Bridal Shower Favors
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Favors can serve a dual purpose, decorations to accent your table settings as well as a token thank-you gift for your guests. Favors can be designed to fit any budget. Whether they are hand-made or purchased, favors can add that little extra something to help make your bridal shower even more special. Ideas for Hand-Made, Do-It-Yourself Favors Wrap it up Glassine envelopes, fabric or cellophane bags, hand stamped or decorated lunch bags, designer wrapping paper, gift bags, tulle or fabric, boxes, tins. Chocolate Dipped Spoon Lay out a sheet of wax paper. Can use block chocolate or chocolate chips in the flavor of your choice... milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, butterscotch. Melt your chocolate over low heat, or in microwave. Dip a plastic spoon in your melted chocolate to just below the handle. Lay flat on wax paper to harden. Once hardened, wrap in cellophane bag and tie with ribbon or decorator gold or silver wire twist ties. Perfect for a morning breakfast shower. Be sure to serve a selection of gourmet coffees for your guests to try out their chocolate dipped spoons. Wedding Bells and Roses Create your own chocolates. Chocolate molds are available at most craft and hobby stores, as well as many cake baking supply shops. Check for chocolate molds in wedding or theme shapes; roses, daisies, calla lilies, wedding bells, bride and groom, hearts, champagne bottles, fans, seashells, swans and more. Many molds are pre-notched to hold a lollipop stick. Melt your chocolate, place your lollipop sticks if doing lollies, pop your molds in the freezer to harden. Pop your chocolates out of the molds and slip into glassine envelopes, cellophane bags, boxes or tins and tie off with a ribbon personalized with the bride and grooms names and wedding date. Hugs and Kisses Hershey's Hugs with their swirl of white and milk chocolate plus several Hershey's Kisses dropped in an appropriately decorated "XOXO" box, tin or bag or wrapped in tulle or cellophane and tagged with a personalized note from the bride and groom " Hugs and Kisses from the soon to be Mr. and Mrs. __________" If you are feeling ambitious, you could flip the tag or ribbon over and print another quick note "Thank you for sharing your day with us\me bride\groom" Spoonful of Hugs\Kisses Put together a Hershey's Hug and a Hershey's Kiss, place on a clear plastic party spoon, wrap with cellophane or tulle and tie with ribbon or decorative twist tie and tag with a note "A Spoonful of Hugs and Kisses from the soon to be Mr. and Mrs." Or if you prefer, use just the Hershey's Kisses and the tag would be "A Spoonful of Kisses from the soon to be Mr. and Mrs." Box It Up Fill boxes or tins with individually wrapped chocolates, chocolate hearts or swans, truffles, Chocolate covered strawberries, Andes Mints, Hershey Kisses, dinner mints, Jordan almonds. Wrap your boxes or tins with a ribbon or top with a bow. Everyone loves chocolates and candies, your boxes are sure to be a hit with your guests. You may want to have a couple sugar-free favors on the side for any guests that may have dietary restrictions. You can get wonderful sugar-free chocolates from any chocolate store. Ring Holders Perfect favor idea for a linen shower, bath or bed ladies only showers. Purchase glass ring holders, fill the base with little mints, sugared almonds, or pastel colored M&M's, wrap with tulle or cellophane and tie with a ribbon. Trinket Dishes Another great idea for a linen, bath, bed or lingerie shower. Check out your local dollar and big or odd lots stores for small jewelry or trinket boxes or dishes. Fill with chocolates or mints. Wrap in cellophane, tulle, or nestle in a gift bag. Use craft paints or calligraphy paint pens to personalize the boxes on the bottom with the bride and grooms names and wedding date. Toasting Flutes A must have favor for a cocktail or elegant dinner party bridal shower. Engraved with your guests name, this memorable, personalized gift is sure to be used for years to come. Tied with ribbon in your bride's wedding colors or filled with crinkled up cellophane, your wine or champagne flutes will an elegant addition to your place settings. Votives and Candles Votive candle holders and candles are a great favor idea for the budget conscience hostess. Check your local dollar stores, Big Lots, Outlet, and craft or hobby stores for discounted candles and votives. Are you planning a bridal shower with a particular theme? Votives and candles can be found to fit any theme; beach, floral, colors, holidays, seasonal, hearts, musical, theater... Picture This Another great favor idea for any shower and available from almost any store, picture frames make a great keepsake favor. Elegant, contemporary, whimsical or trendy, you should have no problem finding a photo frame style that will fit your bridal shower theme. Fill your frames with an engagement photo of the bride and groom for each of your guests to take home and add to their photo albums. If you prefer, you can use the photo frames as placecards. Hand pen or use your computer and printer to print your guests names on card stock paper, cut and insert the name cards into the frames for a charming placecard favor. Bath Soaps Fill small, hand-weaved baskets or dainty little dishes with decorator bath soaps and wrap in tulle or cellophane. Cookies Anyone Print up and attach your favorite cookie recipe to heart or other theme appropriate cookie cutters. Great favor idea for a desert or kitchen bridal shower themed party. Bake, frost and hand decorate sugar cookies in a theme to fit your bridal shower theme. Glassine envelopes are a great way to showcase your hand- baked and decorated sugar cookies. A sugary treat your guests are sure to love. Magnetic Quite an "attractive" favor for any kitchen bridal shower theme. Fun and whimsical. Tea Time Pack several different flavors of gourmet teas into your favor bags or boxes. Top off with a tea ball and you have an ideal favor for your afternoon bridal shower tea party. Trim the Tree December showers are bound to have everyone in the holiday spirit, who would not love to add another ornament to their Christmas collection? Purchase plain, solid colored glass ball ornaments. Use glitter, beads, and paint pens to decorate your ornaments. Do not forget to write the bride and groom's names and wedding date on the bottom of each ornament. Check your local dollar stores for little stockings to stuff your guests ornament into. Personalized Stationery, Notepads, or Thank you Cards Who could not use additional note pads, stationery, or thank you cards to add to their desk collection. Personalized with each guests names or initials, each piece of stationery can double as a place card. Potpourri Sachet Cut squares of netting, lace or fabric. Squares should be at least 5". Place a few tablespoons of potpourri in your favorite scent in the middle, gather the edges and tie with a matching ribbon. Ideal for lingerie or afternoon tea bridal shower. |
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