No wedding favors- tacky?

Not tacky to skip wedding favors, I wasn't going to have any until FH wanted a photobooth, now that's what I consider our favors.

I think this is another one of those subjects that comes under the auspice of being dependant on culture and region. At an Italian wedding, not having favors would be considered bad form. In the past, Jordan almonds were used. Five of them, which represented healthy, wealth, happiness, fertility and longevity. One put them in tulle bags or boxes at the table setting. It is called bomboniere. Imho, jordan almonds are downright nasty. So, they have gone down in popularity as the favor of choice. In addition to other items we feel the guests should have because of the expense they are incurring to attend a DW, we are doing edible favors native to Vermont, maple candy, shaped like hearts. We will be putting five in each box or bomboniere.

Bottomline is, if it is not going to be an insult to your guests, than omit it from the budget.

I also love favors that are usable, and there are many good ones out there, however, some are pricey.

I don't think I have ever been to a wedding where the favor was useful. So when the time came to think of a useful favor, I immediatly thought food! Something ediable! So our favors are going to be mason jars filled with the dry ingredients of our favorite desserts and I'll attach the recipe to the jar and set them on the table. We are doing one per family to keep the cost down. Now that I'm thinking about it is a little costly but we are using mason jars in our wedding so I thought it was neat to tie that in with the "theme". But, by all means leave the favors out if its not in the budget.

I love favors at weddings! Always look forward to them, even those crappy jordan almonds. I'm a gift girl though, it's my Love Language. SOOOO We are doing them, I think gifts are nice, especially when everyone gave us gifts and are going out of their way to spend time with us on our wedding day....

From what I've heard from friends who have gotten married and have been to others weddings no one really cares if they get favors, the important people who "need" or it would be best for you to get favors is those people who are in your wedding party, I don't think I'm going to have wedding favors but I might end up doing a masque wedding so they'd get masks but it's totally up to you.

Now I am reconsidering favors!!!

I don't think it would be tacky at all. Honestly, I love my friends, but I don't want a bunch of nic naks lying around my house with different names and dates on them.

I'm not doing favor's either, everything else is expensive enough and it's a DW so how many people would honestly remember to take them from the wedding, back to their hotel, pack and back home again? I'm guessing my mother would be the only one! So we're skipping them

We are having a photobooth so people can take home a fun picture of themselves at our wedding as their favor.

We just did donations as favors. we're both pretty active with relays for life and such to american cancer society..so we made them a donation..and they sent us printed up 'bookmarks' with our names and date on them...we hole punched and added a ribbon tassle and viola! favors.

Oh and we are also doing a photobooth so i consider that a favor as well

We're nixing wedding favors too. I'd rather use that money towards something else. I hope it's not tacky. I've only been to one reception that didn't have favors but it didn't bother me. They have a gorgeous reception, great wait staff, etc.

@Crystal S.....lolol....Oh, I forgot totally about match books. Noone smokes but me. lolol

Nope..no favors here either. But....our centerpieces are up for grabs for thse "momento hoarders" (aka my mom and his mom). :-)

I agree with @Julean! We're paying for a beach wedding ourselves and I'd be damned if I have to spend more money on things that will be tossed anyway!

I'm doing them because our families would wonder what on earth happened if they did see them. Already we've got people hoarding little notices we've sent out.

We are not doing them either. Unless its edible, people tend to leave them. We are using money for favors for a late night buffet instead.

I think favors is a nice "gift" to give the guests for them coming to celebrate your day with you. I think it's polite and I personally think it's tacky without some sort of thank you favor but that is just my honest opinion. Not all favors are tacky you know. I am giving my guests a really nice wine stopper and it's not tacky looking at all! They have so many cute and reasonable favors at weddingfavors.com

I personally think thats one of the most fun things to do at weddings is to give back and thank the guests for being there!

I am doing favors. We are having a beach wedding where everyone will have to fly to get there so I feel like that's the least we can do to show our appreciation for everyone coming (even though it's nothing big).

I don't think it would be tacky though not to. Like a lot of other people said, unless it's something they can eat, most people don't really care.

Not necessary. Most people walk off and leave them behind. More than half my guests did not take their favors. Nix the idea and put the money to better use some place else....

As an event planner, I can tell you that it isn't tacky. Many brides chose to do it, not because of any etiquette rule, but as a thank you to guests for supporting them by attending their wedding. When I work with brides that want to hand out wedding favors we try to think of something that the guests can either utilize later or can consume at the reception. But if it is not in the budget, a simple thank you card at the center of each table, thanking them for their support, works perfectly.