Soap as a wedding favour?

[jumperweather]

They'd be personalised or have our names on.

What do people think of this?

Thank you

[JemimaTiggywinkle]

I love nice soap personally, but I think I’m in the minority. Most people won’t use non-liquid soap.

Agree edible wedding favours are the best. I love sugared almonds personally, don’t see them very often.

[NoddyMcPintsAlot]

I find wedding favours mostly naff, personalised ones are definitely naff and very out dated.

If you are very keen to do them then either mini bottle of a spirit and / or chocolates for the non drinkers.

[Nitpickpicnic]

I don’t think I could bear to think of all my friends and family rubbing my gift all over their soapy naked selves... just eeuurrgghhh!

[isthismylifenow]

The last wedding I went to, they had a pick and mix sweet bar. So when you left you filled a bag and took home what ever you chose. If you didn't want any, then just don't take anything. Much preferred that to salt and pepper sets, kitchen tat, keyrings etc

[jumperweather]

These replies made me laugh! Thank you.

The soaps would basically be doing a friend a favour, she's just starting out making them and selling them. She'd be doing it for free for us so no loss there. When mentioned my instant thought was that I think it's a weird favour. But I wanted to check to see if I was being mean.

Her husband messaged us about it as a "just a thought..." kinda thing.

I wonder if this changes anyone's opinion?

Sorry for the drip feed!

[billybagpuss]

I’d err against scratch cards. If someone wins big there’s enough threads on here to know it won’t end well.

[SpiderGwen]

@jumperweather

These replies made me laugh! Thank you.

The soaps would basically be doing a friend a favour, she's just starting out making them and selling them. She'd be doing it for free for us so no loss there. When mentioned my instant thought was that I think it's a weird favour. But I wanted to check to see if I was being mean.

Her husband messaged us about it as a "just a thought..." kinda thing.

I wonder if this changes anyone's opinion?

Sorry for the drip feed!

Product placement wedding favours?

No, that makes it worse, not better.

[EnjoyingTheSilence]

I agree with others, go for something edible.

Some people love soaps other hate them

[Doidontimmm]

It makes it worse, please don’t!

[Gooseysgirl]

Oh God no to the soap... Just stick to a couple of nice chocs for people to have with their tea. I didn't do favours at our wedding, I just couldn't be arsed.

[PotteringAlong]

She wants to use your wedding to advertise her business?! Definitely makes it worse!

[gingercatsarebest]

Will they have palm oil in? I try to avoid this. Some people will react to certain ingredients. ......

go for scratch cards!

[Atalune]

Don’t do it!

[NannyR]

I love nice soap and would take it home as a wedding favour, the only reservation I would have is that having lots of bars of soap out on tables, unless they are well sealed in plastic, will change the the smell of the reception room, sort of like eating your meal in a bathroom or Lush.

[OhioOhioOhio]

LegendDairy

How did your friend get off cuts from the lush factory?

[user1493494961]

I wouldn't bother with any favours at all and certainly not to advertise your friend's business. To the poster who sold sweets, I've been to two weddings with sweet 'carts' and the sweets were free.

[DolphinDreams]

I'd be delighted with nice soap: I love practical, usable gifts. That's the opposite of tat ! And if you'd be supporting another woman's start-up business - even better. Lovely idea.

[Greenmarmalade]

Agree- they’ll really smell strongly and it won’t be good. I wouldn’t.

Pp with sweets idea: no to selling them!! A wedding isn’t a time for shopping.

Do edible favours and keep it super cheap.

[Bobbybobbins]

Soap is ok but I would go edible. I made gingerbread men with a tag round their neck with the person's name on and they went down well.

[noteabagsleft]

My wedding favours was personalised scratch cards- my sister got them made two cards on each table when scratched off had a free drink at the bar. I also had little bags of sweets along with the scratch cards

[RedSquirrelMoonlight]

Rather than on dinner table, maybe have them on a table near the guest book so that those that want them can take one. I'm indifferent to wedding favours, but to help a friends business I'd consider it a nice idea.

And congratulations on your wedding!

[Woodlandbelle]

We made donation to charity in lieu of favours and there were tent cards on the table to state that. They had sunflower seeds in.

[mnahmnah]

The only favours that I notice all get taken/used are edible ones. We got married at Easter and put chocolate bunnies out. None left!

[Justnormajean]

I went to a Covid secure wedding in September and the wedding favour was a mini hand sanitizer labelled In sickness and in Health. I loved it and have it in my handbag , not that my bag goes out much these days 😂 but the sanitizer it also smells great.