Wedding favors Yes or No?

Definitely not necessary. Guests only really appreciate edible favors.

Not necessary at all. We were lucky - all of our favors were taken home,. But that might also be because they were used as the escort cards as well. They were bottle opener skeleton keys:

I suggest going edible or dual purposing the favors, so at the end of the night, it doesn't feel like it went to waste. Either way, most people don't really care and you can go without.

We were going to do homemade hand soap. My FH got all excited and said we could make a tag that says "made by us with love." I'm now reconsidering because of money, but he was so enthusiastic. It was the only thing he's been enthusiastic about. I hate to take it away.

You don't have to do them. A lot of times they get left behind. We decided to do them though. We are doing homemade chocolates and fridge magnets I found on Etsy.

Not necessary. I won't be having them. Like PP said most of the time they get left behind. If it isn't useful, I won't take it because I'll just end up throwing it out or donating it.

Not necessary, but we are doing them. Since we are serving bottled beer, we are doing koozies as our favors. I think guests appreciate them if they are edible or something they would actually want/use.

We are making bath bombs and soap, that way if they get left behind we still get to use them or regift them!

From what I hear, no one cares lol. I decided to just do favor boxes that my guests can fill with candy from our treat table

Not necessary but as a guest i'd appreciate it!

from what i've seen people tend to prefer food gifts or something so practical they can use it in everyday life though.

They're not necessary. I usually leave them behind or bring them home and toss them honestly. If you really want them though, edible favors are usually best. We did a huge cookie table (Pittsburgh tradition) that doubled as our favor. We set out some tin tie bags with Thank You stickers I made and put on them and let guests fill them up and take them to go if they wanted. My one uncle took SIX bags lol.

I don't think they're necessary and I believe the ones that get left behind the most are personalized not very useful with someone else's name. We're doing leather luggage tags with just a saying no personalization, we're having a DW and the few ppl that are coming are all travelers so I'm sure they'll be used.

I am going to disagree with the masses here. I think they are necessary but that's the way I was raised and it's hospitable. I mostly always appreciate a favor at a wedding and take them home! I've gotten cups, glass mason jar cup, a mini bottle of wine, a jar of hersey kisses (the kisses are gross, I don't like them, but I like the jar for decor)! We are doing two: a shot glass with a handle that they will "take a shot & your seat" that will hang on a board and tell them what table to go to and a canning jar with jordan almonds (italian tradition) that my mom is crocheting doilies to attach to the lids.

I've been reading that they aren't necessary & starting to be skipped which is cool cause it can cut down on expenses, personally as a guest I really enjoy the favors & I think its a neat way to make add your own special touch. I am making my own tea blend with organic dried herbs & putting together my own tea bags with personalized tags & I'm putting the tea bags in a muslin bag that we stamped with a personalized stamp I got on etsy & in each bag i'm also putting a piece of rose quartz with a little card about the mythology of rose quartz being the stone of unconditional love. my crew will love the organic tea & stones & whatevers left I will use as well

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I love the skeleton key bottle opener!!

Favors are def not required! If you'd like to do some, try edible favors like cookies!

Not necessary but some guests like them. For mine we are having personalized shot glasses but they will double as the seating assignments for guests because there will be a flag coming out of the glass with the guests name and table number on it. This way guests don't feel obligated to take them but are more than welcome to take them! Plus its a "kill two birds with one stone" kind of thing.

I went through the same dilemma and decided to do them. We did s’mores and so many were left behind. If I had to do it again I wouldn’t bother.

I don't think it's necessary unless it's something the bride wants. If I do them they'll be edible. I"m considering mini apple pies since it's fall

I don’t think they’re necessary but we will be doing them. Just different Hershey kisses with a tag that says “hugs and kisses from the new mr and mrs”

We split our favors. There will be 50 succulents in Chinese takeout boxes (my fiancé loves plants, every window in our house is full, and he’s Chinese - he thought the idea was hilarious), and the other 50 will be framed photographs of Philadelphia. My fiancé is a photographer and all our tables will incorporate the photos as centerpieces (each table a different Philly neighborhood), and then they’ll be moved to the favor table. I’m not concerned if they get left behind - his pictures we’ll hang in the house (I’ve been bugging him to print more for ages) and the plants we can use or regift.