By Matthew Stanton

Of course, wedding favors are the norm in the typical Western wedding. What, you ask, are the most popular wedding gift items out there?

Edible and Flavored Favors.

Give your guests no respite from the awfully delicious sweets and pastries that your reception program has served. From mini chocolate cup cakes to butter-filled confections, from heart-shaped mint tablets to honey jars, food souvenirs are just as popular in modern weddings as it was in the ancient world.

A newly-wed couple can opt to give mint items to their guests. These are also practical gifts to give since mint can– well… freshen up everyones breath as a prelude to an intimate setting. Because of this, mints are almost the standard in today’’s wedding giveaways. These can be packaged with witty messages, such as those Mint to be covers.

Chocolate is the granddaddy of all food wedding favors. A well-known aphrodisiac, the sweet taste of chocolate reminds married guests of the sweetness of their own weddings many years back. Some of these favors come in standard chocolate bars, some of them are M&M look-alikes, and others in coin-shaped wedding keepsakes.

Under 99-Cent Favors.

All of us understand that a wedding preparation includes shelling out an insane amount of money, since we all assume that weddings are special and rare events indeed. (Good thing your parents and in-laws are there to cover up most of the expenses.)

Yet, we also know that we are living in hard times. So, what’’s a couple to do with a limited budget but with a great burden of gratitude in their hearts? It is so simple. Go cost-effective.

Many wedding favor outfits nowadays retail a vast amount of gift items under a dollar. For instance, you can choose to give your attendees highly-intricate origami pieces that have messages written at any side. There are mint candies that are packaged in small, but stylish, tin cans.

There are cheap locker boxes in the shape of hearts, and some of them cost next to nothing. Cubed glass decorations with inspirational love messages can be bought for several cents, and then wrapped in decorative paper and tied with cheap ribbons. All of these make for great wedding gifts, and can help you save on your budget with their cost-effectiveness.

Unique Favors.

Of course, for the financially-able or the artistically-inclined, nothing is too expensive for them to spend on such a momentous event. Only the most unique gifts will be able to match the couple’’s unique personalities.

With that said, it might be important for us to cover some unique favors if you happen to be an artistic impressionist with deep pockets. Some gifts are geeky in their appearance, like heart-shaped pocket calculators or keyboard keys spelling: I Love You. Others are more of a culinary taste, like salt-and-pepper shakers.

There are also cool frosty-glass sailboats, magnetic playing card holders, manicure sets, egg-beaters, bells, and boots with lollipop sticks. The list could just go on and on, but the particular charm and look of your wedding favors will depend entirely on your creativeness.

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