Romantic Beach Weddings With Candle Wedding Favors

December 22, 2009 by Angela  
Filed under Wedding Favors

candlefavors5Little Candle Table Gifts bring love and romance home with your guests. For centuries, candles have been

used for light and love. This age-old sentiment makes candle wedding favors the perfect way to celebrate your eternal love.

Romantic symbolism gets couples in the mood for love. Romantic symbols also get your guests in the mood to share your wedding day. When your guests are surrounding by flowers, hearts, candles and wine, the loving mood is contagious. Everyone will feel passion around them at your wedding reception when you strategically use symbols of love.

Candles are one of the most popular ways to create a loving atmosphere. The glow of candlelight makes people feel serious, calm, relaxed, exciting or even passionate depending on the atmosphere. Create your own unique mood by using candles throughout your wedding ceremony and reception. Include candle wedding favors for all your guests as treasured keepsakes of your once-in-a-lifetime celebration.

candlefavors4At a wedding ceremony, candles are frequently used for religious purposes. After the couple exchanges their formal wedding vows, other candle ceremonies may be performed. A unity candle ceremony show the joining of two people as one in the unity of marriage. A unity candle ceremony can also be used to join together blended families. One large pillar candles is lit by smaller votive or taper candles held by the bride and groom. For family unity candle ceremonies, the children also light the pillar candle with their smaller candles. These candles become treasured keepsakes of this magical unity moment.

Candles are frequently used as decorations for wedding receptions. Use candles in a variety of different sizes at centerpieces in the middle of your tables. Have tea light candles glowing in the center of smaller, more intimate reception tables. If you have children attending your wedding, use battery operated tea lights to set the mood while observing safety. After all, there’s nothing romantic about a fire or children getting burned. Battery operated tea lights can also be used in certain candle wedding favors.

candlefavors2Choose candle wedding favors to match the theme of your day. With so many different colors, designs and styles, candle wedding favors exist to match any possible theme. For a fairy tale wedding, prince charming tea lights in castle setting gift boxes makes wonderful candle wedding favors. If you have a spring wedding complete with the release of live butterflies, use floating butterfly tea lights in garden themed gift boxes as wedding favors.

Candle wedding favors can also be place card holders. At a beach wedding, your guests will be delighted when Adirondack chair tea lights and place card holders direct them to their seats. After the party, these adorable Adirondack chairs can be brought home to display in a place of honor.

Candles are also an expression of faith. Lighting candles is party of many religious ceremonies, regardless of denomination. Couples who believe in faithful beginnings can give their guests filigree cross votive candles with silver cross charms.

You can even give keepsakes that resemble various foods. Imagine your guests’ delight when they receive an icing on the cake winter wedding cake candle at your snowy winter wedding. For coffee lovers, express your love coffee-scented glass and chrome cafe cup candles are a rare treat. If your guests prefer sweet stuff, they will enjoy receiving a sweet treats glass sundae candle in an ice cream parlor box. Everyone will smile when they get a sweet surprise cupcake tea light and place card holder.

Classic tokes of appreciation match any theme or home décor. Your guests will remember the love your share forever with LOVE engraved and scented square votive candles. Everyone will bring a bit of bling home with crown jewels frosted glass votive candles with rhinestones that glitter. Personalized travel candles come in handy for trips and romance on the road. A long stem rose candle in showcase cylinder box with ribbon looks eye-catching and dramatic near each place setting at the wedding reception.

Bring light and love to all your guests when you thank them with thoughtful keepsakes.

Humorous Wedding Accessories that Make your Guests Laugh Out Loud

Fun Bridal Accessories

Fun Bridal Accessories

Weddings can surely bring tears to people’s eyes. It is one moving and inspiring event that makes us want to cry. When we see the bride walking down the aisle, we cannot help but reach for our handkerchief and dab the tears welling up in the corner of our eyes. When the father of the bride and the bride dance together or when the mother of the groom makes a speech, any spectator can easily be touched.

But weddings are not all about weeping. Many modern couples want to incite laughter as well. This can be achieved with the use of humorous wedding accessories that can make your guests laugh out loud. Here are some examples of this kind of wedding accessory.

Funny Fashion Apparel

1. T-shirts – Make a statement with t-shirts with printed funny texts. These shirts are ideal to use during the engagement party, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, or bachelor’s (or bachelorette’s) party. To have this kind of shirts, you can buy wedding transfer iron on sheets that are available in many online wedding apparel stores.

• “The Bride is Mine” t-shirt
• “I Survived my Stag” t-shirt
• “I Stand Up For Brides” t-shirt
• “It’s all about Me” t-shirt

2. Flipflops – The pair of black and white “Just Married” sandals is the perfect footwear for the couple getting married at the beach or those who have tropical or Hawaiian themed wedding. The nice thing about this pair of flip flops is that it leaves the words “Just Married” imprinted on the sand when you walk on it.

3. Hats – Couples can be playful with the choice of hats they use for the wedding day or any party or gathering relevant to this occasion. The Brushed Cotton Twill Crusher Hat, Wedding Party Denim Crusher Hats, Bride & Groom Cowboy Hats, and the “Bride” Angora Down Brim Hat are just few of the many funny options that the couple can use as head wear.

Comical Wedding Décor and Favors

Aside from personal accessories, decorative accessories and wedding favors that are funny in nature are also available to spur some laughter among the guests attending the wedding.

1. Table napkin – There are stylized personalized napkins available in various online wedding stores. You can have your initials printed on them or have a funny quote like “We are tying the knot (around our necks!)” or “Here comes the bridezilla, all dressed in white!” Of course, when choosing comical quips to put on the napkin, check with your partner if he or she is up to it, as you would not want to offend anyone with the text prints on the table napkin.

2. Cake toppers – In lieu of the tradition wedding cake topper, funny cake toppers are making their way to the hearts of many couples. Some of the funniest cake toppers we have seen include:

• “Princess Bride Kissing Frog Prince” cake topper
• “Cell Phone Fanatic Bride and Groom” cake topper
• “Golf Fanatic Groom Mix and Match” cake topper
• “Still Shopping Message Mix and Match” cake topper
• “Western Lasso Interchangeable” cake topper
• “Love Pinch Bridal Couple” cake topper

3. Wedding favors – Give away a memento that will not only serve as a souvenir for your wedding but also something that can elicit laughter from your guests.

• Novelty Popcorn Carton (with prints like “He popped the question” or “Topped with love”)
• “Sole mates” mini shoe polisher
• “We clicked” mouse pad
• “Love is cool” heart shaped mint candies

These humorous wedding accessories can surely turn your wedding day into a fun event that people will surely remember for a lifetime.

Source: Nina Lampe is a blogger for MyBeachFavors.com and she loves all things weddings, blogging, article writing, talking with brides and helping them prepare their wedding.

Candle Favors Come In Many Design Themes

August 30, 2009 by Ingrid  
Filed under Themes & Collections, Wedding Favors

One of the most popular wedding favors during any season or in any country are candles. These are vastly popular as they are easily accessible, widely varied in design, style and color, suit all four seasons of the year and visually appealing. The increased interest in aromatherapy, and alternative relaxation techniques have also contributed to the popularity of candle keepsakes, especially scented ones. They are also considered romantic gifts during weddings.

- Religious themes. Keepsakes with a theme that is religious often carry crosses on them. Other equally religious signs like the upside down cross or spellings of religious words or name like “Allah” or “Jesus” can also be endeavored.

- Romantic themes. Some candles are designed with romance in mind. These would carry heart shapes on them which are either carved into their waxy surface or imprinted on them. Other romantic designs are candles that are shaped into wedding gowns or have the word “L-O-V-E” spelt out on them. They are also often white, ivory or silver in color or in any one solid color as candles with only one color are deemed more romantic than those that are not.

- Humorous themes. Other candles are meant to put a smile on your face and lighten the occasion. These are normally more brightly colored and the color chosen would be less somber ones like neon green, bright red or multicolored. They would also be made into humorous shapes like the frog prince, ice-cream sundae, coffee cup, teapot or even Cupid.

- Royalty themes. These are candle wedding favors that are shaped to look like carriages, crowns or tiaras. Often, candle favors like these are silver, ivory or richly colored with gold or silver flecks on them to look equally luxurious.

- Zodiac or personality themes. Candle tokens that carry the zodiac or personality themes are often color-coded to showcase the difference between each time of personality or zodiac. A more tranquil and airy personality like Aries, for instance, would most probably be candle favors that are lavender in color and scent. Other ways of color coding your candles to each personality would be to follow the color of each zodiac’s birthstone. Capricorn birthstone – turquoise – for instance, could be the color for the candle favor. These often come as tea light candles which have an appropriate scent.

Candle wedding favors also come in various holders which match their designs:

- Votives are extremely popular as candle favor casings as they match their designs perfectly in both color and design. Votives also help to cut down on the cost of actually ordering your candles in a specific shape – ordering heart-shaped candles, for example, may cost more than having normal round candles in a votive with a heart shape design on its outside. Votives can be made of ceramic or glass (clear or frosted). Frosted glass seems to be more popular as they give the illusion of being more expensive than they really are. For added beauty, these votives can be decorated with colored rhinestones or crystals with some glitter for some shimmer effect.

- Gift box sets are also popular for candle keepsakes that need to be given out in pairs. These box sets can be made into shapes that fit the wedding theme like coffee cups, soap holders, lanterns, bamboo huts or cake stands (with the candle as the cake). Just like the votive, these also cut down on your need to order specially designed candle wedding favors while allowing your guests to keep their box sets for their own candle of preference.

- Conventional candle holders are another way of encasing the candle favors. To enhance their look, the holders can be made of glass or high quality plastic. To fit your wedding theme, you can have these holders molded to specific shapes like teapots, sea shells, sailboats, heart shapes, beach pails, toasting flute or any other object that fits.

The size of candle wedding favors varies from event to event. How big or small the candle table gift is should be determined by its design and intended use. Is it supposed to be a tea light candle or a centerpiece candle? Tea light candles are naturally small and light while centerpiece candles are larger and short. Do remember as well that candle wedding favors, particularly scented ones, also tend to be more decorative than practical items – most are used as air fresheners in bathrooms and wardrobes and almost never lit.

Why You Need Wedding Reception Favors

August 19, 2009 by Ingrid  
Filed under Wedding Favors

Wedding reception favors are tokens given by the bride and groom to their guests to express gratitude. Your guests look forward to receiving these presents to remember your special day.

With so many details to consider, couples planning a wedding often wonder why they need to get gifts for their guests. For centuries, wedding reception favors have been distributed to guests to thank them for sharing this special day. Since the sixteenth century, couples have given tthem to express their appreciation. Your guests will expect these little tokens when they arrive. If your guests did not receive favors, you are likely to be the talk of the town – and not in a good way.

Four centuries ago, wedding reception favors were expensive gifts given by wealthy European brides and grooms. Within a few decades, everyday people were giving affordable or homemade presents. This tradition continues today with many more options to be available.

Modern couples have a variety of options including:

- personalized reception favors with customized details such as names, the wedding dates and special sentiments;

- candle favors to bring light and love home with your guests when the reception ends;

- unique favors for couples who dare to be different and aren’t afraid to show it;

- place card holders that do double duty as place card holders to guide guests to their seats and attractive wedding favors to take home after the party;

- themed gifts to match the theme of your big day such as seasonal or cultural; and

- favor boxes and bags so any small tokens can be used and dressed up.

Personalized tokens are customized so your guests never forget where they received them. These gifts may be personalized with names, dates or monograms. Show off your new monogram with a monogrammed votive candle in its own sheer organza bag. Give gourmet goodies to your guests with the perfect blend elegant personalized coffee kits that include a heart shaped scoop. Make shot glass favors using personalized shot glass votive holders, tea lights, Jordan almonds, tulle and ribbons. Order personalized ribbons to customize every aspect of your wedding day for just pennies.

Combine personalized favors with candles when you give your guests personalized travel candles as a keepsake of your special day. Guests will find a sweet treats glass sundae candle in an ice cream parlor gift box absolutely irresistible. Set sail frosted sailboat tea light candle holders are perfect for nautical nuptials. A snowflake gel candle is the ideal reception gift at a winter wedding. Your guests will love receiving a double happiness keepsake candle at an Oriental themed wedding.

Be unique when you choose these presents. If you feel lucky in love, don’t be afraid to show it with translucent playing card bottle stoppers. Your guests will talk for weeks about margarita gel glass candles in their own tropical tiki hut gift boxes. Whimsical mister and misses swizzle sticks add a fun-loving touch to your tables.

Place card holders guide guests to their seats and become treasured keepsakes after the event. Your guests will be pleasantly surprised by sweet surprise cupcake tea lights and place card holders with matching place cards. A place in my heart bud vase and place card holder looks lovely on your reception tables and on your guests’ tables at home.

Themed wedding reception favors match the chosen theme of your day. Love is blooming wildflower seed favors are wonderful gifts for outdoor garden weddings or spring ceremonies. Celebrate fall weddings with perfect pair pear candles. Your guests bring the beach home after a waterfront wedding with flip flop luggage tags in their own beach themed gift box. Winter weddings are memorialized forever with snowflake place card holder ornaments. No matter what your chosen theme, there are delightful themed wedding reception favors to match.

Create your own affordable little table gifts with candies, Jordan almonds and decorative packaging such as palm tree favor boxes at a beach wedding. Be creative and thoughtful when you choose tokens of appreciation because they express gratitude to your guests and become ongoing remembrances of your special day.

Source: This article was submitted by TheBridalCoach.ca, the leading online membership site for wedding planning, specializing in wedding budget and wedding locations.

Wedding Favors That Are Uniquely Creative

August 4, 2009 by Ingrid  
Filed under Beach Decoration, Gifts, Wedding Favors

With online resources, it is easy to find gifts that are a product of true creativity. Review online retailers and forums to check out the latest ideas for creative wedding items. It is more difficult to find creative supplies at local retailers because many of your guests may have already seen them or even used them for their own celebrations. Shopping online gives you unlimited place to find the most unique keepsakes for your guests.

Your guests will appreciate the effort you make to find creative wedding favors. Instead of receiving the same favors they got at the last wedding, your token of appreciation will stand out as special. Your guests will feel your gratitude when you give out special, novelty, and creative favors to remember the day.

Favors should match your wedding theme in a unique way. Your wedding favors may be useful, elegant, and whimsical or personalized depending on your preferences.

These keepsakes will continually remind guests of your big day. Imagine how excited your guests will be to receive “A-Peel to My Heart” stainless steel peelers as wedding favors. Whenever they peel potatoes or vegetables in the kitchen, they will think of you. Another unusual, practical item is a “Have a Ball” stainless steel melon baller. As guests prepare for their own future parties by making melon balls, they will remember your wedding party like it was yesterday. Your guests will be able to time their meals perfectly with “Love is Brewing” teapot timers in classic retro gift boxes.

Besides kitchen tools, there are other creative wedding favors that fit in perfectly at your guests’ homes after the reception. Your guests will proudly display and use “Apple of My Eye” ceramic salt and pepper shakers on their dining or kitchen tables. “Spread the Love” signature spreaders make serving wine and cheese easy. Palm-tree cookies cutters in beach themed gift boxes are perfect for waterfront weddings and make adorable cookies when you guests get home.

Think unique when you choose favors for a beach ceremony. Your guests will smile when they see margarita glass gel candles in their own tropical tiki hut gift boxes near each place setting. Flip flop photo frames with flower accents add a bit of humor to your gifts celebrating nautical nuptials.

Your guests enjoy receiving wedding favors they can use right away. “The Cosmopolitan” monogrammed 5-piece manicure set is personalized and comes in handy to take care of broken nails on the go. Guests can take notes and exchange their latest contact information when you give out “Love Notes” sticky notes in their own nostalgic dispenser gift boxes with dainty heart charms. Add a touch of tradition with “Write from the Heart” calla lily pens in gift boxes.

Candles can be creative favors when you choose unusual shapes and designs. Imagine how delighted your guests will be to receive “Sweet Treats” glass sundae candles in ice cream parlor gift boxes at a warm summer wedding. Capture the cake cutting ceremony at your reception forever with “Buttercream Dreams” cake candles on porcelain pedestal cake plates. Express the sentiment of your special day simply with “L-O-V-E” engraved and scented votive candles.

You can also make your own affordable favors creatively by using decorative bags and boxes. Give your guests treats such as hard candies, nuts or chocolate in themed wedding favor boxes and bags. “Enchanted Carriage” favor boxes are fabulous for a Cinderella princess wedding theme. For Vegas weddings, “Lucky In Love” dice favor boxes with imprinted ribbons turn the tiniest treasures into a jackpot for your guests. Let your guests know how you feel about their attendance with “Welcome To Our Wedding” personalized wedding bags with white satin ribbons handles.

Creative wedding favors make your big day more fun and memorable for everyone.

Beach themed kitchen accessories are cute wedding favors.

Beach wedding favors give your guests a seaside treasure to take home and remember your special celebration. Remind everyone of your nautical nuptials and express appreciation to your guests with these beautiful tokens of appreciation.

Many couples are choosing carefree beach weddings over traditional marriage ceremonies. Instead of tying the knot in a house of worship and having a reception at a separation location such as a country club, couples are exchanging their vows outdoors with nature all around them.

Surrounded by sandy beach, crystal seas and warm sun, couples proclaim their eternal love. After the ceremony, guests attend a seafaring reception and receive their beach wedding favors to remember the moment.

Beach weddings are less formal so couples can wear whatever they prefer. Often brides opt for gauzy dresses in white or ivory with beading, sequins, embroidery or shells. The bride may decide to wear a short veil or a halo of flowers on top of her head as opposed to a long, formal headdress.

Many brides go barefoot, wear just married flip flops or slide into dressy, strappy sandals. Grooms can wear casual dress slacks and a neat button up shirt with no shoes or huaraches.

At a beach wedding, you can invite as few or as many guests based on your budget and the size of the beach. Some beach weddings are intimate gatherings with immediate family and a few friends while others are elaborate events with hundreds of guests.

Whether you have a large or small beach wedding, find out the rules for the area you use. Follow all regulations to ensure your wedding is a complete success.

You would not want to be faced with legal penalties in the middle of your wedding ceremony or reception. After all, your guests may never receive their beach wedding favors if a problem with the venue arises!

A beach wedding can be held locally or at an exotic location. When you travel to your destination, it is referred to as a destination wedding. If you don’t live near a beach or have the budget for a destination wedding, you can create a beach environment wherever you are with seafaring decorations, seashells accents and simulated waterfalls or ponds.

No matter how big or small your beach wedding is, all your guests will look for beach favors when they arrive at your reception. Do double duty and put out decorative place card holders that double as favors. Your guests will be amazed at the detailed features on beach memories miniature Adirondack chair place card holders and photo frames.

This adorable little Adirondack chairs will guides guests to their seats and become lasting keepsakes to display your wedding photo when it arrives in a thank-you card. If your beach wedding is on a boat, shining sails silver place card holders are the perfect way to show your guests to their places.

Match your place card holders and beach themed favors. Guide your guests to their seats with beachcombers flip flop place card holders so place cards don’t blow away with the first gusty sea breeze. Give your guests flip flips genuine leather key chains as a token of your appreciation.

After the wedding, everyone will want to look at the photos they took of all the festivities. A thoughtful gift is a beach memories guest photo album. These useful beach favors will be proudly displayed in many of your guests’ homes so they can keep looking at the pictures of your special day.

Candles are popular favors because most people use them. Your guests will love a whimsical margarita glass gel candle in a tropical tiki hut gift box as a lasting keepsake of your nautical nuptials.

Set sail frosted sailboat tea light holders are elegant beach wedding favors for your guests. Everyone can bring the beach home with seashells gel candles in clear gift boxes with raffia ties and thank you tags or darling seaside tea light candle sets.

Beach themed kitchen accessories are useful, thoughtful favors. Everyone will love a palm tree cookie cutter in a beach-themed gift box or a chrome seashell bottle stopper. These practical gifts will continually remind your guests of the wonderful time they had sharing your big day.

Seaside Ambiance for Thank You Gifts

The beach is always a popular motif for weddings because it is so versatile and almost everyone has at least one good memory associated with the beach along an ocean, lake, pond, or cottage life. As a society, we spend countless hours on the beach playing as children, sunning as teenagers and adults, taking long walks on the beach to find shells and enjoying the rising and setting of the sun from a well-appointed perch or during a morning or evening stroll.

The beach means different things to different people, but there are some common themes. Beaches represent tranquility and consistency. They also are very busy places where people recreate, birds scour for food and water-creatures and fauna live just feet away. Beaches represent cleanliness and a new beginning; with each incoming tide, beaches are swept clean, leaving an interesting deposit of shells and wildlife each morning.

Beaches are also beautiful to look at. The colors that encompass even the most mundane beach are spectacular as are the wildlife. Sea grasses, the color of the water, the sky and the sand all provide an interesting cornucopia of colors that can be incorporated into any beach theme because they merge so great together and match just about any other color scheme.

Beaches also represent life. Even an inland pond beach is bustling with activity. Dragon flies flit from perch to perch, ducks swim offshore, fish jump and frogs, lizards and other wildlife use the beach as a highway, food source and refuge. Ocean beaches can be astounding in the amount of wildlife they support besides humans. Clams burrow into the sand as to some crabs, fish swim offshore sea gulls scavenge and tidal pools support hundreds if not thousands of different life forms.

Incorporating the beach into your wedding is easy and almost always a good match. Beach theme wedding favors are no exception. Because the beach is so diverse, you have an array off article and color options that will fit almost any wedding perfectly.

In terms of the favors themselves, you have a lot of options. The beach is rife with wildlife, shells, sand and rocks and each specimen is likely included in a beach theme wedding favor somewhere.

Ready for purchase are starfish wine stoppers, wooden deck chair candle holders, beach theme wooden trinket boxes and so much more. Miniature folding beach chairs dress up any table and evoke a sense of carefree bliss as do flip flop shaped notepads celebrating the day and the Bride and Groom. Mini Lanterns with Hangers evoke damp, fog-laden nights and foghorns bellowing in the background.

Miniature metal pails remind people of blissful days spent building sand castles. In addition, to set a lighter mood you can select Starfish Shaped Stickers, Beach Towel Stickers or Boat Flag Stickers. Each of these remind people of how fun the beach is and how fun your wedding is because of your good taste in themes.

Like the beach theme wedding favors you choose, you also have lots to pick from in terms of color. Aqua blue is by far the favorite because it is airy and light, but it is by no means your only option. Sea green is very popular as is sea-grass greens and sand. Other popular colors are derived from deep blue skies, the colors of wildlife and the pastels that people paint houses, boardwalks and piers. Since so many colors make up your average beach scene, your choices of colors run the gamut.

Beach theme party favors are a great way to celebrate something almost everyone enjoys in one way, shape or form. Even people who do not like spending a lot of time on the beach usually at least enjoy the wildlife, colors and landscape and just about everyone appreciates the views of the ocean, tranquility of a pond, picturesque beauty of a lake or the power of a river. Beach theme wedding favors can add a light, fun and lively flavor your event and come in so many different shapes, sizes and forms that finding the perfect set of favors is easy.

Give The Beauty Of Nature With Island Wedding Favors

August 4, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Beach Decoration, Wedding Favors

Radiant sunshine, windy atmosphere, soft whispering waves and some warm soil. It’s perfect for a tropical getaway! What’s more exciting is planning out not just a day of relaxation or vacation, but one of the most special days of your life- the wedding day!

Tropical-inspired nuptials are mostly preferred by adventurous couples or those who would want a casual feel of their wedding. No heavy, sweaty feeling under those ball gowns, no over-decorated halls, no much artificial arrangements, just simple and natural look of the environment, flimsy white dresses and khakis, and outdoor ambience which will surely lighten up this very memorable event.

Apart from the given art of nature which would mostly keep your day in a tropical atmosphere, it’s a must that you incorporate the accessories and the stuff to the theme. The venue mostly chosen for this is in an island setting or some beach side areas. Adorn your setting with brightly colored umbrellas, balls and large pieces of cloths all over. You may want to include a summery dress code for your guests. Some Hawaiian-look is best picked! Also, you can ask your invitees to wear some floral clothes if not whites or khakis.

Of course, the party after the matrimonial rites should be as colorful or as island-y as possible! A lot of island wedding favor ideas are sure to make them keep these items as island treasures!

Take for example the feel of the sunshine. Bring the vibrant sunny day atmosphere with tiny felt bags. Better if you get them in different pastel or candy colors, but the brighter is more recommended! Accentuate it with little flower felt pieces, some ribbons or ornamental butterflies or pieces of artificial flowers (don’t forget to put the stems out!). Aside from bags, you can also make some small throw pillows or toy pillows. Decorate it the same way with the bags.

If you want to take more of the seas, beach accessories are nice suggestions. Purchase some miniatures of those benches or chairs you use during sunbathing. Aside from having it as a souvenir item, you can also use it as place card holders during the reception and it could also serve as a mobile phone holders to your guests! Another beachside item could be some sands and little shells that you can place inside a shot glass. Pour in melted candle gels, when it hardens, it will look like a mini beach diorama…plus, it’s a candle! You can add scents if you want.

For some Aloha! Island escapade, why not welcome your guests with handmade artificial flower-arranged lays or some flowery bracelets and crowns. You might also want to give out some sun visors matching your motif and with printed couple’s name inside the brim. These will not only be a keepsake for those invitees, it will also help the event feel and look more Hawaiian, all the more, your guests will have some free accessories, just in case they fell short of the dress code!

Since the reception is casual, might as well pick up a flip flop design for your favor. You can either get some flip flop slipper keychains or convert it into a mini frame by placing a photo sticker of the two of you in the middle portion of the item, or a little copy of your photos with the corners tacked with very small crafted thumbtacks.

Another island wedding favor you can easily do-it-yourself is a thank you note. Simple as it might seem, it can still take you back to the islands. Roll up your personalized thank you notes and place it inside clear long-necked bottles. Cap it off with bottle stoppers with some decorations and present it as floating decors on artificial or man-made pond!

Sea shells are nice accessories you can share with your guests. Also, some cute little colored artificial gemstones can add up to the beauty and luster of a treasure chest or box. Put that island treasure into life with a mini treasure boxes. Fill them up with small shells and gemstones. Customize the container with engravings of the couple’s names, the date and venue of your wedding day. Or, you can put some candies, potpourri, or some beads and pearl-like objects inside the chests. Pick your own object, it will surely be more pleasing and appreciated when they reflect you on it!

Beach Theme Party Favors for Your Guests’ Wedding Keepsakes

June 21, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Beach Decoration, Wedding Favors

Small Wooden Starfish Photo FramesEvery wedding has some favors that highlight the interests, personalities or hobbies of the Bride and Groom. While they are great for setting a mood and often provide children with something to play with or hold, they are usually fragile, often functionless and when they break or are destroyed are forgotten. Many people like to hold onto keepsakes that remind them of you and your day, but find it hard to find a safe place for those Metal Boats that held the mints or that Miniature Folding Deck Chair and in these cases; paper favors that fit nicely into scrapbooks or even trinket drawers are perfect.

Announcements, stickers and other paper favors are easy to store and can fit into virtually any keepsake container, book or drawer precisely because they are paper. They can be folded if necessary and usually are flat so storage is simple and easy. Keeping them over the years is also a given because they are so unobtrusive.