morrie21 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Getting married pretty soon and having to decide which favours to get for the guests. Was thinking along the lines of whisky minatures for the men and the future mrs has said soaps of some description for the ladies attending. Anyone done anything really different regarding this or been to a wedding that had memorable favours. Any ideas/suggestions appreciated. there will be about 45 favours needed for both sexes cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 My brother gave whisky minatures and also got wee sporran shaped keyrings. Not the most original, mind you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Rather than pay a few quid for each person for a trinket that would end up getting left on the table, my wife and I chose a charity each and made a donation on behalf of each guest to that charity. We chose the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research and if you go on their website the will send you through a wee pin badge and a printed card for a minimum donation (think it was about 2 quid) that says a donation has been made on the guests behalf. It went down really well at our wedding and I was really pleasantly surprised to see the number of people wearing the pin badges by the end of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANDYP Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 When I got married 10 years ago I can't remember doing anything like that. It was in Poland so not sure they do that there. I really only Tured up . Great wedding and best day of my life. It was a free bar which was ok 10 years ago in Poland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewolf_1980 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I'm getting married in April next year and we have asked my fiancée's uncle to make some of his incredibly delicious tablet for the favours. We're going to get the wee boxes relatively cheaply online to keep the costs down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Rather than pay a few quid for each person for a trinket that would end up getting left on the table, my wife and I chose a charity each and made a donation on behalf of each guest to that charity. We chose the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research and if you go on their website the will send you through a wee pin badge and a printed card for a minimum donation (think it was about 2 quid) that says a donation has been made on the guests behalf. It went down really well at our wedding and I was really pleasantly surprised to see the number of people wearing the pin badges by the end of the night. I've been to a couple of weddings where that has been the case. My cousin had cancer research ones at hers which was quite poignant as our gran had died a few months earlier from cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Rather than pay a few quid for each person for a trinket that would end up getting left on the table, my wife and I chose a charity each and made a donation on behalf of each guest to that charity. We chose the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research and if you go on their website the will send you through a wee pin badge and a printed card for a minimum donation (think it was about 2 quid) that says a donation has been made on the guests behalf. It went down really well at our wedding and I was really pleasantly surprised to see the number of people wearing the pin badges by the end of the night. that's a brilliant idea. think we may go down this road. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil r Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 When my mum got married again a few years ago now they left a lottery ticket inside an envelope for each guest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kps022000 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I'm getting married in April next year and we have asked my fiancée's uncle to make some of his incredibly delicious tablet for the favours. We're going to get the wee boxes relatively cheaply online to keep the costs down. That was what we did. Bottle of Whisky and Rakia for the males and home made tablet and baklava for the females. My mum made the tablet and her mum made the baklava. For the bottles we bought them online and created our own labels with the saltire and the Bosnian flag crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kps022000 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 take a screenshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewolf_1980 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 take a screenshot Those look really good! You've got me thinking now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kps022000 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Those look really good! You've got me thinking now... Kevin's wedding planning at your service. I really enjoyed planning the wedding, I must of had about 5 different spreadsheets tracking everything from cost to meal choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeelad88 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 We are looking St favours for our wedding also, we had looked at alcohol miniatures wine for ladies whisky/Jaeger for men. Totally unsure what to do. I do like that personalised bottles you have done very nice that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewolf_1980 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Kevin's wedding planning at your service. I really enjoyed planning the wedding, I must of had about 5 different spreadsheets tracking everything from cost to meal choices. I manage the budget spreadsheet and the wedding bank account but other than that, I've basically done sod all! My fiancée loves all that stuff so I happily leave her to it. I'm being dragged to a wedding fayre on Sunday though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 The 2 things I was going to say have been mentioned homemade tablet and lottery tickets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 If I ever get married the only thing I'll insist on choosing is the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckielugger Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 15 years together but still not made it official but we both agree if we do then spending should be kept to an absolute minimum and likewise guests. Her brother's wedding had 4 guests and we all went to the pub for a meal afterwards. Was ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddybuc16 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Getting married on saturday and we are having sweets in the bairns boxes. But for the adults we are having a slice of tablet and a slice of caramel shortcake. Been at a few weddings where people have left scratch cards as the favours. Edited September 2, 2015 by daddybuc16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laud Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Awaste of money.theyre getting a free meal is that no enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 The 2 things I was going to say have been mentioned homemade tablet and lottery tickets Exactly what we did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 We bought badges for a charity close to our heart and asked the guests to wear them which they all did. Also took a collection for said charity around the tables raising £682 from 60 folk! As said before, keep it cheap, it's an expense which isn't needed. If it had not been for the charity close to me there would have been nothing, the fukkers got a free meal and some free drink, that's more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANDYP Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Just been informed we had little polish chocolate. And wee bottles of vodka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 An invite to the divorce party when it comes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 take a screenshot Tell me its not just me - those bottles look about 2 litres each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 An invite to the divorce party when it comes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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