tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757566963317785734.post6117551879864706344..comments2023-08-07T11:10:01.219-04:00Comments on Brave Bride: #30: Who favors wedding favors?Kim NYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656685309192458647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757566963317785734.post-26539004146334285842010-06-24T12:12:41.531-04:002010-06-24T12:12:41.531-04:00Sooooooooooo agree with that last paragraph...
&q...Sooooooooooo agree with that last paragraph...<br /><br />"Which is why you should approach favors as you would any birthday gift you give to a friend; you put some thought into it, be sincere in your intentions, hope they like it, and carry on. Because it's not actually about the giveaway itself- it's more about the intention and show of gratitude and love. Just because the gift happens to be tied to a once-in-a-lifetime event, doesn't mean that the favor itself has to be a once-in-a-lifetime/ super creative/ super expensive/ super unique object."Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757566963317785734.post-9333883195512915242010-06-24T10:48:22.096-04:002010-06-24T10:48:22.096-04:00@ Linda - Eh, she's aight. ;)
@ Steph - I act...@ Linda - Eh, she's aight. ;)<br /><br />@ Steph - I actually loved your magnets! That was the only other non-edible wedding favor I've ever used besides the chopsticks. (And we DID get good use out of them because on the refrigerator of our old apt. we had sooo many photos and coupons and not magnets to hold them up.) Actually, I'm in my parents' kitchen right now...I just looked behind m...and THERE are your magnets holding up a photo of my nephew and a print out of my mom's favorite prayer. :)<br /><br />Then again I'm sure there are wedding guests who ended up not using your magnets at all. And I make this point to let other brides-to-be know that it really is such a *small* decision to make, one that won't affect your wedding nor what your guests feel about you AT ALL, and one that won't please everyone. The truth is, half of your guests will love the favors, half of your guests will throw them out. Which is why you should approach favors as you would any birthday gift you give to a friend; you put some thought into it, be sincere in your intentions, hope they like it, and carry on. Because it's not actually about the giveaway itself- it's more about the intention and show of gratitude and love. Just because the gift happens to be tied to a once-in-a-lifetime event, doesn't mean that the favor itself has to be a once-in-a-lifetime/ super creative/ super expensive/ super unique object. <br /><br />(Umm...I wrote that last bit for my "traditional friend" in the post above who happens to be stressing out WAY too much over favors. Girl, BREATHE! It's going to be okay!)Kim NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656685309192458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757566963317785734.post-34793343484085950092010-06-24T10:22:34.104-04:002010-06-24T10:22:34.104-04:00I felt silly about the whole wedding favor thing b...I felt silly about the whole wedding favor thing but wound up coming up with what I felt was a good compromise that reflected us as a couple. Originally I didn't want to do the whole wedding favor thing but in the end we wound up choosing magnets with a cartoon version of ourselves and our wedding date. We collect magnets (so the gift was something that reflected us), magnets are generally useful, and we were able to buy them in bulk for a decent price. Giving candy just to give candy felt silly to me, and lord knows everyone has too much knick knacks, but I felt like the magnets work. <br /> <br />PS I like the Best Man's idea ;)Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757566963317785734.post-21730316910282903662010-06-24T09:59:09.820-04:002010-06-24T09:59:09.820-04:00I like that best friend :)I like that best friend :)Hungry Tri Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00232727230601404678noreply@blogger.com