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When it comes
to choosing the favors for you special day, choose something that reflects your
style! There is no wrong choice. When choosing your favors you can be as
creative as you want. Or you may choose to stick to something traditional.
There are so many choices for you to choose from. Pick something that blends in
with the whole theme of your day.
Traditional
- Jordan
Almonds have been a tradition for Italian,
Greek, and Middle Eastern wedding and carry a cultural meaning. Fresh almonds
have a bittersweet taste, which represents life. The sugarcoating is added with
the hope that the
newlyweds' life will be more sweet than bitter. You can put
them in any kind of box or bag.
Italian weddings give out 5 almonds to signify 5 wishes for the bride and
groom: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and longevity.
Greek weddings serve the almonds in little bags in odd numbers because odd
numbers are indivisible, symbolizing how the newlyweds will share everything and
remain undivided. Their tradition says that if an unmarried woman puts the
almonds under her pillow, she will dream of her future husband.
Middle Eastern weddings consider candy-coated almonds an aphrodisiac, and always
have them on hand.
Creative
favors show off your personality, your style. There are no rules as to what
kind of favors you should choose. Some of the hottest ideas out there came
about because someone wanted something different. Try giving out homemade CDs
about you and the groom. Show engagement pictures, list current information
about where you live, tell your story. There a few different ways to package
them. Give your guests something they won't forget.
Some other popular favor ideas include:
Candles: votive or tea lights, maybe in a container that matches your theme or decorated with personalized confetti
Soaps: Rose petal soaps, wedding cake
soaps, heart soaps and confetti soaps 
Candy: chocolates, mints or jelly beans in a tin, bag or box, or bars with personalized wrappers
Coffee: in a small bag with a personalized label, with or without a coffee cup
Bells: with a ribbon (maybe personalized?) and a card
Flowers: one rose, a tiny vase with one or two blooms
Pens and/or Post-its or notepads: with your names and date or a special message imprinted