Mason Jar Beer mugs/favors

I can't speak for anyone else, but I would leave that favor.

Honestly, unless its an edible like some nicely decorated cookies or a little baby single serving bottle of champagne, its not worth the trouble.

I would take it with me if it didn't have any writing on it.

I would personally leave them behind since I tend to like edible favors and not something that will sit in a shelf for its lifetime at our home. Also, I wouldn't feel comfortable carrying home a cup that was used all night, especially for an alcoholic drink, without washing it first (I've got an issue with sticky things) and that might not be an option or something guests would want to do at the wedding.

I think that's really cute but if people are drinking out of them i doubt they will take them home.

We attended a wedding where the bride bought a ton of mason jar mugs and wrote their names and wedding date on them with some kind of permanent marker, and attached a tag with our names and table number. They were pretty thick and heavy, and not that easy to drink from. We took them, to be polite, and then put them in our recycling can at home.

Two of my friends did monogrammed mason jars as the favors and to be used during the reception. They had none left. I kept mine because I collect wine glasses, shot glasses, mugs, etc. Are you using them strictly for beer or all drinks?

I definitely hadn't though of the sticky factor! I was just doing beer in them since beer mugs are the only thing that the venue doesn't have. Our venue is up in Humboldt County in super northern CA so friends that live there will only have a short drive home and everyone else is within walking distance to their hotels. We do have a number of ppl flying in though so they might not want to pack it home.

WE went to a wedding last year that had them and loved it. They had our names on them at the table (using chalk paint ). They had the colored straws in them to match the decor. We took ours. We thought they were super cute. Plus it is a great glad to take outside with me on the deck.

I'm trying to remember the last time I saw beer at a wedding that wasn't in its beer bottle rather than from tap or in a glass. Other members can probably chime in here if this is frowned upon for a wedding but I believe the last 2 weddings we attended served the beer in their original bottles. This would eliminate the need for mason jars or any cups.

We are getting kegs from the local breweries lol which I don't think any of our guests will frown upon. The thought of lugging around the number of beer cases we would need just makes me tired. I think we decided to just go with eco cups though. We realized we needed cups for our rehearsal dinner which is really just like a giant bbq in the park that don't allow glass so it's a win win. That and I kept thinking about the sticky factor. Thanks for all the input!!

Technically beer should always be served in a glass, especially at dinner. I've seen events where the bartender will rinse the glass quickly and put it in a bag or something for you to take home.

@Lil bee our wedding crowd are big craft beer drinkers, so we are having various local crafts on tap for our wedding, and to be passed out during dinner, along with wine. I don't think beer in a glass is frowned upon!

We are doing mason jars as a favor/ drink for the night. They will have a mini mason jar wood tag saying thank you and our names and date attached to it with a little burlap string too!

A plus, both of our families love mason jars so it works. I know we will have a few left over but, my MOH has already asked to buy whatever is left over cause her mom does her own canning (of fruits, veges etc). For a country wedding its a cute idea and your right about being eco friendly I would def. take one or two home if others at the table didn't want them.

I would take it if it didn't have personalized info on it. We have a set of mason jar mugs that FH's parents have had for about 40 years and passed on to us. Now that they are trendy everyone wants to use them over pint glasses when we entertain.

Kathryn, I love the mason jar/favor idea. It takes care of 2 situations! A wedding I photographed this past year did mason jar favors and the guests used them all night AND took them home!!!! I attached a pic.

Congrats and best wishes!

I did one rustic barn wedding last year where they used mason jar handle glasses with blackboard paint as their escort cards. It was very cute and looked nice in the antique armoire they used for display, and everyone took them. Did they take them home?

Dont' know.

@Kathleen S I love those!! Now that there is more positive feedback I might reconsider. Our crowd is definitely more on the hippie side, especially the people living there so even if people didn't take them that were flying I'm sure we could find homes where they would be used. I definitely would just tie something on with their name as oppose to trying to write on all of them. We also have a full kitchen/bar so rinsing would be super easy for those concerned about it. I personally prefer the taste of beer in glass than cups and all our venue has glass everything else. Whhyyyy am I so indecisive?! lol I just might put some feelers out to people that live in the area and see what their thoughts are and if anyone would want the extras.

They would go over well in my family, who are more on the hippie side. If you want people to take them, don't put permanent labels on them. Use tie on labels like Kathleen's picture, or use sticky chalkboard labels and a chalk pen. With any type of favor, some will be left behind. You could set up an area, maybe a wood crate, where people can leave extras if they can't take them. Then have some kind of sign letting others know those are up for grabs if they want extra. Sounds like a good idea for your crowd.

I would take mine, and I have to tell you-- I got a similar gift from my baby brother for being in his bridal party-- I loved it as a gift, but, sadly, it broke on the flight home. Not his fault, and wouldn't be yours if it happened to your guests, but something to keep in mind if you have a lot of OOTers.