My "Favor"ite Idea. :)

People seem to have strong feelings these days about wedding favors.

Some see them as an important gesture to show their appreciate to their guests.

Others see them as a huge waste of money.

An idea that has been growing in popularity is the idea of a charitable donation in lieu of favors. Friends of mine simply put up a sign on their gift table explaining that there would be no favors at your table because a charitable donation had been made to their favorite charity.

Or then there is this idea.

You have probably seen this by now, but in the off chance that some of you may not stalk Weddingbee like I do, I thought I would share.

This is a great way to make a charitable donation but still keep your guests involved!

Here is the idea. Each guest gets a certain number of these "tokens" at their seat. Each token has a designated dollar value. The guests then choose which charity they would like to receive their "token"! Mrs. Taffy used the paper below to explain the process to her guests...and they filled up the jars above!


Mrs. Lovebug gave each guest four tokens, worth $1 each. Her tokens looked like this and you can see how it is done here:

I think this is a great twist on the "charitable donation" favor idea.

What do you think of this idea?

*Note: We have still not decided on what we will be doing about favors. Stay tuned. :)

Fun Favors (Part 2) - Made By My Sister!

Last week I posted a blog entry called "Fun Favors". My sister saw the post, and when I arrived at her house the next day, she had created one just for me! I keep telling you this chica is incredibly creative and talented!! Check this out!

When I asked her how she did it, this is what she said:

If you have or have access to photoshop, you can create cootie catchers pretty easily. Go to www.vintageglamblog.com and download the photoshop file that they provide! Fill in the blanks, and print!Y ou will need to trim the paper to be a square. Then fold each corner to the middle, (so that the writting is on the outside). Then flip it around and fold the new corners to the middle. Now you will need to fold the square in half, open it up, and then fold it in half the other way. (this will create creases in the paper that you will need to open it properly. Now just stick you fingers underneath the outside flaps and pinch! Enjoy!

Man, she's good. Thanks Shannon!

Fun Favors!

We haven't yet decided if we are going to have favors at the wedding (we will save that discussion for another day), but check out these fun favors I found on http://www.etsy.com/!

Oh these things bring back such good memories. My sister and I would spend countless hours playing with these things, and I remember many a lunch at school where these would be the focal point! I think they would be a great thing to have on the reception tables to keep guests entertained should there be any unexpected lull in the festivities!

Katskrafts sells these online at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14456605.

Have you come across any fun favors in your wedding planning?