Weddings are one of the most important occasion in the life of two people - the bride and the groom - and it’s a truly personal celebration with the loved ones. Couples want every last detail of it to be personal too, and they do so with personalized wedding favors. For instance, diving enthusiasts choose miniature flippers and goggles as favors, wine collectors choose to give out wine tasting glasses. These favors reflect the couple, and the guests are to remember them through these memorabilia.

There are several ways by which you can personalize wedding favors. The method used is usually dependent on the type of wedding favor to be given away.

Place cards are meant to show guests where they should sit at the reception. Other than writing the name of the guest on the card, as well as that of the bride and groom, you can extend the personal touch to the place card holder too.

A fall wedding that uses maple leaf-shaped holders can easily use the center of the favor to hold the date, the happy couple’s names or even the location of the wedding. That provides the guests with a unique gift to set on the mantle back home.

A Las Vegas wedding calls for a number of things. One thing you may try is giving out decks of cards with your names in it with a logo of the hotel at the bottom. Don’t forget to check with the hotel about any copyright or infringement law. Or you can give away shot glasses with poker chip designs or small buckets that contain chocolate poker chips.

Plan to decorate the tables with chocolate mints for your guests to enjoy? A range of styles and colors are available as favors. In Las Vegas you might want to select poker chips, which can easily have personalized text on the wrapper. Planning to please your guests with coffee or tea favors? The packets provide a convenient spot to include your wedding’s design theme.

Many favors are wrapped or decorated. That gives yet another opportunity for personalization. A box of party favors might be wrapped with a ribbon that is printed with names, date or a special phrase you use in your ceremony. A bag of candies can be tied with a bow that contains your personal message.

Personalize tea lights by engraving the bottom of the tea light holder with your monogram, or you can simply place a sticker label that has your names and wedding date. If you’re feeling creative, you can personalize the candles themselves. Place a personal message on the inside bottom of the tea light holder. Your guests will see this message only after the candle has melted. You can even have the candles molded into shapes to go with your wedding theme - like a starfish for beach-themed weddings, a little snowman for winter weddings, a flower for spring weddings, and many more.

A clever way to light the tea lights would be with personalized strike matches. The outside may be printed with embossed initials of the bridal couple, the inside will contain the sketch of a map to the reception. This will be one of the small details that will make the celebration more unforgettable.

A wedding favor can easily be personalized just by putting a sticker, a picture or a small tag. No matter the size of the wedding favor, big or small, it becomes priceless not because of the favors themselves but because you put a little of yourself into making them.

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