Have wedding favors gone out of style????

I don't think favors are as "mandatory" these days as they seem to have been in the past. I think the trend is to now do things like photo booths, a candy bar, etc, and some people just don't do them at all.

We are doing traditional favors at each seat -- handmade candles that my sis is making ... I just went to a wedding on Saturday that had pint glasses with their names and date on them. Cool, but am I actually going to use a pint glass with other people's names on them?

The week before I went to a wedding with matchbooks and I didn't bring mine home.

I think the point is that if you're going to do ones, make sure it's something the guests will actually enjoy/want (hence photo booths and candy bar popularity). Our candles, we're hoping, are something our guests will love since they are handmade, a scent we created specifically for the wedding, and made by my sister who our entire guest list knows and and/or is related to as well. Added something personal I guess.

But, whatever you do is up to you! Ours could be a total bust for all we know

I think so...I have only been to one wedding in the past three years that had an actual favor and didn't miss them, and most of them had been photo booths. I say save the money, its not worth it for something that will be left on the table at the end of the night or thrown in the trash a week later

I am doing favors. I am having a DW wedding so we are do favors and welcome bags.

I am so stuck on this... we are considering doing welcome bags with fun stuff for the trip - and i think these might double as our favours...

I went to a wedding last fall where they gave away $5 Starbucks GCs as the favour... by far the best one I have ever received! They had a 400+ person wedding though... so I wonder if they got some kind of a discount from SB?

I think if you have the funds they are there. If not, it's not a big deal. We bought photo strip frames ($165 for 240 on ebay) to be used as escort cards and "favors" to go with the photo booth. But we are doing the photo booth because I think they are really fun and we like the idea of having the goofy pictures and guestbook.

We're doing edible favors. I certainly notice when I don't get a favor at a wedding. . .

I'm not doing them. exactly. since I won't have assigned seating, I'm putting out hershies kisses on the cake table. they are a nice idea, but I've spent lots of time helping out bride friends with theirs and got irritated when the guests just yanked them open. no one takes the time to appreciate your fine handiwork of curling the ribbon perfectly :/

the #1 piece of advice I got over the years was to skip the favors since no one was happy with the time they took.

I did look into personalized candy bars or M&Ms, but then I saw the cost and decided if anything, plain ones would work just fine! I'm too cheap

Everyone is traveling to be at our wedding, so I personally could not think of anything that they could easily take with them home, so we added the photobooth and are calling it at that. Fun times.

Most weddings I have been to in the last year or so have had more creative favors...less of the traditional type...and that has been fun. Got some magnets last year... took like 5 of them because half our table did not show. haha They are cartoon images of the bride and groom and totally on my fridge.

I'm just doing chocolates as the favor - edible favors seem to be more popular. Honestly, it's not a requirement at all and I've been to several weddings without favors.

I noticed they consider the "bubbles" a favor! You know, the little bottles you get for the exit? There might have been something so simple like bubbles that seem so common that was missed? Also, you are feeding all these people for coming, so really that could be the way to thank them for coming. I never considered NOT having favors, but I don't think they would be missed either.

Until recently I thought it was mandatory to have favors at ALL parties!

I think if you feed your guests delicious food and give them an awesome, fun night, that is definitely showing your thanks and appreciation for them being there. I, personally, like favours. We did pint glasses for ours and people seemed to love them. I would say go edible or useful over something that will just end up in the junk drawer.

I'm thinking of making home made mints and air brushing them my colors to give as favors! I airbrush cakes, so it's with food coloring not paint... just thought I should throw that out there. Minus the Christmas ornaments, of course.

Unless it was edible, I have always left any favor I was given at a wedding sitting on the table when I left. I think you see people moving away from traditional favors because really what are you going to do with them after? I know we considered it a big waste to even spend time and energy on.

We're doing a candy table and welcome bags for anybody booked at the hotel (though that's all edible as well). But keep in mind that your reception is actually your thank you gift to your guests for attending your ceremony.

I didn't do favors and no one missed them or said anything. I went to a few weddings where they didn't have anything and I didn't miss it. I think most favors that I have gotten have been a waste and have either been thrown out or donated to good will.

We are doing a trail mix bar instead of favors. If no one takes it home, FH and I will have it to eat when we are out of frozen pizzas. We are; however, thinking about doing customized shot glasses, but that's because we are alchy's and so are our friends and family.

I'm doing favors...edible ones. I've never been to a wedding without them. Shoot, even birthday parties give favors!

We also will have a cookie dessert bar.

I guess they have because of how many get left behind. I've been to a couple of weddings that didn't have any and I didn't miss it. Others had things that weren't worth keeping. I wanted to do stemless wine glasses but depending on where we are in our budget later we may just leave the photo booth pictures as the favors.

I have to be honest, I REALLY didn't want to do favors. Since I was a little girl, my family has amassed a lot of Crap from all the East Coast Guinea weddings (don't mean to offend) From gold painted Jordan almonds to four piece demitasse set. It took a small hissy fit from my Sicilian grandmother and my Dad to make me say frack it and give into them.

FH and the groomsmen homebrew, so our basement is currently hosting our pumpkin spice ale. It's the one and only DIY project we're tackling as a group, if it comes out well, we're bottling them and giving them as favors.

We're giving out jingle bells (one per person) for our church exit (instead of bubbles/rice/birdseed/etc.), and then guests can use them as kissing bells at the reception, and take them home for a Christmas decoration. I'm also making paper Moravian star ornaments that I will use as escort cards, hanging on a Christmas tree when guests walk in. If anyone leaves theirs at the end of the night, I will gather them up and use them on our Christmas tree at home.

I think Jordan Almonds and Matchbooks are outdated, but I think people still do favors. We are doing koozies. They are popular around here. I know thats a regional thing though.