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I think we are going to do a CD of our favourite songs per couple/family and then do some sort of sweets as well. Can't decide between just married love hearts or choccy hearts. Might have both.
Other ideas I've heard of are lottery tickets, sweets of any kind, choccies, minatures, candles, little plants, flowers. I think you could really have just about anything you wanted.
__________________ Teresa and Paul - 2nd October 2004
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It's not very original but chocolate tends to be popular if you have lots of guests like me (who despite the dessert and cake are pissed and want more sweets)....... I've been to SO many weddings this last two years, and don't want to rain on anyone's parade but honestly didn;t notice when there were no favours at all (I obsessed about my own too) - so try not to worry too much about them!
N xxx
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We went to a wedding last christmas and in stead of the usual almonds they had boxes on each table fille dwith party poppers,bubbles,these strange indoor firework thingys and so on. odd but the bride was a little strange.and little packets of after eights and those four pack of farrero rochae (I canna spell cap'n)
I was boring and had almonds but any left over were hoovered up by the hotel dog the next day, he ate wrapper and all but there was no harm done thankfully!
IF you have a nice Avon lady who you get on with Avon do tester samples for the sales people.You could sweet talk her into ordering them for you,As far as I remember from doing it they seem to have perfume, aftershave, cremes and so on
Originally posted by babyicebean
IF you have a nice Avon lady who you get on with Avon do tester samples for the sales people.You could sweet talk her into ordering them for you,As far as I remember from doing it they seem to have perfume, aftershave, cremes and so on
I was in a nightclub one night and a department store was sponsoring that particular night. They had packaged up samples of perfumes from the perfume counter - joop, hugo, opium, cerutti etc to give out. They were lovely. Excellent idea babyicebean!
To be honest the best favour I've ever seen was at our friends Cor & Rob's wedding. Instead of choccies, almonds, candles and other stuff that usually gets forgotten or thrown into a drawer to gather dust & never seen again (sorry, but it's true - it's only usually a sentimental thing for the bride & groom and most of the guests don't really care! Ohh don't I sound old, bitter and married! ) - Cor & Rob left cards at each place, telling us that they have made a donation to a charity called Samaritan's Purse, which meant that instead of us getting a gift, it meant that a starving baby received fresh milk for a week, and because of the number of guests, the child would be fed for over 18 months.
Much more beneficial than a sugared almond, I think! And it just touched me a lot (apart from the fact I gave everyone chocolate at ours !)
Just another idea, but one I can pretty much guarantee most people don't do.
Mrs G xx
__________________ Diane & David, 9th September 2002, Carrickfergus Elim Church.
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"People will seldom remember the words you spoke but they will always remember how you made them feel."
I'll try Rooley - even so, I think people like World Vision etc would do the same thing if you contact them (As would most charities of your choice - but I have to give a wee plug for World Vision as I'm a child sponsor & want to whip up as much support as I can! )
Mrs G xx
__________________ Diane & David, 9th September 2002, Carrickfergus Elim Church.
"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow."
"People will seldom remember the words you spoke but they will always remember how you made them feel."
we had small vials of bath salts in lilac with a tag with our names round the neck got tons left in pale blue and pink if anyone wants them
for men it was whiskey and night favours were swizzle lollies wrapped in tissue paper
__________________ Stace. xx Married my sweetpea
Phew that was hard work!!
My little baby yeah not so much now my little man is now almost 3 years old !! not a baby no more
My little ginger man speaks spanish!!
unusual favours
but so far 
so will just have to keep mothering my surrogate baby 
and keep at the 
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unusual favours
) - Cor & Rob left cards at each place, telling us that they have made a donation to a charity called Samaritan's Purse, which meant that instead of us getting a gift, it meant that a starving baby received fresh milk for a week, and because of the number of guests, the child would be fed for over 18 months. 
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Diane & David, 9th September 2002, Carrickfergus Elim Church.
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