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Press Release - 13 April 2008
 
So Many Favours… So Little Time
 

Choosing wedding favours is difficult at the best of times, the sheer variety on offer to suit almost every occasion, taste and colour scheme can seem overwhelming. Oh yes, and then there’s the new mother-in-law’s disturbing offer to “make” the wedding favours herself playing with your mind!

 

However there are some simple questions you can ask yourself to help you choose the right wedding favour for your biggest of big days:

 

1    Are the wedding favours part of a theme and/or colour scheme?

Answering yes will limit your choices but may make it easier to choose as a result. For instance, if you choose an ivory theme with calla lilies, ivory favours would look great especially if you introduce a contrasting colour, perhaps to match the bridesmaids dresses or a particular colour scheme present at the venue. Furthermore, you could make life even easier and opt for calla lily chocolate dragee flowers in ivory and you have a great ready-assembled favour to match your theme!

 

2    Are the wedding favours for you or your guests?

It seems like an obvious answer, but think about it. You want your wedding favours to say something about your day and give your guests something to remember your wedding by. In my experience, wedding favours which can be consumed or used on the day are always more popular than keepsake type favours which instantly accumulate dust in a drawer after the wedding. So give your guests a special surprise on the day just to add to their magical experience.

 

3    How much will you spend on wedding favours?

Wedding favours can cost as much or as little as you like, look to spend around two to three pounds (four to five dollars) for a great wedding favour. Remember to ask the supplier for samples and don’t be afraid to ask for a discount when making large orders. The worst they can say is “no” but if they say “yes” you can save yourself some money, which is no bad thing in the wedding planning process.

 

4    What makes a good wedding favour and what do my guests and I like?

In my experience confectionary, namely chocolate, wins every time. Chocolate looks goods, tastes great, everyone likes it and comes in a huge variety of colours and forms, for example, chocolate dragees are just perfect. Your guests can appreciate the effort and thought you have put into a well designed favour and can eat them as an after wedding breakfast treat.

 

5    Why bother with wedding favours?

Your guests expect them and besides it’s a tradition. Some may have travelled thousands of miles to be with you and spent precious time and money. This is your way to show how much they mean to you on your special day.
 
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Press Release - 12 June 2008
 
Working out how many wedding favours to buy for your wedding?
 
It's one of the most commonly asked questions here at Go Wedding Favours, so we thought we would help with this burning question – leaving you to focus on another one of the hundreds of last minute tasks and chores.
 
First things first, don't leave your wedding favours till the last minute, you'll have less time to think about your options and you won't be happy unless you know you've got it absolutely right!
 
Whether going for organza bags or favour boxes the obvious place to start is by counting the number of confirmed and unconfirmed but likely to confirm guests. Then add 10% because you never know how many people you've forgotten to put on the guest list and anyway if going down the DIY favour box route, you WILL make some mistakes! We all do that's just human nature.
 
Next work out how many boxes you have and then work out the area of the base of each box. This is done by multiplying the width and the height and will be an important indicator of how much tissue paper to buy. For example if your box is 25cm2 then you will need 50cm2 of tissue paper because if you double the box base area then you can build a tissue paper nest inside the box that will pretty much be the perfect amount. Now say you have 100 favour boxes at 25cm2 each then you multiply 25 x 100 = 2500cm2 or 2.5m2. You can now buy enough tissue paper to do each box and not have any waste left over.
 
Your wedding favour masterclass will be concluded next month.
 
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Press Release - 20 June 2008
 
Working out how many wedding favours to buy for your wedding? (Part 2)
 
Now whether you are buying sugared almonds or chocolate dragees you should buy them in 1kg packs to get value for money. The number you use depends upon the size of your chosen box but as a general rule 5 sweets is symbolic and make a nice number for each guest. Now each sugared almond and chocolate dragee box contains approximately 240-250 sweets, unless you choose small chocolate dragee hearts, but that's for another day. Say you now have your 100 boxes made and lined with tissue paper, using the 5 rule you need to supply 5 x 100 sweets, so 500 sweets. Now divide 500 by the number of sweets in each box 500 / 250 = 2. Therefore you will need 2 boxes of sugared almonds or chocolate dragees. However the approximate amounts are the upper estimate of approximate and we would recommend buying 3 boxes to be on the safe side.
 
Next comes the ribbon, for a simple bow design on a square 5cm box we would recommend using 40cm of ribbon. Therefore if your box is square multiply the base of the box by 8 the reach the total length of ribbon required. Going back to our 100 boxes this would be 5cm x 8 = 40cm per box x 100 for all the boxes = 4000cm or 40m of ribbon. It would be wise to add a further 10% to the length if you are not a regular craft type person.
 
Finally, if you are having any, embellishments are easy because you generally buy 1 per box unless they are really small then it's a case of catering for your own design.
 
We hope you found this article useful and wish you the best of luck with your wedding plans.
 
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