Wedding Favors, are they worth it?

Nope. Skip 'em. Most are left behind (unless edibles--cookie, cake pop, honey, coffee, truffles, etc.). Treat your guests to good food & drink and they'll be plenty merry!

Hi Brooke! Wedding favors are completely up to you! They're a nice gesture but definitely not mandatory or required. We have found that edible favors definitely have a better turnout than non-edible favors and are way more cost-effective! Your customized chocolate bars sound absolutely adorable!

In my experience, if it's not food or money, guests dont care for it. I feel like favors in general are a waste of money since guests usually leave them behind or throw them out. But I can see food favors such as a chocolate bar being a hit.

Nope 👎🏾 They’re a waste. Food? Sure. People are MORE likely to take it but guess what they’re doing with that personalized wrapper? Throwing it away.

I'm not doing favors. I think the favor is food and drinks and dancing all night lol

View Quoted Comment Completely agree, Jessica! We’re paying for everyone to be there already! It’s not even about how expensive or not expensive the favor is, I just don’t want to be wasteful.

Completely agree!! I'm having a photobooth for the reception so they can take their pictures! Haha

My future mother-in-law gave me the idea recently to donate the money I would spend on wedding favors to our favorite charity. And leaving a note on everyone's place setting saying something like "In lieu of wedding favors, we have made a donation to ..... charity". I figured if I was going to spend $200-$300 on favors, that might be a better use for the money, and I'm sure the guests wouldn't mind one bit!

View Quoted Comment What a sweet idea! I don’t think anyone is going to complain about donating to charity haha

We are skipping them. I know our guests and they won’t take them, so I’d rather spend that money on food/drinks at the party than hope they take them after!

We're skipping the favors but are doing welcome bags since all our guests are out of town. It will most be food and drink in the bags, but hoping to add some homemade soap (my mom and aunt both make it as a hobby)

Maybe something small if it fits in your budget, but they're definitely not worth splurging in my opinion. We're doing lifesaver mints with a small label attached that says "Mint to Be" with our date on it. $40 for 100 of them on Etsy... small and in our budget so a few hundred mints it is!

I’d say it’s a personal choice and if you want them then do it, but I definitely think they have zero impact on your guests or the experience and furthermore most are forgotten by accident after partying that night or tossed outright to begin with as unwanted

If you have a small guest list and or very inexpensive idea then it's more reasonable, but I feel as though most people don't care anymore. I'm considering homemade cookies in little bags which will cost about $5 for 50 people. I think favors are a nice touch but don't need to be a big deal.

What I would say is from the 8 weddings I went to this year, 6 had favors of some type. One wedding that didn't also didn't host a full open bar and had a skimpy cocktail hour so many people complained that 'They barely fed us AND they didn't even provide a favor'. The other wedding was fully hosted, had amazing food/bar, and I honestly didn't notice there wasn't a favor until I went back and thought about the night.

No one will notice/care you don't do a favor if you host your guests properly. If you do not, people will notice/care that you didn't even think to get a favor on top of the other hosting issues. I'm pro favor all the way because I think it is a nice gesture but it isn't necessary. One wedding just did two lindt chocolates at each place settings. It cost less than 75 cents a person (even less if you buy in bulk at an outlet when they are having a sale) and everyone loved it so favors don't have to be expensive to be appreciated.

View Quoted Comment That’s a good point. Thankfully my venu is known for having great food and we will have an open bar!

I personally think it is rude not to give a favor. It is a thank you to your guests right then and there. If done the right way, they are worthwhile. Don't get things people will dislike and you do not have to splurge on them. But is $1.30 really not worth it to you to spend on your guests? That does not seem like much at all per person if you put it into perspective. I got a little jar of hersey kisses from one wedding and while the idea is nice, I hate hersey kisses. I still took mine for the jar, cuz it was nice lol. I got a mini bottle of wine from one wedding we obviously took that. I am a fan of cups/mason jar glasses despite what some people say. I think they are put to use everyday in our house.

At the end of the day it is a personal choice. I am a fan of wowing my guests and will live to the expectation that our wedding is going to be the best out of our friend group! We are doing an inexpensive route but will be worthwhile to our audience.

We're only doing them because I found them for less than $1 each. We're having a cookie bar, but I found beer koozies to hand out. Both of our families are huge beer drinkers and a lot of them collect koozies (including us haha) so we figured it wouldn't be too much of a waste

I have been checking on Etsy.com for a lot of the favors, invitations, decor, etc. They have so many options and the prices are great!

Not worth it! I'm feeding you, giving you drinks, and basically a party lol a favor is nice but not necessary. I'm also not doing programs because they fall under the same umbrella as favors to me