Unique and Fun Wedding Party Gifts
July 24, 2010
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When you’re planning your wedding party, you’ll also have to think about the wedding party gifts that you’ll be giving to your friends and family. Most people give two different kinds of gifts at their wedding parties – small gifts or wedding party favors that are given to every guest and larger more expensive gifts that are given to the bridesmaids, groomsmen and other people who have helped significantly with the wedding.
To find the perfect wedding party favor, you’ll want to choose something small that your guests can take away as a memento of your special day. These favors can form part of your wedding party decoration as you will place them on the table in front of each guest’s place setting. Popular ideas for wedding favors include small boxes or bags of chocolates or sugared almonds, soaps, candles and other small items.
Cute and unusual ideas for wedding party favors include personalized wedding tea in packaging with the name of you and your partner, boxes of matches, fortune cookies, mixes for special cookies and cakes, seeds to plant and even personalized water bottles. The best wedding favors are not necessarily expensive; they should just show that you’ve put thought into them. Often the most treasured favors are home made.
For your bridesmaids and groomsmen you should choose a more special gift that really expresses your gratitude for their help on your big day. Jewelry is always popular and can form part of the wedding outfits. Or you may prefer to give a personalized gift such as wine glasses, good quality pens or photo frames.
A great gift idea for bridesmaids is something they can pamper themselves with before the event. You could even make a day of it and have a spa day together with all your wedding party bridesmaids. You can buy personalized toiletries bags containing potions and lotions for beautifying and slippers and robes to match.
Your best man or groomsmen will love to receive a personalized shot glass (which will probably come in very handy at the wedding party!), cuff links or even a watch that will both look great and be useful after the ceremony. It helps to tailor the gifts to the personality of the person you’re giving them too so if they enjoy taking care of their appearance, they will appreciate a grooming kit; golf fans will love golf themed gifts and so on. Personalizing your wedding party gifts to the people you’re giving them too will show how much you appreciated their help and you’re not just giving gifts as an afterthought.
A really fun and personal idea for a wedding party gift that is suitable for either men or women is a ‘magic bean’ plant. These beans can be personalized with your own message and when planted, your message will appear on the plant as if by magic. You could also give terracotta pots for planting that match the theme of your wedding party decoration and will be a great reminder of the day.