Has anyone considered sending their favors WITH their invitations?

Question

We are have a private ceremony and then a huge bash for whoever is invited. However, it will be a mingling/standing reception with no set table placement. We aren't too thrilled about our two favor-giving options: having someone hand them out individually or having a "favor table" where people take them as they leave. My sister did that and not everyone got a favor and they seemed sort of burdened with them as they were trying to get out the door.

So...has anyone ever heard of mailing the favors WITH the invitations? I know the favors are supposed to be a memory of the event, but that way they won't have to worry about lugging anything on the plane and they can always have that thought with them, even if they're unable to attend the reception.

Any thoughts?

Answer 1

Favors aren't necessary at all. There will not be one person (outside of your immediate family) that will even remember what the favor is. If you're concerned about people having to lug around a favor, I'd say skip it altogether.

Answer 2

I think that it's a very good idea. I thought about it, because our favors are Venetian Carnivale masks. But since most of our guests are coming in from out of town, I'm worried that they'll forget to bring them(we'll be wearing them after the ceremony), or they'll get damaged in their luggage. If they don't want to keep them, we're going to have them write notes on them with Sharpies and mount them on the walls in our home.

Answer 3

I think it's a GREAT idea! I wish I would have had that Idea when we sent out our invites! The only thing I would worry about when doing it that way is placing a big price burden on yourselves because the shipping price will increase quite a bit per invite since most wedding invtes are already 59 cents to send out per invite!

What is great about it is that each favor doesn't get wasted, (which puts your $$ to better use) people don't have to worry about loosing them, and people who can't come still have a little memorable gift of your wedding day! Very clever! Good luck! Let us know how it works out if you do go with that idea!

Answer 4

While it is a neat idea, favours are meant to be a "thank you" to your guests for coming.  If you do send them I think people might think they are just over-the-top fancy invitations.  They might not get they are favours, because technically they wouldn't be.

I think in your situation you should just have a favour table and remind people to pick them up (but some people never take the favours because they don't want them).

You could also give the favours out at your receiving line, have them in a basket and you can personally give them to each guests as they enter your reception/leave the church.  That would be a very personal favour/thank you.

Answer 5

my ex boy friend's doing that -its weird because his marriyng my bffl since 2nd gr

Answer 6

I think that's its a very unique idea special to your wedding that noone will forget :-)

Answer 7

How about no favors.  Cut the expense and hassle.  I think very few people really care about favors anyway.  They will eventually end up in the garbage.

I did not do favors at my reception and I don't think anybody noticed.

Answer 8

can you put them on the seats in the church or wherever you are having the ceremony instead? Like with the order of service... just an idea.

Answer 9

I had not considered that as for me it's tradition to get them on the way out, so it would never have crossed my mind to send out favours then.  I just had my bridesmaid hand them out as people left, they left in dribs and drabs anyway. not all at once and the favours were in  small boxes and edible so were mostly eaten by the time people were out the door!

Answer 10

well, i have never heard of that but i think there is nothing wrong w/ it. other then it may cost you a pretty penny on postage, depending on the favor. a favor table is a nice idea.  some people forget to grab there favor even if you do put it @ there place setting. i had people not take there & then ask me for one the following week. either way people will leave them.

Answer 11

Well, it depends what they are but I think that is a fine idea.  Or you don't have to have them at all, they aren't required.

Answer 12

Depends what it is that you have for a favor. If money is a concern then you may be sending favors to people who wont actually be attending and you may need to pay extra postage. If that deosn't bother you I would say that your reasoning makes sense and send them along with the invitations.

Answer 13

How about mailing them with the thank you cards after the wedding? This way you send it to the ones who attended, just like giving the favors at reception. I think that'd be great :)