tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post5160001336005461281..comments2012-08-22T11:28:01.675-07:00Comments on The Monte Verde Inn Weddings: FAVORS OR NOT? THAT IS THE QUESTION!Monte Verde Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601392806996878587noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-72710098683864735292009-04-28T14:14:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:14:00.000-07:00I like the idea of having wedding favors, although...I like the idea of having wedding favors, although I do agree they are not necessary. Since the flower theme for our wedding is Calla Lilies, I wanted to buy the calla lily vase shaped candles. Will candle favors do ok at the end of June (Kelly I read your comment about chocolate being a bad idea for the summer months)?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12115234069517416354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-61063812333481964472009-04-10T12:26:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:26:00.000-07:00We are thinking about 3 options:1) If we have $ le...We are thinking about 3 options:<BR/>1) If we have $ left in our budget, we will definitely use our DJ Joe Kalamaras' photo booth as favors. Cost $699 for unlimited use. <BR/><BR/>2) If not, my cousin & brother may run around with a digital camera during the cocktail hour to snap pictures of guests, go print them out, & set 2 copies out on a table. One for guests to attach to a page in the guest book & leave a message & the other will be for them to take home. Cost $100 for ink & photo paper for ~100 guests.<BR/><BR/>3) We'll have a gift box or container with 5 starlight mints with a personalized sticker or ribbon placed on each charger along with the place card & a dendrobium orchid blossom (we shared our first kisses by sharing these mints at a Feist & Stars concert at Bimbo's in SF on 3/26/05). Cost ~$150 for 100 guests.Dep Vidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599285817301834832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-45630684112405757432009-02-25T10:10:00.000-08:002009-02-25T10:10:00.000-08:00I don't think favors are necessary, but I feel it ...I don't think favors are necessary, but I feel it is important to thank your guests for coming. Plan for us is to use photo coasters (come in a set of two). I was given an idea that one can act as your placecard setting and one can be a thank you on the way out (so everyone ends up with two). I thought it was important that the favors be useful. We are also going to have the photobooth, in which we plan to take a photo in at the wedding with "thank you" signs to include a personalized thank you picture with our thank you notes!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679884579472654864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-21202449788285043632009-02-25T09:53:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:53:00.000-08:00Awesome, even better!Awesome, even better!HappilyMarriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545875169185454213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-45007387324754285002009-02-25T09:49:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:49:00.000-08:00I agree with Flora, I don't think favors are neces...I agree with Flora, I don't think favors are necessary but I do think it's a nice way to thank your guests for coming. At our wedding we will be placing small birds nests filled with white jordan almonds on each place setting. This little gesture will fit into the theme of our wedding, which is white feathers/birds and cherry blossoms.Holly O'https://www.blogger.com/profile/08317687687944098698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-16385469506612058052009-02-25T09:11:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:11:00.000-08:00We already provide votives with tealights on the g...We already provide votives with tealights on the guest tables. You can bring your own, just make sure they don't drip candles wax on the linens.Monte Verde Innhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601392806996878587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-60643859370456144252009-02-25T08:58:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:58:00.000-08:00I was also wondering if we are allowed to have sma...I was also wondering if we are allowed to have small candle votives around the dinner tables at the reception?HappilyMarriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545875169185454213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-26038731920311785662009-02-25T08:51:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:51:00.000-08:00Hi JennBubbles are a cute idea, however when they ...Hi Jenn<BR/>Bubbles are a cute idea, however when they are on the table, people blow bubbles. Then the bubbles (soap) end up on peoples food & drinks. A way to incorporate the bubbles, have the guests blow bubbles during the recessional (end of ceremony), it makes for great photos.Monte Verde Innhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601392806996878587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-8034795334524748682009-02-25T08:20:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:20:00.000-08:00We went back and forth on our wedding favors, too,...We went back and forth on our wedding favors, too, and thought about making our own "book thongs" (beaded book marks) with a note on them about storybook endings or something (we're nerds and both love to read). Then we heard about the photo booth through Joe at SJ's DJ who we'd already booked and we were sold! Our experience has also been that a lot of the favors we've gotten have ended up in the trash, so we thought the photo booth would be a great favor for our guests because it is a memory of the day as well as the experience and fun of taking the pictures! We probably wouldn't have thought of it on our own, but we are excited to have a unique and fun favor at our wedding!ElisabethEvanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506148038899180973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-88372363169418047452009-02-24T20:29:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:29:00.000-08:00I by no means think wedding favors are necessary t...I by no means think wedding favors are necessary this day in age. They are a wonderful gesture, especially if they are a good reflection of the relationship and personality of the Bride and Groom. When I really think about it, all of the favors I have received from weddings in the past (which include but are not limited to an engraved shot glass, a small bottle of red wine, a rose shaped sucker pop, a potpourri thingy, a container of jelly beans (no joke)) have ended up in the junk door and if perishable, eventually the trash. <BR/><BR/>Jon and I went back and forth on favors and whether we should give out engraved wine bottle stoppers, individual containers of olive oil (I like to cook), small honey jars, and many other random items. All were pricey and just didn’t seem that important in the grand scheme of things. We recently decided to donate what we would have spent on favors to the causes of which our father’s passed away: Alcoholism and Wagner’s Granular Mitosis. We are also going to donate to the Multiple Sclerosis society as we just lost a loved Aunt to the awful disease. I am going to try with all my might to get crafty and make little notes on nice cardstock inserted into envelopes matching our color scheme outlining the donation and to whom it was made in honor of. On the front, I plan on attaching a little token that says “hope.” We feel making donations is a really special way to include those who cannot be with us on our Wedding Day and do something that feels good for everyone involved.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps give all of the other Brides and Grooms planning their big day at the Monte Verde Inn some new ideas! <BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Jenn Helberg<BR/>Wedding Date: 08/28/09Jenn Helberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295427991142920662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-7423484591420638382009-02-24T19:30:00.000-08:002009-02-24T19:30:00.000-08:00We are going to be doing favors, just not sure yet...We are going to be doing favors, just not sure yet. I'd like to maybe do a candle or have the bottles of bubbles on the tables, I know the kids would like those.HappilyMarriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545875169185454213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789951500035796421.post-87851727482759455572009-02-24T18:01:00.000-08:002009-02-24T18:01:00.000-08:00I don't think favors are necessary, but it is a ni...I don't think favors are necessary, but it is a nice gesture. We are having chopsticks as our wedding favors. In the Chinese culture chopsticks is a sign of unity - chopsticks come in pairs. Since this is the first non-traditional Chinese wedding in my family, having chopsticks as favors adds a little Chinese culture. :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034032362117647232noreply@blogger.com