The maid of honor, a sister, or a close friend normally hosts wedding showers. Historically, the wedding shower is a party during which the bride was given items for her trousseau. Wedding showers today are more of a pre-wedding party where guests shower the bride with gifts and well wishes. The wedding shower gives the bride an opportunity to spend some time with friends and family before the wedding day.

Just because you are the made of honor, it doesn’t mean you have to pay for it all on your own. You should be able to get the others to pitch in to help with the expenses. Close friends and family members should be able to help co-host the wedding shower. Make sure you meet with the co-hosts to discuss the details. You should be in agreement about the date, budget, menu, and location of the shower.

Involve the bride in the date selection, but you should make sure the key guests could work with the selected date. The most well loved time for wedding showers is Sunday afternoon. Question the bride about her colors to see if you can incorporate it in the décor. Themed showers are fantastic, but they require a lot of plotting, and can be more expensive. You can expect to spend between .00 and .00 per person.

Most wedding showers are hosted in one of the bridesmaids’ home. Showers can be hosted in restaurants, parks, or any place that would accommodate such event. Question the bride if she has a preference for the location and go from there. Try to avoid having the party hosted at the bride’s home.

Wedding showers are usually small parties. You should not invite more than 30 guests. Only invite the closest friends and family members. Never invite someone you don’t plot to invite to the wedding. You have to send a printed invitation to all the guests; a phone call or an e-mail is not a excellent option.

You can serve finger food, or order pizza. You shouldn’t make a huge fuss about what is served. If you can make it work within your budget order a cake.

Fall weddings are some of the most gorgeous weddings since there are so many deep, rich colors to choose from. If you have already selected a color theme, then the simplest way to select your fall wedding favors would be to stay in the same color family as your wedding color.

If your color is brown, gorgeous chocolate brown wedding favor boxes filled with chocolate kisses is a fun way to thank your guests. “Kisses from the new Mr. and Mrs.” – cute and fun. If your color is burgundy, then burgundy photo frame/coaster favors would look fantastic on your table.

Looking for a more practical wedding favors? Fall candle wedding favors such as Fall in Like Gel Candle or Autumn wedding cake candles are sure to be loved during the winter by your guests.

Another practical fall wedding favor is to provide leaf place card holders at each guest setting that can be taken with to be used as a note holder in the office or recipe holder in the kitchen. This type of favor is fun at Thanksgiving dinners too.

There are several new fall wedding favors being offered on-line this year. A few of them are:

Fall candle wedding favors. Is there a more romantic image than a fall evening with dimly lit streetlights, colorful leaves falling onto the sidewalk? Charming tea light candles capture the ambience of an autumn night and make a colorful presentation at every place setting.

Fall Impressions Glass Photo Coasters. You only get one chance to make a lasting impression and when presentation is crucial, give these lovely “Fall Impressions” glass photo coasters. These practical and elegant coasters leave guests with the wonderful memories of fall and the romance of the evening.

Autumn Leaves Bookmark Favors. These exquisite autumn bookmark favors are a fantastic way to mark any fall occasion. Curling up with a excellent book is surely a favorite way to spend a crisp autumn day. So give your guests a useful favor that will bring memories of your special event each time they delight in a relaxing read.

I hope the above thoughts get your creative juices flowing. This is just an example of the many autumn wedding favors you can choose from to add elegance to your wedding reception.

Candles make very nice wedding favors that suit both your male and female wedding guests. There are a wide variety of types and styles of candles to choose from you are sure to find a type of candle that will be exactly suited for use as a wedding favor for your guests. The added bonus is that candles are relatively inexpensive which makes them perfect for use as wedding favors as you will most likely need to buy quite a few favors to ensure that all of your guests receive one.

Candles make wonderful wedding favors, they are a gift that your guests will be able to use if they so desire, or they can be kept as a decorative memento of your special day.

Weddings can be extremely expensive, so you will probably have a very limited budget for your wedding favors. Candles are generally very inexpensive which makes them ideally suited for the purpose of wedding favors. You will find that by placing a bulk order with a supplier you will even be able to a discount, meaning that your wedding favors will certainly come in under budget. You could even consider buying plain very inexpensive candles and decorating them with a ribbon that matches the color scheme of your wedding or decorating or wrapping them in some other fascinating and individual way.

There are many different types of candles available from gel candles and candles made with soy wax to traditional pillar and tapered candles. You may wish to do a small research on the internet to find out about the different types of candles you can choose from for your wedding favors. You will also be able to find specially shaped candles wedding cakes or like hearts for example that may fit your theme perfectly. It is also possible to find candle makers who will personalize your candles for you by incorporating the bride and grooms name and wedding date into the candle or onto the container or candle holder.

You may even wish to incorporate candles into your overall wedding decoration theme by using the same types of candles on the tables – your guests will then feel that they have truly been a part of your special day when they see that the candles they have been given are a perfect match for what they saw used on the day! Using the same candles for your decoration and for giving as wedding favors will also help with your budget as you should be assured a bulk discount for purchasing so many. If you do buy a bulk lot of candles and have some leftover they will make perfect gifts for anyone who was unable to come to the wedding.

Buying wedding favors is just one more thing to add to your growing list of things that need to be bought in preparation of your wedding day. Take a look at gift stores and you will soon realize that there is a wide range of wedding favors to choose from and they are available at prices that range from as small as per person to as much s per person and sometimes more. Even at the minimum but, this can work out to quite a tidy sum depending on the number of guests you intend inviting.

To avoid these escalating wedding expenses, you can choose to make your very own wedding favors. Not only will you save a whole lot of money but you will also impress your guests with your capabilities.

If you’ve chose to make your own wedding favors, it is advisable that you start working on them as early as possible as you are likely to have too much on your hands as the wedding day approaches.

Food favors are an brilliant thought and they are quite simple to get organized too. Home-made cookies, candies and chocolates are fantastic to be given away as a wedding favor. You can just use different moulds to make different shaped candies and place them in a gorgeous box. For chocolate wedding favors, all you need to do is melt chocolate and place this melted chocolate into small moulds and leave it to be refrigerated. Pack these perfectly shaped chocolates in an appropriate container and decorate it to excellent effect.  

If cookie-making is your forte, you can bake several different kinds of cookies and shape them with cheap cookie cutters so you have a variety of different flavored cookies in different shapes. If you go to a craft store you will be sure to find cheap baskets that you can buy in bulk along with some accessories for decorating the baskets. Imagine how thrilled your guests will be when they get to go home with a gorgeous basket of home-made cookies!

Other fantastic thoughts for a make it yourself wedding favors are candles and soaps. Making candles may be a small time-consuming and you would need to start much in advance. You will need to buy a few candle-making moulds and wax along with other accessories including the wick, the coloring and essence. Soaps are relatively simpler to make and you can also add different aromas to make them more exotic.

Though it is honestly simple to make wedding favors at home you should remember that they can be time-consuming too and if you don’t want to be stressed out at the last minute you should start making your wedding favors much in advance.

Engraved wedding favors are quickly becoming well loved with couples plotting their weddings. These extremely personalized gifts are a fantastic way for the bride, groom, and their family to show all of the wedding guests how much their presence was appreciated. In addition to showing appreciation engraved wedding favors will also help guests remember and relive the wedding experience for years to come.

Modern engraving technology has it made it possible for couples to give a variety of small, extremely, affordable gifts as wedding gifts by making them appear more elegant through engraving. Many wedding supply companies and companies that specialize in wedding favors have made it possible for couples and wedding planners to have gifts engraved on site at the time of buy. This makes the option of providing engraved wedding favors more affordable and convenient for the average couple.

There are many different items that can be engraved and given away as wedding favors. These items can be chosen to fit the theme and feel of the reception hall, the tastes of the bride and groom, or the tastes of the guests (especially if the guest list is very small). Chosen gifts can be very small and simple on the tightest budgets with engraving services offered at a very reasonable price. Remember, these gifts are being given to guests as a ‘thank you’ so while they should be thoughtful the gifts do not need to be extremely expensive.

Mugs and shot glasses are very well loved favors that are fantastic for engraving. These gifts can be personalized by having the date of the wedding engraved on them along with the name of the bride and groom or the location of the wedding. Glasses in general are often well loved gifts for engraving. They can be presented in a very elegant manner and are very affordable. Many companies offer a wide variety of glasses for engraving such as wine glasses, martini glasses, and even storage jars.

If you choose to give away personalized wine glasses there are other items that can be given away with the engraved item for maximum effect. A very reasonably priced bottle of wine with a customized mark goes along perfectly with a set of elegant glasses. When giving away engraved storage jars filling the engraved jars with candy or other small items is often a nice touch that will be appreciated by the recipients of the gift.

Other fantastic items to engrave and give to guests during weddings are plates, pens, and even letter openers. Plates are usually a huge hit since they can later be showed by the recipients. It isn’t unusual to see engraved plates given to individuals during weddings showed in china cabinets. Pens are also well loved since they are simple, attractive, and most people are always in need of another pen or two. Letter owners have recently been getting more well loved since they are very elegant and extremely unique. Many people do not use letter openers these days so most will be pleased to receive a letter opener as a gift.