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Elegant Keepsakes For Your Wedding Guests

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Wedding favors are largely varied today with wedding couples no longer confined to just fruitcakes in cute packages. These souvenirs have also gotten more beautiful and elegant with each wedding that comes on and wedding planners have also been more adventurous and creative in getting perfect wedding favors. Wedding favors that are elegant in style and design commonly feature classy fixtures like carriages, crowns or stars and are normally decorated with or made of precious stones, crystals or glass and colored silver, gold and glitter.

If tea lights are your kind of gifts, you are in luck. Tea light holders with or without the candles can make very elegant coaster favors, particularly when they are designed in the same of a crown and decorated with colored stones or faux pearls. The holder in the shape of a crown can be made of silver or white-colored steel.

Other equally elegant wedding keepsakes are miniature cake toppers, similar to the one that sits atop your wedding cake. A light sterling silver version will be a beautiful keepsake for your guests if you can and sprinkle a dash of silver glitter for added effect. Perfume bottles are another choice for elegant wedding favors. To maximize the classy look and feel, pick multi-faceted bottles made of glass or crystals. To dress them up, just tie a colored ribbon around its neck. To create contrasts, pick rich hues like maroon, royal blue or dark chocolate brown so your gift will stand out without compromising its class.

Unique beach favors are gorgeous to look at and exquisite to touch but not always practical, which means months after the wedding, your guests may find their precious keepsakes gathering dust. To keep your wedding favors treasured for a long time, make them practical. These will have a use long after your wedding is over.

Without a doubt, practical wedding favors are stationery – writing paper, pen sets, letter openers, name card holders, memo pads and calculators are perfect for your working guests, who will definitely put your souvenirs to good use in the office and home. Other very practical yet lovely wedding favors are tableware. Forks and spoons sets, pizza cutters, cake slicers, bottle stoppers and even salt and pepper shakers have all made their debut as wedding keepsakes. Usually made of stainless steel and personalized with engravings, these tableware items are a visual pleasure to use every day.

If you are more into practical decorative items, then you may want to consider gifts like fridge magnets, photo frames, paperweights and flower pots. These are not just nice to look at and useful, they are also flexible enough to fit in with any wedding theme. If your wedding is a formal affair, have your decorative gift ideas in a muted color and design – colors like grey, silver, gold and beige are popular choices. If it is an informal party, then your souvenirs can be slathered with vibrant colors of any shade you wish and covered in less conservative designs.

Finally, personal care items like bath oils, scented soaps, shower foam, shaving kits and manicure sets have also been seen at weddings as keepsakes. These may be a little tricky as the scents chosen may not be your guests’ choice so practice a little caution when picking them out.