Bridal Shower Favors

By L Hayes

Bridal showers have such a fun, girly atmosphere that bridal shower favors should also follow the same theme. Your guests will remember the event as an enjoyable experience even before the wedding. Your shower favors do not have to be just a reminder, but also a complement to the theme. There are just so many possibilities today. You can easily buy matching shower invitations, shower decorations and also the favors that will look like one coordinated occasion.

One of the best bridal shower favors, especially for lingerie themed parties, are little bodice-shaped sachets that can be filled with bath salts or potpourri or also candies. These sachets look so cute and are perfect keepsakes for the girls. There are many other wedding type shapes like wedding cakes, miniature handbags, mini beaded purses, bridal dress sachets, etc. You can also get those Victorian organza sachets for your garden party that are tied with ribbons and topped with silk roses that remind your guests of old-fashioned romance.

Amongst all the pampering that you receive as a bride, giving back to your guests, especially all the women who spoil you, is a thoughtful thing to do. For example, makeup kits or little lotion bottles, bubble baths, and personalized lip butters as bridal shower favors is thoughtful payback that they will really be thankful for. Manicure kits and soap favors will also be bonuses as is a small vial of perfume or nail polish. Personalized candles in tins that are scented in lovely fruity or floral smells are also perfect guest-pampering wedding shower favors.

Your guests might love pink polka-dotted manicure kits, but what they will also love to dangle on their purses is a key chain. A very practical favor, a key chain with feminine charms like kitty charms and wedding charms is such a lovely addition to your bridal shower favors. If you like bling, then gift your guests a large diamond ring that acts like a key chain – totally glamorous.

If you plan to pack the pantry with baked goodies, then give your guests little personalized cookies in the shape of wedding dresses and wedding cake cookies. You can also gift your friends, monogrammed petit fours or just chocolates in so many fun shapes that are a scrumptious treat.

Even cookie cutters in various shapes, like hearts or other wedding shapes, are romantic wedding favors that are also a great practical shower favor.

If you are planning a very prim and proper tea party then, of course, tea coasters and tea infusers and heart shaped sugars or even tea blends are personalized and available in marriage themed tins. Bee Mine honey jars are just the perfect accompaniment to your tea table as are heart shaped tea tablets. Tea with cakes? Personalized mini cakes are just the thing.

Finally, putting thought and imagination in your bridal shower favors can really make your bridal shower a truly fun and unforgettable experience for you as well as your guests.
Remember the nicest way to say thank you is to return the favor, literally speaking.

L Hayes is a wedding professional and owner of Wedding Favors Emporium. They carry an extensive line of unique wedding favors. They offer many popular gift ideas such as place card holders, discount wedding favors, and bridesmaids gifts. For more information about bridal shower favors, wedding planning, or wedding reception ideas, visit their website.

Candle Wedding Favors

By L Hayes

Candles make such wonderful wedding favors. Almost everyone loves candles, so they are very much appreciated by wedding guests. There are so many choices with candles, too, not just in the candles themselves but also in the presentation of them. Here are a few tips on how to choose the perfect candle favor.

Just in size and shape, there is a vast assortment of choices. Selecting candles according to a theme will help to narrow down the choices, but there will still be a lot to choose from. You could even choose several different types or designs so your guests won't all receive the same candle.

Tea light and votive candles are great for putting in a beautiful holder. Figurines that hold the candle inside and allow the light to filter out are very nice for wedding favors. Flower shaped holders with a votive set in them are also a lovely choice.

Pillar candles make great wedding favors. Three inch pillar candles are the most popular size for this. They come in so many colors, it will be easy to match them to your wedding colors. They can be designed with your favor scent or unscented. Presentation can be in a nice little holder or in an organza bag with a book of matches embossed with the couple's names and the wedding date and a ribbon used to tie the bag closed.

Sculpted candles are a beautiful and unique choice. If more than one color is used in the wedding theme, the candles can be sculpted with all of them. These candles can be pillars or tapers. Both make wonderful wedding favors. Some sculpted candles are made with sculpted flowers that are 'glued' on. These are very beautiful and will be treasured by all the wedding guests.

Shaped candles can come in quite a variety of shapes. They can range from simple, round candles to an ornate pair of cooing doves. These candles can be selected from ready-made options or special ordered for the exact shape and colors wanted. This is a good choice for the creative bride.

Simple tapers in an elegant holder are wonderful to give as favors for more formal weddings. Though there are various sizes, six inch tapers seem to be the most suitable. They are not so tall as to be a hindrance at the table when guests are carrying on a conversation. With tapers, it is often the holder that is central to the wedding favor rather than the candle itself.

Finally, when you choose candles as a wedding favor, you are choosing a gift that will be appreciated by all your guests. It is a wonderful way to show you care and to add light to the occasion.

L Hayes is a wedding professional and owner of Wedding Favors Emporium. They carry an extensive line of unique wedding favors. They offer many popular gift ideas such as wedding placeholders, discount wedding favors, and bridesmaid gifts. For more information about candle wedding favors, wedding planning, or wedding reception ideas, visit their website.