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NEARLY 100 IDEAS FOR FAVOURS - WHY NOT ADD TO THE LIST AND SEE HOW MANY WE CAN GET TO ( SEND YOUR IDEAS TO The Wedding Forum) SEASONAL/HOLIDAY FAVOURS SWEETS Mini Easter baskets filled with foil-wrapped chocolate eggs Simple Christmas ornaments Pretty gourds Blow-up beach balls with your names and the date on them, or just in your wedding colors Miniature heart-shaped boxes of Valentine's chocolates A New Year's champagne flute with your names and the date emblazoned on it Sunscreen (for an outdoor summer wedding) Miniature watering cans filled with spring blooms Frisbees (for a cookout in the woods or park) Miniature Christmas wreaths (perhaps wrapped around the base of a red candle) Chocolate coins in gold foil Umbrellas (for a wedding during rainy season) Scarves or mittens (for a nippy winter wedding day) Sunglasses Sparklers Easter eggs (that you've colored yourselves) Miniature pots of clover (four-leaf?) for St. Patty's Day Kites Snow globes Wedding water bottles Slices of apple or pumpkin pie KEEPSAKE FAVOURS A copy of a memorable photo you have of you (or both of you) with each guest - very personal A love poem written by one or both of you, or just one that you love A pretty picture frame Potpourri Several sheets of pretty notepaper with matching envelopes, tied with a ribbon A letter of love and thanks from the two of you Miniature soaps or fun, brightly colored glycerin-soap "slices" Fragrance -- small vials of perfume and/or cologne that you love, or that was created expressly for the wedding Engraved silver keychains A Polaroid shot of you and each guest as they arrive at the reception Wine glasses with your names and the date on them in gold, silver, or black Pretty paper fans (to beat the heat, and/or to represent your Asian or Spanish ancestry) Small, round, decorative boxes (or pretty pillboxes) Figurines (Precious Moments are popular) Mini replicas -- or picture postcards -- of landmarks in the town where you marry Little blank books/journals (where your guests can record their most secret thoughts) Music boxes EDIBLE FAVORS The classic: candied almonds (Italian "confetti") A single, amazing petit four A miniature box of good chocolate (Godiva!) or a single truffle Half bottles of wine, perhaps with labels personalized for your wedding Gourmet jelly beans Chocolate Kisses wrapped in tissue paper (in your wedding colors, perhaps) Mixed nuts in little canisters Baklava (your grandmother's recipe, maybe) Mints with your married monogram on them Apples (if you've got apple trees in your yard or an orchard nearby - or if either of you is a doctor or teacher!) Gourmet coffee beans in mugs Everyone's favorite: M&Ms Pineapples or coconuts (for a tropical wedding) Ginger candy (spicy!) Bubble gum or malted-milk balls (for a '50s-style wedding) Little tins of butter cookies Rice-Krispies treats Big, round, old-fashioned lollipops Honey or jam - that you've canned yourselves or from a local gourmet shop Old-fashioned "button" candy (colorful drops stuck onto long sheets of butcher paper) "LIVING" FAVOURS Tree saplings Flower bulbs A single rose at each place setting (in the colour of your choice) Donations to the charity of your choice in each guest's name (leave a small paper scroll or card at each place explaining) Packets of seeds - your favorite bloom, or one with significance to the two of you Potted African violets "Adopt" an animal at the zoo in your guests' collective names Aromatherapy candles Goldfish in pretty bowls (make sure they come with fish food!) "Favours" from the bride and groom -- certificates that promise "one heart-to-heart," "a year of email," "afternoon tea," "a day of helping you move," etc., personalized for each guest Boutonnieres and corsages for every single guest JUST FOR FUN Toothbrushes with your names and the wedding date on them (especially if one of you is a dentist) Astrological readings (on mini scrolls) for each guest Pez dispensers (complete with the candy!) Decks of cards (having a Vegas wedding??) Silly, kids' party favours Bottles of bubbles Tiny stuffed animals CD singles (maybe your wedding song, or something classic) Post-It notes in your wedding colors (everyone can use 'em) Wedding T-shirts Bandanas (perfect for a hoe-down) Baseball caps or visors Shot glasses (personalized or just ones you like!) Stickers (silly ones, or have a graphic-designer pal design wedding-memento stickers) Super Balls Cans of Play-Doh (regress to childhood, everyone!) Crayons (you might want to cover the tables with butcher paper, too) Yo-yos Tennis or golf balls with your names and the date on them Personalized pens or pencils Calendars (little plastic ones or funny rip-off-the-date ones) "Paper" airplanes (little colorful ones made out of foam) Chef's hats (if you two are connoisseurs) Comic books Kazoos or harmonicas (for a musical reception!) Lottery tickets (give them a chance at good fortune)

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