We’ve all been to weddings and gotten the usual wedding favors: the candied almonds, the candles, the picture frames.  And while they were all really nice, you have the opportunity to use your wedding favor as a way to say something about yourselves as a couple with a unique wedding favor that will always remind your visitors of you. 

To decide what sort of unique marriage favors you’re going to pick, you need to take a look at what you want it to say about you as a couple.  What type of interests do you have?  Are you an outdoorsy couple who is always going on a hike?  Or are you a coffee connoisseur who can’t go without their premium mix in the morning?  Do the two of you spend all your extra time and money travelling?  Or would you prefer to just curl up with a good book?  These are the cues you may use to choose what kind of unique marriage favors you’re going to pick. 

For the outdoorsy type, you can pick a unique wedding favor that brings to mind the outside, like leaf candles or coasters, or you could go with the hiking theme, and give people carabiner key chains.  If you like coffee, you can give people coffee scented candles, or coffee accessories.  The travel-lover could give away suitcase-shaped boxes filled with candies as wedding favors, and the book-lover could give away bookmarks that suited the theme of their wedding. 

Try and find something in your wedding favors that provides something helpful for your guests.  And yes, while candles and picture frames are mostly ornamental, at least the candle gives off scent and light and the picture frame can be employed to display a favorite picture.  I got a crystal swan as a wedding favor once, and while it was absolutely lovely and looked great set up on the reception tables, it really didn’t go with anything I owned or serve any purpose, and it soon got put out of the way. 

The key to giving your guests unique wedding favors that they will love is combining the private with the helpful.  Your guests are at you wedding to support you and to be witness to your announcement of your love for each other ; they might love marriage favors that both reminds them of you, and that they can use for years ahead.  And while that occasionally is a candle or picture frame, don’t be afraid to think beyond the curve to come up with unique wedding favors. 

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