My friend is starting a small business making wedding favours. They are definitely beautiful - gorgous hand tied, variety of "fillings" from the traditional to the modern and funky (at the request of the customer) and a choice of "wrapping" which she displays in a little catelogue. She started off with quite traditional types with net guaze / silk / lace bags etc and now has a small selection you can choose from (including boxes, bags, tubes etc) but all of the variety of something sweet (rather than alternatives such as candles or minitures etc which some people give instead)
We ordered some from her for our wedding and I was delighted. However she is now disappointed as business has been a bit rocky since the recession started and I have suggested that it is because favours are the "first to go" when people economise or at the least they make up their own cheaper versions (hers are not expensive as such but are more than the do it yourself)
Did you have favours at your wedding or equivalent party or do you think they are a waste of money? If you saw some really gorgous ones at a wedding fair or equivalent would you splash our or save the money for a better wedding dress or shoes honeymoon etc?