Monday, March 16, 2009

Destination Wedding Favors

In recent years there has been a surge in the number of couples booking destination weddings. Broadly speaking a destination wedding takes place away from the couple’s usual place of residence & often overseas. The typical view of a destination wedding is one taking place on a beach in an exotic climate, but more & more couples are choosing different locations such as safari in Africa, Europe & colder climates for a winter wonderland wedding. So when it comes to wedding favors what are your options?

Firstly you will need to think about transporting these little gifts to your chosen destination. They will need to be easily transportable & not likely to spoil on the way or in the change of temperature. You should also consider the possibility of breakages & how much extra weight of space they will take up in your luggage.

Wedding favors which include chocolates could melt or items such as votive or shot glasses could break. So what are your choices for easily transportable, non-persihable, non-breakable, destination themed wedding favors?

Luckily the favor industry has come up with some great choices for destination weddings:
•Luggage tags in plated metal or chrome into which you can insert the guests name & which they can later use as a photoframe. They are available in traditional luggage tag shapes or shaped like airplanes or cruise ships.
•For an easy & cheap idea, give your guests a lottery ticket in a sisal envelope.
•Choose favors which are associated with your destination. For instance, if you’re wedding is in Mexico give bottles of hot sauce, or miniature bottles of the local beverage.
•Paper or wooden fans are a great idea especially if your destination has a hot climate. Get them personalized with the wedding date & location along with your names.
•Favor boxes made from palm leaves filled with candy or a local confectionery are another great idea for wedding favors & can be made up once you reach your destination.
•Find miniature travel guides about the area so your guests can entertain themselves & leave the two of you to enjoy some time in each others company.

Whatever your budget you are sure to find suitable wedding favors which will delight your guests. But remember they are only meant as a token of appreciation so you don’t need to go overboard trying to buy the most unique favors or individual gifts for every guest. You don’t even have to give favors if your budget just won’t stretch that far. It is a sad fact that after the reception & everyone has gone home, a large percentage of your guests will probably have forgotten them anyway!

About the Author:
1weddingsource.com house a vendor database and endless array of superlative bridal products which extends to almost every single state in the nation. This wedding directory offer different kinds of wedding favors from affiliated stores at reasonable prices.

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