Wedding Favours

Wedding favours are tricky. Of course you want to provide a thoughtful gift for your guests, but you don't want this expense to break the budget in any way. Are wedding favours necessary? Absolutely not! But, I'm sure everyone will admit, the right favours will certainly enhance your day.

Favours are a great way for you to thank your guests for attending your wedding. Guests definitely get excited for wedding favours, much like kids get excited to receive their loot bags after a birthday party. That being said, with the increase in costs associated with the big day, many couples are opting out of offering favours to save on this expense.

I struggled with the decision to offer favours at our wedding. With about 160 people in attendance, this is no easy feat from both a cost and a logistics perspective. Thankfully, the business we are ordering our favours from has offered to box and label them for us, relieving a lot of the work involved. Although it is an expense we could have eliminated, we decided we wanted to honour this particular tradition to leave a lasting impression on our guests.

Throughout the planning process I have heard of so many unique favour ideas. One that I liked in particular was the idea of giving each guest a small tree sapling. Your guests can plant the tree and watch it grow for years to come, and always remember your special day.

Ultimately, I think if you choose to provide some form of wedding favour it should relate back to either the wedding theme or to you as a couple. If it's a grab bag full of candy, surely one of you must have a sweet tooth! If it's a tree sapling, I would imagine the wedding would likely incorporate a lot of other outdoor/natural elements.

My fiancé and I have decided to give our guests something that we both enjoy, and quite often enjoy together. I really feel like our favour choice speaks to us as a couple. We hope our guests enjoy them! ~♡~

The Thank You Card

Call me old fashioned, but I love both writing and receiving personalized thank you cards. In an age where we are constantly bombarded by every electronic means of communication possible, I truly appreciate this method of genuinely connecting with guests after each wedding event. Unfortunately, this practice seems like a lost art nowadays!

Talking amongst my friends, I have learned they haven't received any form of thanks whatsoever after attending several recent wedding related events. Seems like a bit of a slap in the face if you ask me. How dare you not thank someone after they make an effort to attend your event and/or likely contribute some form of gift!?

The first thing I did after our engagement party in December was request every guests address. I then wrote each of them a personalized note, thanking them for both their attendance and their generosity. The price of both the thank you cards and the postage probably came to around $1.10 CAD, maximum. (Check out your local dollar store for packages of blank thank you cards!) It's really the least I could have done for all of our guests who were so generous.

In my eyes, there is no better way to express your appreciation than through the written word. I truly believe a personalized handwritten note goes a long way in today's society. From one future bride to another, don't overlook this important detail to cap off each amazing event leading up to the big day. Although time consuming, your guests will certainly appreciate it! ~♡~