Wedding Favours

[JaneSparrow13]

As a guest at a wedding, would you appreciate a favour that is something like a wine glass with the couples name and the date on it?

I feel like it would make a good gift for the couple actually getting married, but it's a little self-indulgent to expect guests to take home and keep something like that.

AIBU?

If i got a wine glass with their name on it, it would accidentally fall on the floor.

I think keepsakes like that are pointless. As are favours.

The only favours I've enjoyed as a guest at a wedding were large cookies with our names iced on them. They also doubled as place markers for the tables...and came in useful as our table was at the back of the room and last to be served.

I don't 'get' all these different wedding favours. Traditionally it was just a handful of sugared almonds which represented things such as health and happiness, which are much better than personalised glasses that will just get shoved to the back of the cupboard.

Just let her decide, take them and then chuck them/shove them in cupboard. It doesn't warrant this level of consternation.

Favours should be something to eat, something to drink or a lottery ticket. Nobody needs more bijou objets

Weddings favours - small, cheap, edible, AKA petit fours to be eaten with coffee. All the best weddings I have been to are the cheapskate ones.

Landed gentry - first wedding, tedious...second wedding - a great fun celebration

Ghastly idea.

Mine would be swiftly broken (accidentally on purpose) so I didn't have to store or use the bloody things.

Just get something edible for the guests for goodness sake. A praline, a pretty biscuit, mini bottle of gin...most people are delighted with edible favours.

@crumpet

Favours should be something to eat, something to drink or a lottery ticket. Nobody needs more bijou objets

Or a candle to burn, basically something that will be used.

I'm mildly embarrassed to admit I ditched a 'bridesmaid' glass not so long ago, yes it was lovely on the day but...it had never been used since...and moved house at least once.

No, I wouldn’t want that, it’s a bit weird and self obsessed to be honest 😂

Something edible or drinkable, I’ve been to too many weddings where expensive or lovingly hand made wedding favours were left on the table at the end of the night.

If find it a little self absorbed and wouldn’t take one. Doubt many would.

I wouldn't want glasses with the names and date, but my cousin had little bottles of wine with personalised labels...we liked them!

Having 2 glasses, with someone else’s names and wedding dates on,
in my house would feel a bit odd after the wedding and I’d probably want to get rid of them. Also I’d wonder if the glass would make it back in 1 piece as it won’t even have a box to protect it. Maybe put the guests name on the glass and it can double up as placenames . People will love to keep those in their homes then. I’d still worry about transporting it home tho!

We had scratch cards in a pocket inside the name card placements with a penny in them. Everyone did them at the table and 1 guest even won £1000.

To answer the question though, no I wouldn’t use them. I don’t even use our own wedding ones with Mr and Mrs Ollie on with our wedding date.
I think it’s expensive too.

Best favours I've received was a kilner jar of home made Biscotti spread.

I had the idea of getting little plants as place settings that could work as favours. Ended up not having either place settings or favours

Food is a good one

Unless your friend is a member of the Royal Family, this is a shit favour

Bear favour I ever got was a wee bottle of toffee vodka from a distillery in the Lakes. I ended up ordering some online it wa amazing

I wouldn't care for a glass with someone else's wedding date/initials, no. I might possibly keep it and use it, but I'd privately think it was a waste of money. Something that can be eaten or drunk is nice, or something small that doesn't cost much, so it's not wasteful if people throw it out.

I've seen personalised guitar picks (the groom was a musician). Those were cute and so cheap that it didn't matter if most people tossed them later... but yes, essentially useless unless one plays guitar and uses picks. Another couple had little bells with ribbons and a verse printed on card. I still have the bells, because they were pretty and (imo) decorative.

I got a shot glass with my name on once which I still have.

Another couple had little bells with ribbons and a verse printed on card. I still have the bells, because they were pretty and (imo) decorative

Bells would be lovely on a Christmas tree.

I think this is tacky. No way would I take one home. I think (if it's not too late) you should try to dissuade this. It will be a waste of money and she will end up with her feelings hurt when hardly anyone takes any home.

There's really no need to go to massive lengths for favours. Something cheap that doubles as a place setting (lots of good ideas for that on this thread) or sweets/scratch card/charity donation is lovely (I also quite like sugared almonds!).

How would she know that you hadn't taken the glass home? Just put it on another table among all the others that people have left behind when she isn't looking.

Seriously, I think you would be doing her a favour to tell her that people won't be interested in wine glasses engraved with their wedding date.

I'd guess 99% of people would just leave them on the table. I think gifts for guests at weddings are best just stuff for any kids to keep them happy and entertained.

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