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Winter Wedding Favors that Won’t Break the Bank
If you think weddings are romantic, nothing can compare to having an elegant and romantic winter wedding. If you
have just gotten engaged, you might want to consider having your wedding during the winter months. While this is
not a popular time for many brides, when you choose the winter, there are some really fabulous idea is that you can
use to your advantage. Your wedding favors are one thing that you will want to think about when planning your
wedding.
When you begin planning your wedding, you will have a lot of fun coming up with a theme and deciding on what you
will do for your guests. Your ceremony is only half of the wedding. The fun part comes afterwards during the
reception. This is the time where you thank your guests for coming and now is a popular time to give small tokens
of your appreciation to your wedding guests. If you are having your wedding during the winter months, there are
some really great ideas that are inexpensive for wedding favors. Here are a few to consider.
Cookie Cutters: cookie cutters are very cute to hand out to your wedding guests after your reception. Look
for cookie cutters that represents your theme or the time of the year. This can be anything including gingerbread
men, stars, angels, Christmas trees or even crosses. Find a nice sentiment, or a poem that reflects your love or
each other. Copy it onto a nice thick paper and attach it to the cookie-cutter with decorative ribbon. This is a
nice reminder of the wonderful day that you have had with your guests.
Christmas ornaments: Christmas ornaments are perfect to give out to your guests as small tokens of your
appreciation. If you shop in advance, you can buy beautiful Christmas decorations at rock-bottom prices. Consider
having a large artificial tree in the reception area and adorning it with the decorations you have picked out for
your guests. Allow your guests to take a Christmas ornament off with the tree as they leave, so they can take it
home with them and remember your special day.
Small Stockings: If you are having your winter wedding around the Christmas holidays, give each guess their
own mini stocking to take time as a gift. If you know how to sew or have someone in your family that enjoys sewing,
you can make a lot of stockings for next to nothing. If you choose to purchase plain stocking then you might want
to consider dressing them up with faux fur, beads or other decorative touches.
Snow Globes: What says winter better than snow globes? Snow globes are readily available and you can find
them featuring just about any type of theme that you are looking for. You may also want to consider purchasing the
new snow globes that you can personalize yourself. Many wholesale craft supply catalogs sell these small snow
globes that allow you to insert your own picture into the middle. These are very pretty and a great way to present
your guests with a cute wedding reception gifts.
Handmade candies: Everybody loves handmade candy. Consider making an easy candy recipe such as breaking
peppermints into small pieces and pouring white chocolate over the peppermints. When the chocolate hardens, you can
then break the candy into pieces and put them into small bags. Add a beautiful bow or ribbon and you have yourself
an inexpensive yet elegant wedding favor gifts to give your guests.
When you have a winter wedding, the possibilities are endless, and it comes to choosing wedding favor gifts you do
not have to break the bank to find something that everybody will enjoy.
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