p align="justify">Hosting a bridal shower is surely a labor of love. There's just so much to do including invitations, menu, decorations and favor selection just to name a few . There is, however, a great reward at the end - the sincere appreciation from the bride-to-be and your guests for all of your efforts.
To help make the 'deciding on the perfect bridal shower favor' easier, keep these two things in mind: The guests of honor and the tone you want to set for the party. As you browse your favor options, if something jumps out at you that says "that's her!" then there's a good chance she will love it, as will the guests. Secondly, bridal showers can take many forms - elegant luncheons at a restaurant, a lovely meal served in your home, or a fun night out with the girls. Pick a favor that fits with the tone of the party.
Shower favors tend to fall into 3 categories: Elegant, Practical, and Fun - although many favors can bridge two categories.
Elegant: These favors tend to be keepsake items that your guests will admire or use in the years to come. They often have a silver finish which lends to their elegance. These favors include: wine or bottle stoppers with a silver heart or shell at the top, silver picture frames, bookmarks and compact mirrors. Also considered elegant are lovely note cards or notepads that you personalize in honor of the event. There are many online resources for this, just type "personalized note cards" in your search bar to find several.
Lovely candles, whether in the form of a votive, pillar or set of tapers, all make elegant favors. If you'd like, wrap a pretty bow around them to dress up their presentation.
Anything enclosed in a beautiful favor box or bag also fits into this category - it's like receiving a beautifully wrapped present. Fill them with candy, truffles, or homemade cookies. Or cookies shaped and decorated like wedding cakes or bridal gowns.
Practical: It's also very nice to receive a party favor that you would actually use. Once again bottle stoppers and frames fall into this category but this time they need not be silver-finished. Which greatly increase your choices. Add to this lovely smelling sachets - they come in a very large variety of shapes including those that resemble wedding gowns. Gaining popularity are handbag 'holders'. These simple and highly portable items attach to a table (think 'restaurant') so that your purse or handbag doesn't have to sit on the floor, your lap, or hang on the back of your chair.
Coasters are also a popular choice - especially those that enable you to insert a photo into the middle of the coaster.
Just for Fun: These typically revolve around a theme. There are scores of purse, shoe, and diamond themed favors that are great fun such as purse-shaped manicure sets and shoe shaped bottle openers. Or big 'diamond' keychains or 'faux' rings. A search on these terms will reward you with many choices. And then there are the edible fun favors which mostly consist of products that have personalized labels on them such as candy bars, mint tins, cocktail mixes, muffin mixes, coffee and cocoa mixes. The possibilities here are practically endless since you typically get to choose the graphics and text which will appear on the labels.
I hope that this have given you some great ideas and made your party planning a bit easier!
Diva Favors - Copyright 2009
Debra Rosenberg is an avid home entertainer, a party consultant and owner of Diva Favors and recommends Bridal Shower favors including handbag holders.
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