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When it comes to the end of the wedding, you're faced with the decision of whether or not the wedding favor is worth even picking up to take home. Let's face it: Mints and almonds just don't make the cut anymore. With all the creative and tasty ideas available today, the bar has been raised for increasingly unique favors.
It's safe to say that with me as the bride, my guests will assume they should take home something edible, but what, exactly? So far, the best favors I've come across are miniature milk and cookies, but that can add up quickly.
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Brides can basically customize anything they want these days. For example, Jones Soda allows for a personalized label to use as favors. Packaging options are no longer restricted to the cellophane bags with a pretty bow.
I do feel, however, that favors should be a reflection of the couple. So what do Jon and I enjoy? The only common item we came up with are Wilbur Buds. Wilbur Chocolate, located in Lititz, Penn., is a treasure that has been around since 1865. With a shape similar to the Hershey's Kiss, these buds are as rich and smooth as chocolate should be. We've also been juggling the thought of candy apples. The downfall of these options is that each would have to survive a three- to four-hour car ride in October, which at the same time last year was 85 degrees. It honestly makes me a little nervous.
I would love to hear your thoughts, ideas and suggestions. What did you send your guests off with? Tell me in the comments section.
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5-13-2009 @2:55PM Kat Kinsman said... We had a fleur de lis motif throughout the wedding, and our fabulous caterers/bakers made some really astonishing Springerle cookies with gold-dusted, pressed fleurs de lis on them. They were just as delicious as they were lovely, and our guests had never before seen anything like them.
Here's the mold: http://www.blackcat-alog.com/servlet/the-45/Fleur-de-Lis-Mold/Detail
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5-13-2009 @3:44PM CD said... We did a candy station in our wedding colors (pink and orange for a May wedding). We had DH's favorite candy (jelly beans) and mine (m&ms) in the appropriate colors in big, different shaped glass bowls with scoops in them. Then we had little plastic bags and ribbon to create your own mix. It looked pretty and was tasty and inexpensive!
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5-13-2009 @3:49PM Liz said... I made homemade butter almond toffee, got some tiny inexpensive tins from specialtybottle.com and made custom stickers for the tops. Guests LOVED them and actually fought over them once they realized they weren't candles! The tins and stickers were so cheap and easy and you could put any little homemade treat in there.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68861983@N00/45353311/
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5-13-2009 @4:39PM DC365 said... Me again! There's an awesome brew-it-yourself place called Shenandoah Brewing Company SBC where you can make exactly the beer you want, brew it yourself, and then bottle it on premises and design your own label. a little two-pack per couple to take with them so they can keep the party going later maybe?... Anyway, SBC is TONS of fun (could be an excellent bachelor/ette party or wedding shower location, too). You can read more here: http://dc365.blogspot.com/2007/11/thing-84-shenandoah-brewing-company.html
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5-13-2009 @4:45PM DC365 said... oh - and I forgot to mention, it's pretty cheap. $120 buys you five cases of beer!
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5-13-2009 @11:18PM Lanah said... The most creative I've seen at a wedding was a beautifully put together "cookbook". The bride and groom (and thier parents) each supplied 2-5 recipes to share with their guests. It was printed and bound with raffa ribbon. The guests loved it, I still have mine.
Good luck to you both!
Lanah
http://www.theloveoffood.wordpress.com
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5-14-2009 @11:46AM Philip said... My fiancee and I are getting married May 30th...just a couple of weeks away! We've got a hippie-yet-sophisticated southern belle style theme going on and thus we're making homemade strawberry preserves for everyone to take home. We'll see how the guests like it in not too long.
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5-14-2009 @12:42PM Libby said... How about cake/cupcake pops? Like the ones Bakerella does? They could be decorated in a way that is appropriate for a wedding.
http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2009/04/cute-for-cure.html
I would love to receive it as a wedding favor. Yum!
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5-14-2009 @11:35PM lynh said... biscotti, coffee, and a recipe for the biscotti for a card.- it keeps for a while, it's good as you're heading on the plane, it's not too sweet.
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5-16-2009 @5:37PM debdeheer said... The cupcake or candy idea is great but it needs to be finished off with a pick holding a picture of the bride and groom even if it is a non-traditional picture (since it is hard to get of them in their wedding clothes). This way everyone gets to enjoy the favor, whether they can eat a sweet or not.
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5-17-2009 @5:27PM Eve Traetto said... I think for favor's if you are giving out something edible you should do something different than a couple of hershey kisses in a cardboard box. I love the idea of jam, diy cookie kits, toffee apples would be great and delish! you can def have fun with it!
Great post.
Eve
www.sensationalweddings.wordpress.com
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