Wedding Need help with favor questions

[violet02]

So here''s the idea I''m going off of for my table set up (first attached photo). It won''t quite look like the photo but you get the idea. The original idea involved a small round chocolate dish and a candy tin with a ribbon on it. I tried the exact chocolate in the photos since they seemed so perfect for our theme and the taste was just not up my alley. Passionfruit ganache is not my thing. I found a different chocolate they make in a heart shape called an ''antoinette'' funnily enough which will work.

So the first issue is the candy dish. The caterer only supplies a dish that is used for the saucer for the coffee cup, of course each dish costs us. It''s also way too big. My idea was to buy and used the heart shaped dishes from wedding star and buy a nice pink bow (vs the red) to wrap around it. This would be placed on the right side where the other chocolate was formerly. Instead of orange candy tins we''d use strawberry for that splash of color. So candy tin and heart dish with ribbon on it, two favors. Then we have the teapot place card holders, which makes three favors.

My question is this. Will people know what to take home with them in terms of all the favors? We''ll have favor tags for the candy tins but not the rest. The bows will at least have printing on them on the candy dish to indicate it''s a favor. We could go with the idea of a card on the table or printing on the back of the placecard to say please take home the teapot place card holder. Won''t all this get confusing though? And how are people supposed to juggle carrying three things home? Also its a partial daytime wedding, will the chocolates get melty in 70 degree weather and is it even worth it to include this? I feel a bit cheap with just a cheap candy tin and teapot holder. I think the chocolate adds a nice touch, if only we didnt have to go to so much trouble. What if we passed on the bow on the candy dish? Then i''d really think people wouldn''t know to take them home. It would make it SO much easier to put assemble them though. Am I overdoing it?

Help!

 

[violet02]

New set of favors:

 

[Pandora II]

I''d honestly just go for the dish and chocolate - if they''re all tied up with ribbon it should be obvious they are a gift.

 

[violet02]

So only the dish with the chocolate, not the tins with the candy? Those are actually one of my must items. I''m just wondering if the chocolate is overkill or what. And are candies and a teapot placecard holder only kinda eh? As I was asking before though how do you carry those three items home anyways? Is it unweildy? My friend had a cd with a box of chocolates all tied up in a stack. I''d thought about putting the dish in a box as well but that definitely seems like overkill.

 

[v!v!]

hi violet02! i personally liked your idea of a little card on the table explaining that they are free to take the favors home. and if you do that, then you don''t have to worry about the bows on the dish! i also wanted to say how much i really love the teapot place card holders! what a great idea!!

 

[Haven]

I love those candy tins! We used to walk to the local pharmacy to buy those when I was a little girl.

Anyway . . . I think printed ribbons will definitely indicate that the items are favors. As for the amount, you certainly don''t have to give all of those favors to your guests. On the other hand, if people don''t want them every favor they can just leave them. I''m no help, am I?

As for the teapot placecards, I think they''re adorable but I have to be honest--I never take those types of favors home because I have no clue what I''d ever do with them!

 

[violet02]

I think what I''m wondering here is if you have three separate favors sitting out like that how do people carry them home with them? That''s a lot to juggle. Do you offer a little box or bag or something for people to place things in?

 

[gtn]

violet, I am so sorry you have to deal with this. I agree with the others who say ax the programs and menus. Also, your favor's are adding up big time. It might be more work, but why not print up cards that say "Violet and Mr. Violet month day, year" cut them out and tape it to one item and nix the rest. Also, you have a flute and harpist. Why not call them and see if you can lower the cost by just getting the harpist. Our harpist is costing $500 + $85 (travel fee). You might be able to reduce the cost by eliminating the flute? Also, since you are giving everybody the teapot placeholders, why not give one candy favor per family/couple? Also, talk to your wedding party to see if they can help you brainstorm or do some of the work with you so it doesn't get so overwhelming.


I hope this helps. Good luck.

eta: I meant to add this comment to the cutting cost thread.

 

[neatfreak]

Violet, in no way do I mean offense by this, but you have another thread going about how to cut the budget down a lot; how about starting here? These favors can't be cheap and really, many people won't take them or even remember them...just something to think about!

 

[meresal]

Date: 7/10/2008 4:21:03 PM
Author: neatfreak
Violet, in no way do I mean offense by this, but you have another thread going about how to cut the budget down a lot; how about starting here? These favors can't be cheap and really, many people won't take them or even remember them...just something to think about!

I was just about to type the same exact thing... you definitely have a starting point right here. I agree most people won't take them, and what are people going to do with 2 teapot placeholders once they leave the reception? Most families have tables for 4 or 6.

Not trying to squash your idea. Just saying this might be a really great place to cut costs. My vote is candy tins at each place setting and that would be it.

 

[violet02]

Date: 7/10/2008 4:30:59 PM
Author: meresal

Date: 7/10/2008 4:21:03 PM
Author: neatfreak
Violet, in no way do I mean offense by this, but you have another thread going about how to cut the budget down a lot; how about starting here? These favors can''t be cheap and really, many people won''t take them or even remember them...just something to think about!

I was just about to type the same exact thing... you definitely have a starting point right here. I agree most people won''t take them, and what are people going to do with 2 teapot placeholders once they leave the reception? Most families have tables for 4 or 6.

Not trying to squash your idea. Just saying this might be a really great place to cut costs. My vote is candy tins at each place setting and that would be it.

This thread is older actually so yes of course I need to cut on favors.

Thanks for the suggestion on what to do instead, that helps a lot!

 

[violet02]

Date: 7/10/2008 4:18:50 PM
Author: gtn
violet, I am so sorry you have to deal with this. I agree with the others who say ax the programs and menus. Also, your favor''s are adding up big time. It might be more work, but why not print up cards that say ''Violet and Mr. Violet month day, year'' cut them out and tape it to one item and nix the rest. Also, you have a flute and harpist. Why not call them and see if you can lower the cost by just getting the harpist. Our harpist is costing $500 + $85 (travel fee). You might be able to reduce the cost by eliminating the flute? Also, since you are giving everybody the teapot placeholders, why not give one candy favor per family/couple? Also, talk to your wedding party to see if they can help you brainstorm or do some of the work with you so it doesn''t get so overwhelming.


I hope this helps. Good luck.

eta: I meant to add this comment to the cutting cost thread.

Great idea about cutting the flute player btw, thanks for that recommendation!