Unique Wedding Favors?
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* Package a collection of family recipes in a small box with your names and wedding date printed on the back.\n\n* Small stacks of postcards asking guests to "Keep in Touch!"\n\n* Christmas ornaments in ivory, silver, or gold tied with a velvet ribbon (For weddings during Nov/Dec)\n\n* Miniature heart-shape, hand-painted boxes with a single delectable truffle tucked inside.\n\n* Tins of mints labeled, "Mint to Be Together."\n\n* A classic like Jordan Almonds packaged in a new way -- grouped in mini birds' nests or placed inside artfully decorated pill boxes.\n\n* Sparklers, especially for an outdoor Fourth of July celebration, will allow guests to illuminate the skies once the sun goes down -- and light up your grand exit.\n\n* Caramel apples wrapped in cellophane and personalized leaf-shaped tags are the perfect treat for a Halloween wedding.\n\n* Chinese take-out boxes filled with candies and tagged with "Life Is Sweet."\n\n* Glassine bags or tiny terra-cotta pots filled with herbs or flower seeds.\n\n* CDs of the wedding-day music or favorite tunes personally created by the couple.\n\n* Mini photo albums in fun colors are gifts everyone will use.\n\n* Scrolled astrological readings tied with sheer ribbon (ask everyone to write in his or her birth date on the RSVP cards).\n\n* Luggage tags boxed and tied with an "On the Road of Life Together" ribbon.\n\n* Personalized color pencils (some even come scented) are fun and festive.\n\n* Lottery tickets are ideal -- give your guests a chance at good fortune!\n\n* Colorful clusters of miniature floral-scented soaps wrapped in tulle to match your primary wedding colors.\n\n* Romantic: A copy of Shakespeare's love Sonnets or a book of favorite love poems. Custom-create a bookmark to add a personal touch.\n\n* a jar of honey pinned with a personalized tag inspired by James Taylor: "How Sweet It Is To Bee Loved By You."
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1. For a unique party favor my groom and I are giving out lottery tickets. Only $1 each.. I will have a note in the program stating the tickets were chosen because we are so lucky to have our family and friends with us on our wedding day.\nI will also add a line that all winnings will need to be split with the bride and groom!\n\n 2. Instead of having an ordinary guestbook, that you hardly will look at again, I am going to create a photo guest book.  My guestbook attendants will take polaroids of each guest... either individually or in a group, however they come, and put it on the pages of the guestbook/scrapbook.  The guests will then sign on the bottom of their picture.  My fiance and I will then have a photo album of all the guests at our wedding! :) GST\n\n3. We are getting married next year and instead of the traditional wedding we have decided to go with a "rock-n-roll" theme. We are going to have records displayed around the hall with our names on them and a picture of the two of us. Our colors are navy blue, black and silver so there will be plenty of those colors…from the silver glitter on the black tables cloths to the silver spray painted roses.\n\n 4. Since this is a second marriage and there are children that will be blended into a new family, we are decorating the tables at the reception with photo trees holding photos of my future husband and I and our children doing things together. We feel it shows that this marriage is not the union of just two people, but the formation of a new family.\n\n5. We had a shortage of single men and women invited to our wedding, most of our friends and family were already married.  So we needed to come up with something different to replace the traditional bouquet and garter throwing.  We invited everyone to the dance floor and the dj played several lovely, slow songs.  First the dj told all couples married two hours or less to sit down (everyone got a kick out of that).  Then a few moments later, any married a year or less, than five years, ten years and so on, until there was only one couple left.  They were neighbors and friends of my family and had been married for fifty years.  We asked them to stay on the dance floor while I took a seat and my husband made a big show of removing my garter.  We then faced the winning couple, congratulated them on their fifty years and asked them for their best marriage advice as we presented them with the bouquet and garter.  They were very touched and it gave us a great feeling too.
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a wedding ring comes with different qualities
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My parents are helping us out a great deal for our wedding.  My mom has helped me with the planning, the finances, the stress, etc etc.  We are getting my father a nice bottle of wine and a gift certificate for a manicure and pedicure for my mom.  When I go into the salon to have mine done the day before, I am just going to surprise her and take her with me.  We are also planning on a nice toast specifically for them and we're also thinking of having a song dedicated to them (to dance to) following the toast. I'm not sure if it's necessarily "customary," but I think it should be if they really help out.  If you can't afford much, just put some thought into it and do something creative.  Make a cd for each of them with songs that remind them of you (or the two of you together).  Definitely do something for them...it's kind of their big day too.
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Try Bailey, Banks and Biddle Jewelers.\nThey can make you anything you want and also have a HUGE inventory. That's where my husband and I got out wedding bands.\nI don't know if they are online but you can try. I know they have a store in NY, NJ etc.
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I just went to a bridal shower and they had some cute activities that were fun -- and not embarrassing for anybody.\n\nBuy some cheap plastic wedding rings (the kind that are sometimes used to decorate favors). Give each woman a ring when they arrive and tell them if someone catches them saying the word "love" during the shower, they get the ring. At the end of the shower, whoever has the most rings wins a prize.\n\nBefore the shower, ask the bride for a word, associated with wedding, that starts with each letter of the alphabet. At the shower, give each woman a piece of paper with the letters printed down the side (and a pencil/pen). They are to write the word that they thought the bride said. Whoever has the most correct words wins.\n\nThis activity was a lot of fun, if you have enough women to participate. Divide them into groups of 4 or 5 and separate them. Then give each group 4 rolls of toilet paper, some ribbon, and some elastic bands (or anything you have handy). Each group is to pick someone to be the "bride" and dress her (using the toilet paper and ribbons) as they think the bride will look on her wedding day. The bride picks the team that she thinks did best and each member of the team gets a small prize. This is a great one as an icebreaker. Lots of fun. Be sure to have a camera ready!
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Ok I think you can find the perfect favor on one of these sites I have attached. If you are not already using The Knot for ideas, then you need to. Its a lifesaver! Very, very helpful so far in planning my wedding. I hope one of these sites help, they have the cutest ideas!
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Go to a bridal shop. They can custom make something for you.
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at my wedding I gave out candy tied in tool with a bell attached. I included a hershey hug, a kiss, and a dove promise. everyone thought it was cute. Another idea I heard of was putting seeds in a cute box, adding something about "watching love grow".
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something called special freinds or make something up
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I agree with the two people up there. Give them something that is useful. Most Irish/Catholic stores have great gift ideas! A horseshoe with an enscription on it would be kind of neat; or anything basically that the bride and groom could have to remember their wedding day. Practical is nice (anyone can buy a blender); but sentimental is better! But before you go to all the trouble to find a Irish/Catholic store, give yourself a bit of a break! I'm sure something that MEANS something and is from the heart, would be just as good! Goodluck! <3
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I think that HOT PINK, AND BLACK!! OH THAT WOULD BE GORGEOUS!! And sexy, yet elegant!! I am so tired of going to boring ass weddings with purple, and yellow, and mint green!! USE BOLD COLORS!! My wedding was 06-04-05 and i used hot pink, and black! i also had hotpink, light pink, red, and cream gerber daisies as my flowers!! oh it was awesome!! PLEASE GO FOR SOMETHING BOLD, AND MOST OF ALL UNIQUE!!
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For weddings and other important events
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I see you've already found what you were looking for, but I just thought I would say congratulations, and good luck! I think it's awesome that you are having a pirate themed wedding, and are "breaking the norm!" What a cute idea! I know your cake will look fabulous! God Bless!\narrrg! (ok, i'm just being lame now.)
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It depends on if you want traditional or unique.  If you are going more the unique route the website below has some really cool dresses.  The other site has a wedding guide with a lot of helpful hints and ideas.  One idea I like for the reception is the disposable cameras on the table for your friends/family to make special/funny photo memories for you.
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You can get hired help on anything for a wedding - Except the Groom!!  Try the internet just look up invitations. That will cover all stationery.  Also ask your photographer- mine did my thankyous for me i jsut had to post them out.
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I made my own and they turned out really great. You're welcome to email me and I'll show you a picture. They were not that difficult and it saved me a LOT of money. If you dont want to use all of the detail that I did you can certainly leave off a few of the details and it would still look nice. Mine are on white cardstock with vellum over the top. Our engagement pictures are attached to the cardstock under the vellum and the invitation wording is on the vellum. I embossed wedding bells on the vellum in silver and attached the vellum to the cardstock with a ribbon. I did use the double envelopes but I went more contemporary and used a white envelope inside of a clear envelope. The names are printed on the white but you can see it through the outside envelope. Let me know if I can help. It was all very cheap to do and I can give you some tips. rdnkchic2003@yahoo.com