I was just using a wine stopper we got as a wedding favor. Probably the most useful favor we've ever gotten. Wish I had more! Runner up to that would probably by coasters. I loathe tealight candle holders. What to do with all of them?
We gave out full-sized teacups, scarves, and backpacks (as welcome bags) for our destination wedding. People still tell us/show us they use them.
What are some of the best favors you've gotten or given?
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I was going to say wine stopper, too. Our wedding gifts were gobbled up - they were toffee and chocolate from a local candy shop.
coconut / 8234 posts
PIE!
I want some more right now. Anything that was really yummy was awesome.
grapefruit / 4442 posts
Edible ones. my favorite has been caramel apples and cookies.
for my wedding we gave out hugging dog salt and pepper shakers. My friends still use them.
pomelo / 5220 posts
I got homemade jam that the grandmother of the bride made from fresh local fruit. Holy crap. I still dream about it... yum!
I gave out pralines, so everyone was happy and gobbled them up.
bananas / 9973 posts
@mediagirl: @mrsjazz: Food favors! Yes! Actually, my sister did cotton candy inside mason jars. Yummy and we still use the mason jars!
@bunnylove08: OMG that sounds so very cute!
bananas / 9973 posts
@psw27: I need to go to more weddings with food favors! What an awesome grandmother!
eggplant / 11716 posts
I've been to lots of weddings with no favors. Like..the majority of weddings I've attended. Maybe it's a Texas thing not to have favors.
But since I'd seen so many favors on wedding blogs with favors, we had them both nights--they were both edible. But some guests got a little overzealous and swiped "extra" favors (off other tables!) so some of our guests didn't get them.
I'm a total pig so I like edible treats. =)
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@psw27: wow. Now that is a special and yummy gift!!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Our photobooth photos were favors; we had 400+ guests so I decided to go without.
Best favors I've gotten include home-made rice krispy treats (green tea flavor!) & tiny little succulent plants!
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Most useful was heart shaped measuring spoons.
Best ever midnight snack donuts.
bananas / 9899 posts
I hate little knick knacks I will never use and end up in the garbage. I wish the couple would have just saved their money.
I like food favors. Even if I don't like it, I can give it to someone who will eat and enjoy it.
I had s'mores kits at my wedding and a firepit outside so people could make them! They were a hit.
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
A piece of rainbow cookie cake. I also got to eat DH's (then fiancé) cake because he doesn't like rainbow cookies. It was pure bliss!
pomelo / 5220 posts
@pui yours sounds awesome! I would have loved a s'more and a fire! Maybe I will suggest that to a couple who is having a "camping" wedding coming up in the fall. 
eggplant / 11716 posts
@psw27: that's awesome! That's what we had for favors our second night. Our family has a famous (to us) strawberry jam recipe and my mother made 150 mini jars of it, and packaged it really cutely.
pineapple / 12526 posts
We did a candy buffet at our Halloween (well, day before) wedding. Everyone loved it.
I agree with anything edible. The little knick knacks just end up in the trash.
bananas / 9899 posts
@psw27: Yeah that sounds totally perfect!! They were pretty inexpensive to put together too (we bought the chocolate and graham crackers in bulk which saved a lot).
pomelo / 5509 posts
I kind of like it when people do the "donation in your honor" thing. That's what we did - donated to an animal rescue group.
I don't like getting little knickknacks that collect dust, especially things with the married couple's name and wedding date on it. No offense, but especially with people we aren't *that* close to, I mean...I'd rather use my nice, plain champagne glasses rather than frosted ones that say "Mike & Karen, 9-14-13" in a big heart, ya know? I've also noticed that people tend to leave little knickknack favors behind and then I feel bad because that's a waste of money for the hosts!
If people do include favors, I think edible is the way to go!
@shopaholic: We got a wine stopper as a favor once and I did think that was a useful favor, but then the decorative top part fell off a few months later!
grapefruit / 4120 posts
Flip flops and/or slippers. They are super common at weddings here in Mexico and I always show up just WAITING for my comfy shoes to slip on and dance in!
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
@IRunForFun: we donated to two charities as well and we had bags of M&Ms at each place setting.
coconut / 8430 posts
We did a little photobooth where people could take a picture and then paste it inside our guestbook. They also got a copy to take home with them. I made cute frames that just said "All You Need Is Love" with no wedding reference. I see them on people's fridges when I visit their homes so hopefully they liked them!
grapefruit / 4085 posts
I really like edible favors. We gave out cookies shaped like our wedding cake. For my shower we gave individually-boxed cupcakes. We got a bottle of Proseco as a favor at the last wedding we attended.
nectarine / 2134 posts
We did edible favors -- cookie and candy bar.
I don't think I've ever kept a knick-knack favor, so I prefer the edible ones or photobooth pictures or donations. A friend did really cute succulents, but we flew to the wedding so I couldn't imagine having to tote those back on the plane -- great idea but didn't work well with travel 
GOLD / pomegranate / 3938 posts
I've never received a good "favor." I really like photobooths. Someone also handed out boxes of crispy creme donuts after their wedding. That was awesome.
bananas / 9628 posts
we did a popcorn machine & fireworks display, i don't think a lot of people noticed the popcorn even though the DJ said something about grabbing some before making your way out for the fireworks. i throw all the little crap away from weddings, doesn't even make it home if it has the couple's names on there- really, did you think i'd forget who you are?? not a fan of people putting their names EVERYWHERE- matches, napkins, the dance floor, mints, candles- WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE! one or two items i can get over, but some people go too far.
i like edible favors or useful ones or donations or none at all is fine with me!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
We had candy bar & late night stadium style nacho bar & because it's a "tradition" in our area my DH made us have koozies as well. People in our area love them & always take a bunch so I guess they were a hit & I laugh when I see people using our koozie randomly years later.
bananas / 9229 posts
We gave out "black and white" cookies as our favor. A lot of people were traveling so anything liquid was out of the question so we just went with edible!
grapefruit / 4997 posts
We gave away Andes thin mint bars (a little bigger than the mini size ones) with wrappers that said "Mr. & Mrs B ~"mint" to grow old together. I've used shot glasses from 2 weddings a lot. I am not a fan tea light party favors either.
nectarine / 2878 posts
We did mini pies in mason jars. They were frozen, guests just needed to pop them in the oven.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
We did Koozies and I love when we have gotten them at other weddings.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I like edible favors! For ours, I made cookie mix in mason jars along with the recipe (which was basically "add an egg and bake") and we got a lot of compliments on that.
grapefruit / 4703 posts
@mrs. bird: LOL! I have drinking glasses from a wedding and they have the couple's swirly fancy monogram on them. DH is always asking me "whose wedding is this from again?" when he drinks out of one.
We gave little potted plants (teeny ones) that doubled as place cards. A lot of people tell us they planted them in their gardens and they keep coming up every spring. There's some in my garden too.
pomelo / 5509 posts
@NorCalWayfarer: Something like a plant, etc, is hard. One wedding we went to, they had little pumpkins as favors. They weren't *that* little, more like medium-sized. People who had flown were kinda like...how are we supposed to carry pumpkins on the plane...?
coconut / 8861 posts
Best one would have to be a small box of truffles. We didn't do favors at our wedding. Though, we had a groom's donut cake that was enjoyed throughout the dancing.
watermelon / 14467 posts
A mini metal watering can that was spraypainted antique white. I love using it to put my rings, pins, and bobby pins in when I take them off for the night.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I love edible favors. I basically don't even take favors home unless they're edible.
We did Swiss Army knife shaped chocolates. They were a huge hit.
pomelo / 5720 posts
Best one was a koozie. We still use it quite a bit. We had a candy bar as our favor and that was a huge hit. I feel like we did something else too but I can't remember what it was!
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