HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-02-05, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1997
Party favours add spice
Many of the guests coming to
your wedding have attended
various other weddings during their
lifetime. So, you probably will
want to give them something to
make your special day stand out in
their memories.
There are many different favours
you can give your guests, the most
common being personalized bud
vases, picture frames and silk
flowers in vases. It is wonderful for
guests to receive wedding favours
to help keep the memory of the
night alive.
Seeing as it takes a lot of thought
and time to find the right favour for
your wedding, you might as well
choose something that the guests
will want to take home. There is no
sense in buying favours that will be
left at the end of the night. No
couple wants to be stuck with 50
leftover favours.
While there is nothing wrong
with giving flower vases, some
couples want to give out something
<? little more unusual. One way to
help ensure that all favours will be
taken and enjoyed by guests is to
order unique gifts that your guests
may not have seen before. Creative
favours do not necessarily mean
expensive favours. There are plenty
out there that you and your guests
will enjoy and, surprisingly, cost
very little. It improves the chances
that every guest will leave with a
gift, and that your wedding will be
remembered for a long lime to
come.
Because most couples need to
buy between 50 and 100 favours,
keeping down the amount spent on
them is important. The money you
save is money that can be spent on
some other aspect of the wedding.
The following are fun items that
your guests are sure to enjoy, but
are not too expensive.
• A small box of delicious dark
and white chocolates, personalized
with the couple's name and
wedding date on the box.
• A customized mini champagne
bottle that comes complete with a
label bearing the couple's name,
wedding date and a personalized*
message.
• Glass fortune cookies in which
the couple's name, wedding dale
and a special message are inscribed
on the- fortune. These "cookies" are
packed in authentic Chinese food
takeout boxes.
• Live seedlings ready for
planting that can grow strong and
last for years to come. These allow
you to share your love with a gift
that grows. Aside from being
unique, they help give something
back to nature.
• Small fishbowls filled with live
goldfish. These pels make a great
gift for guests to take home to the
lads and, hopefully, can ensure that
people won't put it on a shelf and
forget about it. Every time they see
the fish, they'll be reminded of your
wedding. A pet shop should be able
to give you a good deal for buying
the bowls and fish in bulk.
Attendant gifts memorable
From the perfect drop earrings to
match the bridesmaids' gowns to
engraved stemware, attendants'
gifts are only limited by the creativ
ity of the bridal couple.
Gifts for the bridesmaids and
groomsmen may be one of the last
minute items on the list of things-
to-do. However, they are important
for thanking those who have helped
make your special day a treasured
memory.
The most common gift for the
bridesmaids is a single piece of
jewellery or a set which is co-ordi
nated with the gowns, said Maria
Bakelaar of Bakelaar Jewellers,
Wingham.
"We ask questions of the bride-
to-be to get an understanding of the
dresses, other accessories and the
budget. We are then better able to
advise them on the perfect gift."
"Earrings and necklaces remain a
popular choice, though broaches or
a simple bodice accent for the vel
vet dress may be right."
A growing trend in attendant
gifts is engraved items as a momen
ta of the day. These can range from
bracelets to glassware or lighters
Relaxing helps
avoid stress
Planning a wedding? Before you
fall victim to the stress of trying to
ensure that your ceremony and
reception will be perfect in every
way, read this advice from Miss
Manners, also known as Judith
Martin, from Miss Manners' Guide
to Excruciatingly Correct
Behaviour (Warner Books):
A wedding reception is basically
a large party and is therefore not
perfectable because there are too
many variables...Miss Manners'
advice to young brides is to plan
weddings that will be pretty and
festive, but not to attempt to make
them grand on a scale unrelated to
the rest of their lives, and not to
expect them to be perfect. Many an
otherwise lovely bride has turned
ugly attempting to create a
"dream" occasion and to make
everyone else conform with her
conception of their roles in it.
for the men.
At Anstett's in Clinton, Dave
Anstett said personalized items are
common along with pendants, pins,
chains with charms, silver or crys
tal.
For the men, pens, cufflinks and
tie bars top the list along with
almost anything engravable.
The one-stop wedding boutique,
Wholesale Jewellers Plus, Goderich
offers everything from attendant
and anniversary gifts to candles,
decorations and cake tops.
The wide variety of merchandise
has brides-to-be looking from
handmade items to pearl necklaces.
"We often ask the women to
bring in the bridesmaids' dresses
(or a sample of the material) so
colours can be matched," said Ed
Foie. "It makes everything come
off well."
For the ushers, engraved whiskey
flasks are still popular as are cups
and tie tacks.
"They are trying to make a mem
ory."
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