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Unique Wedding Favors: Long Lasting Wedding Remembrance
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on January 9th, 2010
Planning a wedding requires extreme tasks, and choosing wedding favors is often not your first priority. Worse, these are often overlooked by many couple. If you are a bride-to-be and you want to take the responsibility of choosing the right kind wedding favors seriously, then you might seem to think of unique choices which are not boring and often kept and forgotten. Choosing the right and unique wedding souvenirs can make a big difference and great impression to all your guests. But just make sure you do not forget that their purpose is to act as your thank you gifts to all your guests meaning, they should not only carry a one-of-a-kind beauty but a sentiment of thanks as well. Thanks for all the support all throughout the years to come, thanks for all they had just to be present on your wedding and thanks for the thoughtful gifts. Unique keepsakes also serve to remind the guests of your momentous day for years to come. Many couple begins to choose unique keepsakes by referring with their wedding theme, which is great idea as well. Others tried to complement favors with their wedding colors. Whatever ideas you may have, there are several unique wedding options can fit any couple’s needs. Truly A Keepsake. Unique memorabilia that your guests will truly enjoy include a personalized CD. Burn you and your partner’s favorite songs as well as your wedding theme songs. Other favorite or sentimental songs can be added also. Finish it off with a personalized label with you and your partner’s name, wedding date and special message. Whenever they play your CD, they will surely remember the fun time they have shared with you. Flower And Garden Gifts. Give something alive like plants and flowers that are not quite common to give in most wedding. This is a sure way to sent each of your guest home with a little remembrance that they will definitely take care of for years to come. These favors typically come in small pots finished with fancy embellishments. They are not only good as gifts but they can add beauty and elegance to your reception tables. Plants and flowers are perfect for those couple who are environment-friendly. Edible Treats. Edibles are very popular favors since then. You can choose whether you will buy or make your own edible favors. Edible treats can be chocolates, candies and mints, jams, fortune cookies, cup cakes, or pies. You can even go with gourmet tea and coffee favors. These tasty treats are usually placed inside the little boxes and tied with pretty ribbons. Finish them off by placing ”thank you” tags with some of your wedding details. Others. Fun and personalized favors like engraved wedding bells, bubbles, pens and wine wedding favors are ideal choices as well. And if you budget is not an issue for you, you can always go with elegant personalized glass and silver favors. Personalize them by engraving you and your partner’s name as well as your wedding date, you can add special message as well.
Anniversary Favors Guide: 7 Top Tips For Choosing A Great Memento For Your Wedding Anniversary Party
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on January 1st, 2010
Whether you’re planning a 25th, 50th or other milestone wedding anniversary celebration, you’ll want to send your guests home with party favors that they’ll love. You’re probably looking for ideas for just the right memento to give to friends and family. These tips will guide you in choosing just the right anniversary favor for your happy occasion. 1. Inexpensive doesn’t have to mean cheap. Don’t run to the dollar store. You can find little gems online for a couple of dollars or less, if you hunt for them. It’s worth taking a little time to search different websites if you end up saving money and finding something wonderful. Be willing to invest in browsing. 2. Practical beats pretty. Don’t give into the impulse to give your guests a dust-collector, no matter how beautiful it looks. Instead, present them with anniversary favors they can use. A functional token will continuously remind them of your special day. That’s because they will be using it, instead of storing it in a box in the garage. 3. Traditional shouldn’t equal boring. If you’re planning a very elegant event and feel compelled to include classic favors, they don’t have to be ordinary. For example, you can use conventional little gold frames as place cards by adding printed prints with your guests’ names. Or update an engraved wine glass giveaway by filling it with gold wrapped candies. 4. Edible appeals to everyone. If you want a no-fail idea for anniversary favors, do something sweet. Who could resist a made to order chocolate bar covered with a personalized wrapper? Or how about an adorable little tin filled with gourmet chocolates? You can find custom made fortune cookies with your message inside. There are brownies that are decorated with your text in icing. You’ll find a wide assortment of goodies available to satisfy any taste. 5. Remember when? You can stir up nostalgia by choosing anniversary favors that encourage reminiscing. People love to talk about the good old days, so these kind of mementos will encourage conversations at your party. You could give a CD with love songs from the year or decade of your marriage. Or how about bookmarks, notebooks or magnets covered with facts, prices, songs, sports and movie trivia from they year you were married? 6. A picture’s worth a thousand words. Photo anniversary favors are the ultimate show-stopper. Whether you choose a wedding picture or a current one (or both), the image can be imprinted on a vast variety of items. Magnets, keychains, candy bar wrappers, bookmarks, pocket mirrors, mini notebooks, coffee mugs and coasters are just a few possibilities. The photograph of the celebrating couple can be such a nice reminder of the happy occasion. 7. A way to say thank you. Of course, the reason you give your guests tokens in the first place, is to way of expressing appreciation for sharing the celebration. But if you’d like to put your thoughts into actual words, you can choose personalized anniversary favors with enough room to hold a longer message. Items such as bookmarks or the back of a candy bar wrapper, for instance, contain enough space to add a personal thank you, quote or even a short poem. It doesn’t take much effort to find memorable anniversary party favors. Take some time to browse online and you’ll uncover abundant options. Keep these tips in mind, and you’ll be sure to find just the perfect keepsake to give to your guests.
Wedding Favors - Great Ideas for Your Guests
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on December 30th, 2009
Today wedding favors are a very popular way to thank your guests for attending your wedding and helping make your day extra special. Of course when you do a search for wedding favors 1000’s of sites and options come up. So how do you narrow your search and decide what you want. The wedding favor you decide on should reflect the style and/or theme of your wedding, as well as reflect your own personality. Here is quick guide to the different types of wedding favors you may find. Seasonal Favors A new trend is having your wedding favors match the season of your wedding date. Not only does it provide you with a possible theme for your wedding day but it also is a constant reminder for your guests to remember not only your wedding but when it was. Getting married in the summer, how about beach themed wedding favors? Wine themes, leaf bookmarks, as your favors will symbolize a fall/autumn wedding. Snowman or snowflake wedding favors are great representation of a winter wonderland wedding. Calla lilies, and butterfly wedding favors are perfect for a springtime wedding. Personalized Favors Wedding favors with your own personal touch is a terrific way to reflect your personality as a couple and leave your guests with a wedding favor they will always cherish. Most personalization includes your names and wedding date or your monogram and wedding date. It can also include a design you chose to represent your personality or theme. You may want to have the actual favor personalized or just the packaging. Things such as stickers and tags can be personalized which add the perfect finishing touches to your wedding favors. Theme Wedding Favors Do you and fiancé have a specific theme that reflects your personality or maybe a theme that you just decided to have at your wedding. Today there is a vast selection of different wedding favors to represent many themes. Some of the popular themes include Las Vegas with wedding favors such as poker chip keychains, or personalized playing cards. Cinderella or Fairytale wedding themes are perfect for every princess bride. Your wedding favors may be a glass slipper candle, or Cinderella themed curio box. Asian wedding themes are also becoming popular and why not give out silver fortune cookies. And of course there is always the fall safe Love Themed wedding with “Love” glass coasters, or love candles that will share the feelings you and fiancé have with your guests. Practical Favors Practical favors are perfect for guests to remember your event every time they use these fun and functional favors. Bottle stoppers, cake servers, candles, bookmarks, and keychains are great choices for wedding favors in the practical favor category. Do-It-Yourself Wedding Favors Are you the creative bride that likes to make your own stuff? Then DIY wedding favors are a perfect choice for your wedding favors. Fill favor bags, mint tins, or jars with jordon almonds, jelly beans or whatever type of candy you and your fiancé love. Some of these favors can even be personalized so your guests are sure to remember your event and the personal touch you added to it.
Do-It-Yourself Wedding Favors
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on December 25th, 2009
Due to their importance in the wedding ceremony and reception, plenty of stress goes into the selection of the bridal gown, bridesmaid dresses, and the wedding cake. Wedding favors, on the other hand, can be a fun and stress-free part of the planning process for the bride who is willing to do a little bit of the work herself. Members of the wedding party may also help the bride with this task. The cost of some wedding favors can take the fun out of their selection. To help keep costs down and activity levels high, consider these great options for do-it-yourself wedding favors. They offer a fun and creative way to make favors for your special day. Depending on the recipients of these gifts, many types can be created. Sweet Treat Wedding Favors If you enjoy baking, you can make candy for your guests. You can send them home with a little something sweet to extend their happy memories. Your guests should enjoy this thoughtful wedding favor. The best part of using candy as a wedding favor is that it is as easy to put together and it is also inexpensive. For example, go to your favorite store and stock up bulk chocolate that can be used for making candy. After your candy is finished, you can wrap the candy with personalized candy wrappers. This is a great way to thank them for attending your celebration especially after adding a personal touch. This is a great way to make sure all of your guests receive the same type of chocolate or candy. If you do not like baking, there are several other options available. You can purchase the candy, but make a storage container yourself. If you are purchasing the candy, some great treats to consider are pillow (aka butter) mints, M & M’s and Jordan Almonds. They can be found online in virtually any color you desire so coordinating these little bits of love with your wedding’s color scheme should not cause any issues. Fill up a clear cone or packet favor holder with these for a burst of color for your tables that the guests can take home for later enjoyment. Thirst Annihilating Wedding Favors An often overlooked wedding favor is as simple to find as turning on your faucet. Almost everyone enjoys water and you can incorporate this drink into your wedding favors. This is a nice healthy alternative to providing candy. Bottled water is more than just a trendy drink people carry around with them. It is also a practical gift that can be given to your wedding guests. Nothing is worse than being thirsty on a long road trip home. With minimal effort, those bottles of water you picked up from the store can be personalized by adding customer labels decreeing your names and wedding date in lieu of the source of the water. If your wedding is taking place outside, your guests may be extra appreciative of your thoughtfulness as their thirst is quenched. Whimsically Wrapped Wedding Favors If you have a themed wedding, you can find a gift that fits your motif. Look for a way to wrap your favors beyond the usual boxes and bags. One-way to let your guests share a piece of the fun from the exotic locale of your honeymoon is by placing candy within a small suitcase favor. This candy is airport ready for all your guests’ travels. You may also decide to include the treats or votive candles in a Cinderella style carriage. For an Asian feel, think about ordering personalized wedding day fortune cookies for each of your guests. An extra special touch is enclosing them in miniature Chinese take-out containers with some other small edible treats. If tropical is more your style, put all your wedding favor goodies in miniature palm tree boxes. Your guests may not know whether to rip these open to get to the yummy treats or if they should leave them sealed on their shelf. The most important thing to remember when selecting wedding favors is that it does not matter whether you tie personalized ribbons around heart-shaped bottles of bubbles or fill small organza bags with environmentally friendly rice. Do-it-yourself wedding favors are a great way to show your appreciation and you can buy many great items to use during the creation. Your gifts can match a theme, or share in the beauty of your honeymoon destination. In the end, your guests are there to be part of your special day and they should appreciate the thought you put into the do-it-yourself wedding favors you gave them. It mostly comes down to the thought of the gift and the time it takes to create it. With some thought and creativity, you should find something that reminds your guests of this special day for many years.
Some Important Wedding Favor Ideas for Themed Weddings
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on December 19th, 2009
There are numerous wedding favor ideas for those with themed weddings. Whether you choose a beach theme, an all white theme, or an Asian theme the options you have for wedding favors are almost limitless. There are many resources that offer wedding favor ideas and wedding supplies, such as bridal sites like americanbridal. com, which offers everything from wedding favors to wedding gifts and everything in between. Here are some popular wedding favors ideas for common themed weddings that may come in handy when deciding which wedding favors to purchase, how they might match your theme, and where you might find them. Candle wedding favors Candle Wedding favors are popular because they go with any themed wedding. They come in so many colors, styles and sizes that they are in high demand as easy, appreciated wedding favors. They are usually less expensive than many other wedding favor options, and this also increases their demand. Wine wedding favors Wine wedding favors are always an excellent ides, ad work well with most themed weddings. They work for other seasons and themes as well, and may range from personalized corkscrews to charms, small goblets, coasters, bottle stoppers, and more. Edible wedding favors Edible wedding favors can be some of the most fun because they go with any wedding theme and come in such varieties as chocolate bars, small coffee bags, truffles, candies, mints, honey, and numerous other edible wedding favors. They can all be personalized with custom wrappers or boxes with the bride and groom’s names, wedding, date, thanks, etc. Practical wedding favors Ideal for any wedding, practical wedding favors usually entail something that the guests can take home and use after the wedding and the reception. They are excellent for wedding themes in all categories. This includes everything from bottle stoppers and corkscrews to elegant little coffee scoopers and miniature bath salts and soaps. Personalized wedding favors Beach wedding favors Beach wedding favors include many options, from candle sets in blue, sand, and white, and beach themed coasters to shell trinkets and polished, engraved rocks or mints. You can personalize most wedding favor ideas for beach themed weddings, and there are many wedding sites that cater especially to those with beach themed weddings. Asian wedding favors Asian wedding favors come in all the options above and more. Incense, Asian brocade wallets and coin purses, special gourmet fortune cookies, his & hers chopsticks, place card holders, and mints are only a few wedding favor ideas for Asian themed weddings. They can all be personalized by the bride and groom. Pink wedding favors If you have a pink or white themed wedding, pink wedding favors are available in many options, from potpourri and candles to personalized luggage tags and small French soaps. They are appropriate for any wedding theme that allows for pink colors. Flower and garden favors Flower and garden favors are great for any themed wedding, but are ideal for both spring and summer. They can include anything from vases and floral candles to flower seeds, bookmarks, and custom placeholders.
Wedding Favors - Must-Have Supplies on Your Wedding!
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on December 17th, 2009
If you opt to plan your own wedding, you should understand that there are so many things you need to keep in mind in order to make it happen. Anticipate certain things that lead to insanity. If so, you’re forgetting many aspects that will literally drive you crazy. Those who don’t plan are in for a disaster. Picking the right wedding favor is very important. Coming up with a good one, brides think this may be easier than reality as to shopping for an excellent choice is can prove to be difficult.
Wedding favors, though cute, are simply meant as a sign of appreciation. This tradition started long ago when people used decorations with treats included. The practice is not mandatory, though, but it has been part of the wedding tradition that is continuously believed to bring good luck to the marriage. A great site to help with this process is Wedding Favors
As the bride, you do have other major details that need more attention than picking party favors. This task might give you a headache, unless you are armed with great ideas on how to shop for them wisely. As there are unlimited possibilities, you will probably have a hard time choosing the best favors for your wedding. So, to cut the agony short, you will need to choose favors accordingly. Meaning, you need to consider the type of the wedding you have, the theme and of course your own personal taste.
Your wedding favors speak in behalf of you. You might choose to put a nice note on each favor, or you may consider engraving both of your names, initials or monograms. You can personalize these as much as you like. Through personalization, a unique touch is being added onto your wedding supplies.
One of the most popular wedding souvenirs nowadays are edible wedding favors, such as chocolates, fortune cookies, candies and mints, jams and even coffee, teas and wines.
Homemade wedding favors are also an option. Aside from the fact that they are less expensive than pre-made souvenirs displayed in a retail store, obviously, they were really made personalized by your own creativity and skills.
Online or in-store, there are multiple options for wedding favors. Without making it personalized there are multiple other options you can choose. You can have embroidered table napkins, engraved flutes, embroidered table napkins, personalized centerpieces, engraved groomsmen and bridesmaids gifts.
Some Important Wedding Favor Ideas for Themed Weddings**
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on December 16th, 2009
There are numerous wedding favor ideas for those with themed weddings. Whether you choose a beach theme, an all white theme, or an Asian theme the options you have for wedding favors are almost limitless. There are many resources that offer wedding favor ideas and wedding supplies, such as bridal sites like americanbridal. com, which offers everything from wedding favors to wedding gifts and everything in between. Here are some popular wedding favors ideas for common themed weddings that may come in handy when deciding which wedding favors to purchase, how they might match your theme, and where you might find them. Candle wedding favors Candle Wedding favors are popular because they go with any themed wedding. They come in so many colors, styles and sizes that they are in high demand as easy, appreciated wedding favors. They are usually less expensive than many other wedding favor options, and this also increases their demand. Wine wedding favors Wine wedding favors are always an excellent ides, ad work well with most themed weddings. They work for other seasons and themes as well, and may range from personalized corkscrews to charms, small goblets, coasters, bottle stoppers, and more. Edible wedding favors Edible wedding favors can be some of the most fun because they go with any wedding theme and come in such varieties as chocolate bars, small coffee bags, truffles, candies, mints, honey, and numerous other edible wedding favors. They can all be personalized with custom wrappers or boxes with the bride and groom’s names, wedding, date, thanks, etc. Practical wedding favors Ideal for any wedding, practical wedding favors usually entail something that the guests can take home and use after the wedding and the reception. They are excellent for wedding themes in all categories. This includes everything from bottle stoppers and corkscrews to elegant little coffee scoopers and miniature bath salts and soaps. Personalized wedding favors Beach wedding favors Beach wedding favors include many options, from candle sets in blue, sand, and white, and beach themed coasters to shell trinkets and polished, engraved rocks or mints. You can personalize most wedding favor ideas for beach themed weddings, and there are many wedding sites that cater especially to those with beach themed weddings. Asian wedding favors Asian wedding favors come in all the options above and more. Incense, Asian brocade wallets and coin purses, special gourmet fortune cookies, his & hers chopsticks, place card holders, and mints are only a few wedding favor ideas for Asian themed weddings. They can all be personalized by the bride and groom. Pink wedding favors If you have a pink or white themed wedding, pink wedding favors are available in many options, from potpourri and candles to personalized luggage tags and small French soaps. They are appropriate for any wedding theme that allows for pink colors. Flower and garden favors Flower and garden favors are great for any themed wedding, but are ideal for both spring and summer. They can include anything from vases and floral candles to flower seeds, bookmarks, and custom placeholders.
What Is The Traditional Gift For A Chinese Wedding?
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on December 5th, 2009
When considering what is the traditional gift for a Chinese wedding there really are three different answers. There is a formal Chinese giving of wedding gifts from the groom’s family to the bride’s family, which is referred to as the traditional Grand Gifts. There are also the Chinese gifts that the wedding guests present and give to the couple. Lastly, there are also the gifts, or wedding favors that the bride and groom give to their wedding guests. The Grand Gifts are wedding gifts that the Chinese groom’s family give to the bride’s family after the terms of the marriage have been negotiated and a fortune teller has analyze the date and hour of the bride’s birth with the date and hour of the groom’s birth to determine if the bride’s date and hour of birth are compatible with those of the groom. Traditional Grand Gifts include the following items: Li Shi Money; jewelries; dragon-phoenix cakes; dried seafood and mushroom and Fat Cai; poultries; fish; coconut; wine or liquor; a Tie Box with dried fruits; raw fruit; Bin Lang; and tea. The traditional wedding gifts are given over a period of several days and the purpose in the Chinese tradition is for these gifts to be used for ancestral worship. The traditional Chinese wedding gifts that wedding guests give to the couple are not near as elaborate as the Grand Gifts. These gifts to the Chinese bride and groom customarily consist of gifts of cash, stuffed in red packets or envelopes. The last type of gift in a traditional Chinese wedding is the wedding favors that the bride and groom give to the wedding guests. These gifts are usually small items such as engraved silver fortune cookies, sake cups filled with lavender, porcelain tea cups, jasmine flowering tea in silk pouches, bridal coffee scoops, personalized plantable magic beans, candy bags, glass oil lamps, potpourri wedding bells bags, bridal candy flower pots, candy mint tins, and many more beautiful items that Chinese wedding guests can treasure.
Asian Wedding Favor-Perfect for Your Wedding
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on November 29th, 2009
Wedding is the most important day of your life. Everyone wants to make their wedding memorable and for this they plan for their wedding party before many weeks. When you are planning for your wedding party there are many things which you have to think of such as wedding venue, your dress, ornaments, decoration, florist and the last but not the least is wedding caterer. If you are thinking of decoration then most of the modern couples prefer selecting a theme for their wedding ceremony. Nowadays Asian theme wedding is on the rise. And it is a perfect theme for your wedding because it is symbol of good fortune, double happiness and love. Asian theme weddings are of two types first one is the Chinese style which bristles with shiny fabrics and bright colors and the second one is the Japanese style it is also known as “Zen” style which values nature and simplicity. If you want Chinese style in your ceremony then the dress of your bridesmaids should be of slit sides and high collars in glowing red color. The gown of the bride can be in gold, red or gorgeous orange. In this style wedding red and black are the colors of prosperity and good luck. Whereas white is the color of death. You can use parasols and chopsticks for your hair instead of nosegays. You can also use lucky bamboo. This style of wedding is very popular among the loved ones. If the bride love natural materials, read the books related to “voluntary simplicity”, get attracted to uncluttered apartment or house with a Japanese accents and enjoy the environment then she will prefer Zen style for their ceremony. You can carry an unfussy bouquet of calla lilies and have simple wedding gown in this style of wedding. Her centerpieces can be lanterns surrounded by white and black stones. You can offer fortune cookies in boxes. You can simplify your ceremony with this style and can avoid royalty pageant. But besides all this the most important part of wedding parties is the food you serve to your guests. And if you are planning for Asian wedding favor then it is best to select Asian cuisine for your menu. You can hire a wedding caterer you offer you the best Asian dishes. By selecting Asian themed wedding you can express your personal values deeply. By offering this wedding favor you can make your guests feel more special and it is the best way to say thank you to your guests. Asian weddings are the best way to tie your bond of love and care.
Memorable Wedding Table Ideas
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on November 28th, 2009
Every bride wants her wedding to be memorable - for herself and the groom, but also for their guests. A big part of making her wedding memorable is to select carefully from the myriad of memorable wedding table ideas. That selection begins with a dream, but it involves more than that. Four Considerations When searching for the most memorable wedding table ideas, you should keep four things in mind. 1. Significance: Whatever idea you use should have significance for you and your guests. This does not mean everyone attending your reception would have chosen the same wedding table ideas you chose, but there should be a meaningful reason for your selection. If you choose from among the many Irish wedding table ideas, and you are Asian American, there would seem to be no significance. If, however, you are getting married on St. Patrick’s Day, and your color scheme is green and white, Irish wedding table ideas are fine. If you are having a themed wedding, you should select from among wedding table ideas that will carry out that theme. 2. Color Scheme: Most memorable wedding table ideas carefully adhere to the color scheme of the wedding. If you will be dressed in white and your bridesmaids will be in soft summer yellows, look at wedding table ideas that can naturally accommodate soft yellows and white. In this case, the Irish wedding table ideas mentioned above would be out of place. 3. Budgetary Concerns: No matter how many beautiful wedding table ideas you find, you will be able to use only those that fit within your budget - and you should have a budget for your wedding. Plan how much you will allow for the centerpiece on each table, and how much each guest’s wedding favor will be. Give yourself a firm budget before you begin looking, and stick to it. 4. Commemorative Favors: You will want wedding table ideas that incorporate wedding favors, and mark the favors in such a way that they will commemorate your wedding day. The marking may be as simple as a small paper tag imprinted with your names and the date - or the same information might be inscribed on glass or metal. If the favor is candy, cookies, or other edibles, have the rappers imprinted. Flower Baskets Brides who use flower baskets for weddings can carry the theme into wedding table ideas for receptions. One clever idea is to construct centerpieces of flower baskets, each filled with miniature bouquets. Use flowers similar to those carried by the wedding party, and tuck them into tiny silver or glass vases inscribed with your names and the date. Set a tent card on each table instructing guests that each may take one of the mini bouquets at the end of the reception as a wedding favor, thereby dismantling the arrangement. Flower basket wedding table ideas go another direction when you place regular flower basket centerpieces, and echo them in miniature flower basket favors. Again, consider your colors and theme. Small folded cards attached with a bit of ribbon will give a place for your commemorative note. Floating Candle Centerpiece and Favors Most people enjoy candlelight, and if your wedding is in the evening, you might want to consider wedding table ideas that make use of candles. Arrange a large floating candle on a slightly raised stand in the center of each table. Surround it with small candles, each floating in a pretty container engraved with your names and date. Twine flowers or ivy among the candles, and advise guests that each of them may take one of the smaller candles as their wedding favor at the end of the reception. Hurricane Lamp Centerpiece and Favors Nostalgic wedding table ideas are always in vogue, since weddings are romantic occasions. Set the mood for nostalgia by placing on each table a tall hurricane lamp chimney mounted on a candle holder. Place a tall candle inside, matching your colors, and surround the candle holder with real or artificial flowers. Do not use thin tapers, as you want your candle to burn throughout the reception. Prepare a miniature edition of this for each guest’s place, and light them also. Use very small hurricane lamp chimneys and shallow glass candle holders for guests’ candle favors. Place short white candles in the candle holders, set the hurricane lamp chimney in place, and surround the bottom with delicate artificial flowers and ribbon to match your colors. If you wish, the candle holder or lamp chimney can be engraved. Oriental Wedding Table Ideas If your wedding is to follow an Oriental theme, you will want to consider wedding table ideas to continue the theme. Bright red tablecloths are a good place to begin, as red is traditionally used in many Oriental weddings. Gold or silver favors will stand out against the red. Center each table with a floral arrangement of red and green, with white, silver, or gold touches. For a distinctly Chinese theme, use white or off-white tablecloths, and make your centerpiece of wedding favors. Arrange bare branches in a bamboo or black lacquer container. From the branches, hang miniature red Chinese lantern favors. To each, attach a commemorative tag. If your budget will allow, use silver or gold colored fortune cookie place card holders as additional favors. Your Own Wedding Table Ideas The best wedding table ideas are those each bride creates after doing her homework. There are many galleries of ideas on the Internet. Look until you find something you like, and then tailor that idea to be your own.