Favor Quandry

[Gypsy]

I have 49 favors.

I can''t get anymore before the wedding. They are from Iran, are inlayed mosaic (Khatam) boxes from the most famous region (Isfahan) for such things in Iran that my mother bought when she was visiting there 3 years ago (for the first time in 27 years).

I''m gonna have more the 49 guest. Is it strange to give one gift per couple and one to the single folks that come?

They look like smaller (3x 3) nicer versions of this box. I was thinking of filling them with jordan almonds or something in tulle.

http://cgi.ebay.com/GOLD-JEWELRY-BOX-ART-LOT-Ebay-Auction-STAR-BOXES-GIFT_W0QQitemZ180214086737QQihZ008QQcategoryZ11707QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Do you think it will be okay if I don''t have one gift per guest?

I have 51 invites listed as needed with 90 guests. My mom got John and me special ones so we wouldn''t need one. And at least 3 couples on our list are definitely NOT coming (over 85 and in NY, can''t travel, but still invited, of course)... and FMIL is planning a dinner for us in NJ so that they can attend and it''s likely more NJ/ NY folks won''t be coming as well (

).

How do I pass them out, if I''m doing them per couple? Do I link them to the placecards and do the place cards per couple instead of per individual? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[gtn]

My cousin had one favor for the girls and one for the guys. For girls she gave perfume, and for the guys she gave music cd''s. Why not do something similar?

 

[zoebartlett]

Hmmm, I have three suggestions.

1. You could open the boxes and put the placecards inside. The boxes could act as place card holders. That way if you do one place card per couple, both names will be written on the card and it should be obvious that one box belongs to two people.

2. Maybe instead of using them for favors, you could put them inside welcome bags for your guests. Usually this is done for out of town guests, so I''m not sure who to handle it if many guests live locally and aren''t going to receive a welcome bag.

3. Would you think about maybe getting similar boxes to the ones your mom got so you''ll have more to hand out as favors?

 

[IWantAMilkshake]

It''s not uncommon at all to do one favor per couple, especially for nicer favors. This is really easy if you''re doing escort cards but not place cards, which are addressed to the couple. Place the escort card on top of the gift.

 

[sumbride]

Definitely ok to have 1 gift per couple. I''ve seen it before with escort card attached. I think it will be lovely!

 

[zoebartlett]

Can someone please explain what an escort card is? How does it differ from a place card?

 

[Gypsy]

Got it. Escort Card addressed to both maybe I affix them to the outside of the boxes with a bow or something, and set them out onto a table just outside the reception venue. Not a problem. I know that I list man first if married, lady first if unmarried. And I'll use formal address on them. Thanks guys, you're the greatest.

Zoe, I was using the word placecard wrong. Here's the link that explains the difference ( I had to google it).

http://www.weddingusa.com/stories/place_escort_cards.shtml

 

[zoebartlett]

Thanks Gypsy! It looks like I''ve had the term wrong all this time. I was calling escort cards place cards -- I hadn''t heard the term "escort card" before.

 

[ephemery1]

Gypsy, my husband''s cousin just married a man from Lebanon and did the exact same thing for favors... lovely wooden boxes filled with "real" imported Jordan almonds. They put enough on each table to amount to one per couple, and it worked out fine. Everyone figured out on their own that it was one per couple. And those Jordan almonds were amazing! I snacked on them during the speeches...

 

[Gypsy]

Date: 2/10/2008 1:07:32 AM
Author: ephemery1
Gypsy, my husband's cousin just married a man from Lebanon and did the exact same thing for favors... lovely wooden boxes filled with 'real' imported Jordan almonds. They put enough on each table to amount to one per couple, and it worked out fine. Everyone figured out on their own that it was one per couple. And those Jordan almonds were amazing! I snacked on them during the speeches...

Oh that's great! I'm glad every one figured out that it was one per couple and that they liked the favors! I really think people are going to like them too. I think they are things that people will keep too because they really are lovely and not just a bridal.

Zoe, the term is completely new to me too. Gotta love google!