Tired of the Cookie-Cutter Wedding Favors? Try Unusual Wedding Favors!

What are the normal wedding favors given out today by brides and bridegrooms to their guests? Some of the most common items given out include picture frames, candles and candle holders and place card holders. Also common are gift baskets with candy and chocolates, small cakes, photo albums and many more.

Unusual wedding favors can be outright wacky, depending on the aptitude to stand out from the crowd. However, as is the case with current retailers and DIY wedding favor making manuals, they rarely deviate from the normal handouts of picture frames, candles, candle holders place card holders, small cakes, photo albums and gift baskets. The standout point is the themes associated with these unusual or unique wedding favors. These can range from themes such as Cinderella to teddy bears. However, even without adhering to these prescribed recommendations, you can always add some creativity into your favors with minimal effort. The only question is which one to choose, since the sky is the limit as to what you can choose as your mementos to stand out from the crowd.

As an illustration for the unusual theme usually provided by retailers, Cinderella themed wedding favors. Made obvious by its name, these wedding favors derive inspiration from the popular Disney cartoon Cinderella. These gifts can be in the form of horse carriages, castles, pumpkins, pumpkin carriages, glass slippers and many more. Thus picture frames, candles, candle holders and place card holders would entail the embedment of these characteristics into them.

Another way to increase originality and deviate from the norm in terms of your wedding favor is to give out gifts associated with the season. Say for example Spring. Spring flower seeds in a bucket would be a wonderful favor for your guests, and provide a sense of distinctness from other favors they might have received in other weddings. It can be a heartwarming thought, the guests planting the seeds upon receiving them and thoughts of you and your wedding cropping up every time the flowers bloom during Spring time.

Retailers also provide for wedding favors that are associated with seasons to make them more unique. Some examples of what is on the market are snow man candles, snowflake candles, snowflake bottle stoppers, autumn wedding cake candle, autumn leaf petal cookie cutters, autumn leaf petal soaps and many more.

Having said all these, what is unusual and unique is also what is most practical and functional for your guests. These characteristics are a rarity in normal wedding favors and depending on the retailer, it is sometimes included in their catalogs as well. Items such as whisks, bottle openers, oven timers, straw stirrers, luggage tags, mints and letter openers – common items – can add the missing distinctness and unusual quality that is needed for your wedding favors. Depending on your tastes and budget, these items can be purchased with stylish and different variations provided by retailers or do-it-yourself mechanisms employed to add a personal touch to your gifts. As an example for DIY, you and your spouse’s name can be engraved at minimal cost to make your gifts all the more special.

If you are at a loss at just how to make your wedding favors unique, unusual and memorable, it is highly helpful to consult your wedding planner for advice. He or she can provide invaluable insight as to the choices for unusual wedding favors and provide some helpful tips on what to select.

Another useful way to derive some ideas and insight is to ask around amongst your family, relatives or friends who have attended wedding ceremonies. They can provide some enlightenment for you by sharing some of the most meaningful and unusual wedding gifts they have received from the many weddings previously attended.

Along with being unusual, a notable consideration is for you to make them more personalized and memorable at the same time. Guests will feel highly appreciated for the extra effort done on your part and feel closer to you.