! all your ideas are fabulous - am seriously impressed that you're making bracelets for people teresa!!
CommentAuthorSweetchilli
I was going to give the ladies small candles, but we have decided to give everyone including the kids, handmade fudge in a little ivory coloured box decorated with a thistle and tartan bow.
CommentAuthormadhen
aw that sounds lovely... think the most random favours i have at home are little tiny painted ceramic pots with lids with the bride and groom's names and wedding date on them...they're cute but they sort of just sit there...
CommentAuthorJillybean
We're either having gumball machines that dispense chocolate footballs! or we're getting little jars with black lids with the lids engraved :-) the jars are alot cheaper option for us too! x
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CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
we have silver heart compacts for the ladies ... i wanted something they would use
oo lala u just reminded me we're also getting silver chocolate hearts as favours which are included in our venue decorating package thingy :-) xXx
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CommentAuthorRags
I have little glass jars with cork lids and ingredients to make lavender bath salts for the ladies.
For the boys i have little ivory buckets that I will fill with sweets, maybe millions as they come in lilac and I hate Palma violets.
Both containers have printable labels, I don't know whether to put their names on or just our name and date?
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CommentAuthormadhen
well their name makes it more personal to them, but your names and date makes it an awful lot easier for you!
CommentAuthorRags
I know I think I'd have to hand write them all!
I'm now a married woman
I have a gorgeous husband
Whats to do now
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CommentAuthormadhen
hmm....!!
CommentAuthorXbox widow
Were having purple and silver chocolate hearts in organza bags for the ladies but not sure about the men. Was gunna have cigars but they might all disappear to smoke lol.
CommentAuthorpanther_87k
madhen, how little is little? maybe could put some coloured pot pourri (sp?) in your theme colours in them, or dried lavender?
CommentAuthormadhen
umm, golf ball sized??
CommentAuthorpanther_87k
might be able to put a little pot pourri in them, could def fit in a nice amount of dried lavender
CommentAuthorJules
We are having mini sweet trees on the tables, the kids are having bubbles, colouring books & crayons and all the adults are having either a scratch card or a lotto ticket x
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CommentAuthorMrsCaitiClarke
For our ladies I've made miniature pink & cream padded heart keyrings from felt and gorgeous cath kidston fabric. I've scented them with vanilla too so they smell yummy! They're in either pink or lilac favour bags, with a mini roll of lovehearts. The men are getting bubbles, 5 chocolate heart shaped dragees and also some mini love hearts.
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CommentAuthorpanther_87k
ooo i love the idea of making something from felt and have just found some lovely animal print felt sheets on bay of e, now what to make.....
CommentAuthorMrsK2b
I really want bath bombs for the ladies but it all depends on the price and I said to H2B about making chilli vodka for the men as you can buy the cheap one and it only takes two weeks to make and i grow my own chillies so we can use them.
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CommentAuthorXTeresainLoveX
MrsClarke2be sounds like you have been very creative too and loving the sound of the ceramic pots madhen. Its amazing how many different ideas there are. We've got quite a few kids coming so I'm going to have a separate childrens table with activities for them to do but no glue or glitter lol
