Another Wedding Favors Thread...

[picklypopcorn]

WIBU to offer mason jar- style glasses as wedding favours?

Link: www.amazon.co.uk/Tennessee-Handled-Glass-Jeremiah-style/dp/B00DUW4IIA/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&qid=1470823151&sr=8-33&keywords=jam%20jars&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21


I haven't been to many weddings and I'm new to all this so I don't know the etiquette surrounding favors. It's going to be a pretty relaxed wedding.


My idea is to fill them with Pimm's and lemonade for just after the reception but then stick a tag on them telling people they can take them home with them at the end of the day as a wedding favour?

I can't afford to do the Pimm's idea and wedding favors so it's one or the other, does anyone foresee issues with this?

[Tiggeryoubastard]

Oo just seen the post about lavender bags. Lovely

[PurpleDaisies]

I'm not a fan of drinks in jars either. It seems like the new trendy thing to do, like using things which aren't plates instead of plates. I definitely wouldn't want to take it home afterwards.

I agree with everyone saying favours aren't necessary and most will just be left behind. I like ones that can be eaten there and then. Jelly beans were my favourite ones.

[picklypopcorn]

HarpyFishwifeTwat thankfully my lovely guests aren't quite as easily annoyed as you

If you must know, DP and I met in a pub that used to serve home made cider in big jam jars, one of the first conversations we ever had was about what an odd shape his ankle was (he'd shoved one of the jam jars down his sock )

We still have the jar 9 years later and DP will be drinking out of it at the reception :)

[DirtyBlonde]

Harpy may have been blunt, but jars are a current fad - like food being on/in things other than plates.

You can't drink from jars without dribbling, unless you have a straw. And nor everyone wants sippy drinks.

Fine for those who like that sort of thing (and know it's currently trendy) but you'll need ordinary barware as well for those who don't.

[YouMakeMyDreams]

Those glasses on the home bargains link are clear and £16.99 for a crate of 24.
Don't discount home bargains. They do a lot on their website in bulk. We got a lot of glassware for tables there for our wedding. Couldn't get it cheaper elsewhere.

[picklypopcorn]

YouMakeMyDreams yeah i saw those thanks!

I'm liking the idea of a kind of "pimp your drink" cocktail station where the glasses can be reused throughout the wedding, I think that's better than giving them as favors although people can still take them if they want to.

We'll provide a few bottles of spirits and then maybe 3 different mixers? So a mojito mix, a fruity one and then something else. You can buy 7 litre drinks dispensers from wilko for £5 each

[picklypopcorn]

This kind of thing :)

[LondonHuffyPuffy]

The sweetie table is the BEST.THING.EVER at a wedding and should, IMHO, be compulsory.

I rarely eat sweets but was quite pissed enthusiastic for the one at my friend's wedding. Filled a bag, popped it in my handbag and forgot about it.

Found it the next day on the train home when suffering from a minging hangover and it kept DH and I going from Hampshire to London. Bloody marvellous.

[Sciurus83]

Don't want to be rude but you did post in aibu so.....this is so overdone and absolutely everywhere at the moment. Step awaaaay from the pinterest! Would be a bit of an eye roll from me (I have equal disdain for food on slates or chopping boards or in small buckets) and definitely wouldn't want to take a sticky heavy jar home after lugging it round all day. Small or edible is the way. We went the charity donation route too, I've seen some crazy threads on wedding boards with people that think that it's rude not to get your guests a proper gift (who are these people?!) but it was really well received at ours and whenever I've seen it done at other weddings it has always come across as a lovely gesture. Favours can get expensive quickly and most of the time no one really cares.

[GlindatheFairy]

The best wedding favour for me was a couple of chocolates in a little box, when I was heavily pregnant, starving, and they decided to do the very looong speeches before the meal.

If you really want to piss off your guests, make them wait for food with long waffly speeches.

[woodhill]

Sweets are lovely, what's not to like

[HelloDoris]

I bought everyone a vintage ladybird book each and tried to match the book to the person. Was a fab talking point as guests asked why they got a certain book, loads of oldies had a great time reminiscing about their favourite stories as kids and almost all of them went home.

[HelloDoris]

Oh and I wouldn't take a jam jar type glass home...

[picklypopcorn]

Sciurus83 no worries thanks for your input :) I find I get the most honest responses in AIBU, I'm a big girl, i can handle it

They have a nice little "nod" to how myself and DP met and I love the vintage, shabby wedding style so they fit really nicely :)

I'm not really bothered if they are done a lot by other people, we have a pretty small budget so I'm using little touches like this to stop it feeling really cheap!

[picklypopcorn]

HelloDoris that's a completely gorgeous idea :) Probably out of price range for me but lovely none the less :)

[BreakfastAtSquiffanys]

I'm used to drinking out of normal glasses. Give me Pimns in a jam jar and I'm likely to dribble down the front of my expensive dress

[picklypopcorn]

GlindatheFairy oh god if I suggested speeches before the meal I dread to think what the reaction would be from my lot!!

[Tiggeryoubastard]

Can I also say - if I was served a drink in a jar I'd ask at the bar for a normal glass to put it into. Not being mean to you - I just would.

[picklypopcorn]

BreakfastAtSquiffanys they'll all have straws :)

[Sciurus83]

pickly Just saw your post about jam jars in the pub you met in, that is very sweet, the best bits about weddings are always the things that mean something to you both so go for it! Enjoy your day x

[Crunchymum]

Personally no I wouldn't want a sticky jam jar!! BUT you'll no doubt have one guest who will take every discarded freebie!!!

I was gifted a vase of wedding flowers when I left a friends wedding recently but I had a pram and was able to stow it securely. I wouldn't have wanted anything sticky under my pram though!

[StrawberryQuik]

I think they sound cute and would definitely take mine home.

But then again I'm making favours for DS's baptism so....

[bombayflambe]

OP don't be put off by the 'no favours' people.
It sounds like mason jar glasses have a particular link to your relationship and there's no better reason to use them.
I had a DIY wedding like you and got a bit carried away (as everything came up cheaper than expected by canny shopping) so we ended up with bathroom baskets, table games as favours (mini jengas and packs of cards and puzzles), a pashmina basket (people could keep them), a selfie corner (people kept the props), monogrammed cupcake boxes for people to take cake home, a sweetie bar, a cake and biscuit snack table, lawn games...the list goes on (and on). It was bonkers in the end (don't get me started on the décor) but we all had a really lovely and memorable day. If it's personal to you, then do it. If it isn't important to you, then don't be persuaded into it!

[PurpleDaisies]

But then again I'm making favours for DS's baptism so...
I've never been to a baptism with favours...

[Tiggeryoubastard]

Baptism favours? bloody hell now that is going too far (and tacky).