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Across the Fence:  Wedding Favors...any ideas???  |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
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lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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 Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 1:36:36 PM
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My daughter is getting married next June... wondering if anyone has any fun, inexpensive favor ideas we can make... Thanks for the help!!
Lori
Gernerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need! |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 1:38:48 PM
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Lori, how exciting! Congratulations!!! Do you have any idea as to the theme? June is such a lovely time of year--Spring is still in bloom. I'd be thinking birds, bees, nature, but that's me. Does she have a favorite flower? What about seed packets that are personalized with the bride and grooms name, a lovely hand stamp and the date of the ceremony?
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
1738 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 1:44:12 PM
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They are having it outdoors...and it is going to on the lake, she wants to have fish for the centerpieces and that scares me a tad...I don't want to be cleaning up betas at midnight! But it is her wedding and I want it to be everything she wants...but with a tight budget.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea with the seeds!
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 1:48:53 PM
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Well, it's early on...the fish thing may change :) I think I might have changed my mind a "couple" of times when it came to the reception. I've been to a reception with fish as centerpieces and I thought, "what will they do with these poor babies afterwards?"
Or, since it's near a lake, you could give something fishy related--like maybe recipe card for crab cakes and an envelope of premeasured spices so that the guest just supplies the crab and mayo? The card could read the date and the couple's names. Or, cellophane bags of red Swedish Fish with a cute hang tag and ribbon--that's totally budget friendly!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4699 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 1:56:52 PM
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Or, fish shaped cookies that you make and put into bags with hang tag and raffia to tie. That's a lot of work, though, especially when you're going to be doing and worrying about everything else. That's when I'd enlist the help of close friends!!!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
1738 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 2:08:42 PM
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Great ideas- thanks a million!!! She likes the idea of seeds...for now..I want to get her thinking of idea...so we are not so darn crazy as the day gets closer!
Gernerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need! |
Edited by - crafter on Aug 15 2012 2:10:39 PM |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 2:12:37 PM
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Congratulations, Lori! How exciting. If I think of any ideas, I'll let you know. Can't think of any now. Keep us posted.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 2:41:13 PM
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Here is a sight one of my friends found, she got several small favors for her wedding. There is beau coup (a lot) of things to choose from. Enjoy looking!
Oh, one of my favorites, and it was a big hit at my friends wedding, was the mini personalized honey jars. So cute!
Marly
http://www.beau-coup.com/most-popular-wedding-favors.htm
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
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roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 8:56:56 PM
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| Don"t forget the wedding that was covered in MJF, it had a lot of good ideas! Roxanna |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm
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Kristina
NW
Ohio
USA
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2012 : 10:30:46 AM
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Lori, how exciting!! I loved working on my daughter's wedding. We used tins shaped like hearts. Here is the website: http://wedding-supplies.efavormart.com/search?w=tins I put personalized candy in each tin and then tied with a ribbon. But you could fill with those Pepperidge Farm fish shaped crackers and that would be cute. For personalized candy you can go to the M&M website and there is a link where you can order them in the wedding colors with the names of the bride and groom on them.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
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lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2012 : 11:14:16 AM
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so many great ideas!! my daughter and I just got off the phone and she said I could do whatever I wanted! Holy Smokes- up to me...the favors may be more than their wedding gift!! hehehe
Gernerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need! |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2012 : 11:23:49 AM
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That's a great idea with the goldfish, Marybeth--and now they have the rainbow colored ones, so you could get a whole bunch and do multiple colored baggies. Too cute!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
674 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2012 : 12:50:10 PM
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Congrats! What about having scallop shells with the guests name on them as place savers where the guests are eating. You could also have the bride and grooms name and wedding date on it as well. I'm not quite sure how you would do this. But it would be a good idea.
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Nanniekim
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kim
Utah
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Posted - Aug 16 2012 : 1:55:09 PM
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My daughter was married in June and we had a friend make cotton candy which we put in cellophane bags. The label was a thank you from the bride and groom with the date.
Kim |
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Across the Fence: Wedding Favors...any ideas??? |
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Wedding Favors...any ideas???
