Unique Wedding Favors

Unique Wedding Favors
By Roger Mayne
Surrey Weddings

If you think that the commonly done almond Jordan's are not something that you want to give your guests, you may want to think of something that will make both the bride and groom and the guests happy. You may want to give them something that is edible, keepsakes, or something that will make your wedding be special.

Some people who give wedding favors prefer to give edible goodies. Depending on the time of the wedding, you will want to get unique with a theme or you may just want to give them something that is tasty and enhances the romance of the table. As for themes, you may want to go with candy that is in for the season. For example, candy corn would make a great favor if you were having an autumn wedding. This way it will match the décor, make an interesting favor, and save you some money. When it comes to wedding favors, you want to go as cheap as possible, because you will need to budget for everyone to get one. Another way to have unique wedding favors is like custom made chocolates.

You may want to have chocolates with your names written on them, or you may want to make chocolate covered strawberries and place your initials on it. Cookies are another party favor that you could give out. You can make gingerbread brides and grooms or you can make cookies that look like the cake. There are so many possibilities with an editable favor, that you can get as creative as you'd like.

As for unique keepsakes, you will find that they will be a little bit more expensive, but you may love to give your guests something to treasure for the rest of the marriage. Things like personalized plates, saucers, for them to place on their knick-knack shelf. You may also want to give them jars of honey or dried flowers and then have a label with the wedding date and your names on it. Another unique idea is to give them a picture frame and picture of the happy couple. You can expand the frame idea by getting custom-made coasters and other things that have the picture of the happy couple.

Another unique, but popular idea, is giving flowers with a print on it. The flowers will have the date and named printed on each and at each sitting, they are placed in a vase. This idea will had some romance to the tables and you love the fact that you won't have to deal with where to place the centerpieces after the party is done.When it comes to being unique, the wedding favor can be anything. That's why it's unique.

Most wedding have the traditional Jordan almonds as a favor because they come in every color and are very cheap. However, other candy companies are now getting in the wedding market. Candies like M & M's are having messages printed on their candies like a wedding date, names, and so on. This is a unique favor because these companies are new to the seen. Not many people will give out a candy bar that says their wedding date and names, or a candy that is specially printed with their information on it.

Rather you go with edible or treasured favors, you will want to stay within a budget and make sure that it is something that both the groom and the bride would like to share with their guests.

Regards
Roger Mayne
Surrey Weddings

Fun Wedding Photo Ideas

Fun Wedding Photo Ideas
By Roger Mayne
Surrey Weddings

Pictures are an integral part of any wedding. Newlyweds are usually thrilled to get their pictures back from the photographer so they can relive their special day. But there are many special activities you can build into a wedding that involve photos.

One fun idea that many brides employ is to take photos of everyone as they arrive at the wedding, almost like you do at a high school prom or company Christmas party. You can provide a backdrop and couples can pose either for a paid photographer or for whoever happens to pick up the camera. These pictures can be taken with a Polaroid camera for instant fun or with a disposable camera. If you want slightly higher quality photos, go for a digital camera.

This can be an excellent way to keep guests busy and happy until the "official" reception begins with the arrival of the bride and groom.

As an extension of that idea, you can take instant photos and create scrapbook pages or memory book pages with the photos. There can be supplies on hand so guests can create pages on site, or pages can be pre-made and photos simply placed into the prepared spaces. If guests don't want to create pages on site, or the bride doesn't want this particular activity going on, the photos can be saved for later. As a gift for the bride and groom, someone can create memory books with these photos.

If Polaroid cameras are used, another option is to have the people in the photo sign the Polaroid photo and place that in a basket somewhere. The bride and groom will enjoy looking at the photos later.

While it's not a particularly unique idea, many brides like to provide disposable cameras on each table at the reception so guests can capture candid shots of the reception and the table guests. These photos can be added to the newlyweds' wedding album or they can be placed into a separate album showing the wedding from the guests' perspective.

Another fun activity sure to be entertaining is to create a "silent photo guess" area. Here's how this works: before the wedding, someone close to the bride and groom collects pictures of the bride and groom at various stages in life. The photos should depict the bride and groom doing things, not at Christmas or with their first birthday cake. In other words, the photos should include some action, but it shouldn't be obvious in the picture what has taken place or where the person is.

Much like a silent auction, people will come along and look at the photos, then take a silent guess as to what the photos show. They can write their guess on a piece of paper and put it in a numbered basket that corresponds with the number on the photo. Reading these guesses during the reception is entertaining and sure to be amusing. The bride or groom can provide the real answers. This is a particularly fun activity at a relatively small, family wedding where the participants know the bride and groom very well.

If you want to provide an area for guests to have their photos taken but aren't thrilled with the "prom night" idea, how about having a photo corner set up somewhere in the reception hall or facility. Here, the wedding photographer will take candid shots of wedding guests. They might be couples, but could also be entire families, friends having a good time, or the groom being carried on the shoulders of the best man. Whatever the pictures end up being, they provide a fun, "let it all hang out" area for the wedding guests and a surprise for the bride and groom. Since they will likely be busy with all the reception details and having the time of THEIR lives, they might appreciate knowing their guests had a pretty good time too, as evidenced in the photos.

Regards
Roger Mayne
Surrey Weddings