"best" wedding/shower favor you have ever gotten

[Anonymous]

When in doubt go with food or save your money. No one wants crap with your name on it!

I totally agree with this - and that no one goes to a wedding thinking "ooh, what am I going to get as a wedding favor?"

[Anonymous]

The best wedding favors I've gotten have been food I think my favorite was a Baltimore wedding that had little packages of Berger cookies for each guest. I ate both mine and DH's - deeelish

[Anonymous]

Edible is best. Anything with the couple's name on it and/or the date is a complete waste.

[Anonymous]

My brother gave out white coffee cups with their names and the date of the wedding on them. Filled with chocolate or something. I've used that cup many a time.

Everything else I've received has been a waste.

[Anonymous]

We did little brown bags containing warm chocolate chip cookies and cartons of milk that people could take back with them on the shuttle to the hotel (it was a destination wedding, so everyone was staying at the same hotel and took the shuttle). The bus driver said it was really quiet initially, while everyone was eating, and then really loud when people finished and got a bit rowdy (they even convinced him to make a stop at a liquor store).

Best that I've received: Donation to charity that was meaningful to the couple; late-night grilled cheese sandwiches (not sure if this was the "favor," but they were pretty awesome).

Worst: Tchotchkes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For our wedding we had MMs in clear boxes and wild flower seeds in a sisal pouch. Everybody loved it!

Sure they did. That crap would go right into the garbage.

I'm pretty sure people like you were not invited. All the plastic boxes were empty on the table by the end of the party and all the flower seeds were gone. We had 40 people in our guest list and at least 20 pictures so I'm pretty sure people were being honest when they complimented our decor and the ideas.

Didn't get your coffee today, huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did little brown bags containing warm chocolate chip cookies and cartons of milk that people could take back with them on the shuttle to the hotel (it was a destination wedding, so everyone was staying at the same hotel and took the shuttle). The bus driver said it was really quiet initially, while everyone was eating, and then really loud when people finished and got a bit rowdy (they even convinced him to make a stop at a liquor store).

Best that I've received: Donation to charity that was meaningful to the couple; late-night grilled cheese sandwiches (not sure if this was the "favor," but they were pretty awesome).

Worst: Tchotchkes

that is awesome!!!! i would welcome one of your little brown bags right now, in fact

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No favor is the best.

I agree. I do not understand the desire (need?) to give out favors.

We got a marble cheese board w/a knife engraved with the couple's name once. Oddly (to me), we do still use these.

[Anonymous]

^^^PP here. We did not give out favors. It never crossed my mind to do so - why give out favors? It is not a preschooler's birthday party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^PP here. We did not give out favors. It never crossed my mind to do so - why give out favors? It is not a preschooler's birthday party.

Usually favors have some words to it saying THANKS FOR SHARING OUR SPECIAL DAY, the host is THANKING YOU for being there. if you don't want to take the gift home just leave it behind, no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Edible is best. Anything with the couple's name on it and/or the date is a complete waste.

agree completely. Edible--but not those jordan almonds.

Definitely feel free to skip the favors they are not necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^PP here. We did not give out favors. It never crossed my mind to do so - why give out favors? It is not a preschooler's birthday party.

Usually favors have some words to it saying THANKS FOR SHARING OUR SPECIAL DAY, the host is THANKING YOU for being there. if you don't want to take the gift home just leave it behind, no big deal.

When I give a party for adults, to celebrate an adult event, I feel no need to give favors as a THANKS FOR SHARING OUR SPECIAL DAY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^PP here. We did not give out favors. It never crossed my mind to do so - why give out favors? It is not a preschooler's birthday party.

Usually favors have some words to it saying THANKS FOR SHARING OUR SPECIAL DAY, the host is THANKING YOU for being there. if you don't want to take the gift home just leave it behind, no big deal.

When I give a party for adults, to celebrate an adult event, I feel no need to give favors as a THANKS FOR SHARING OUR SPECIAL DAY.

You're free to skip them, you know?

[Anonymous]

a CD of music played at the wedding.

[Anonymous]

A friend and her husband met when she dialed a wrong number--their favors were chocolate telephones with a note attached that said "Sometimes the wrong number really is the right number." or something like that.