Fay's Favors

Wedding Favors have changed so much in these past few years. There are a variety of companies that manufacture favors and they are all trying to out-do each eachother in coming up with themed favors. As the fall approaches and many brides start to panic about all the little things that have yet to be done for their wedding, favors are usually the last thought.

Favors are important and some thought should go into their purchase. The reality is that they do leave your guests with some impact. Obviously money is always an issue as prices for everything are constantly on the rise. You can buy cheap wedding favors withoutappearing cheap.

I am always so frustrated when I have an order for favors and the wedding is less than two weeks away – sometimes they are needed inone week! Seasonal favors are always in demand during their particular season. What that means is that the favor you want, if you wait too long to purchase, may go on backorder and be totally unavailable. Please purchase as soon as you can. It’s ok if the favors are sitting in the closet for one month waiting – it’s not ok if what you want is unobtainable. That’s just disappointing. If you are afraid of purchasing too many – don’t be – I know that you can’t return them – but you can always find little opportunities to give them away; hostess gift, topper for gift, last minute thank you to a colleague …

Murano Glass Hanging Cross Favor

The First Holy Communion season is just round the corner, people everywhere will be in a mood to celebrate either in private or host First Communion parties and entertain. This is an excellent time to have a first communion party to celebrate this religious milestone in your child’s life. First Communion is a time for celebrating, remembering and gathering loved ones together. What better time to do all of these things than at a First Communion party!  

First Communion Invitations: Start with First Holy Communion invitations that grab people’s attention. The First Holy Communion “season” is short so getting on everyone’s calendar is a challenge.

First Communion Reception: The type of First Holy Communion celebration you choose, is entirely up to you, your child, and your budget, as with everything in life it is a personal choice, and there is no right or wrong First Holy Communion celebration. The communion reception can be a simple family party or a lavish affair but it always centers on the person or child who has taken communion for the first time.

First Communion Decor: Decorating should be simple but “special”. The First Communion theme should focus on the purity that one associates with the ceremony of Communion. Decorations could be white and silver or gold

Children’s Entertainment: adults can always entertain themselves by chatting and catching up with family members, but what about the children?, will you need to hire a bouncy castle, or entertainer or even a DJ.

First Communion Party Favors: With so many people of so many ages attending it’s difficult to pick the perfect party favor. Religious favors are available in a variety of styles and budgets ranging from personalized chocolates to imported Icons.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about ordering Communion or Confirmation Favors at fay@faysfavors.com or through my website, www.faysfavors.com.

So the time has come and you now need to order wedding favors for your guests. Where do you begin – there are so many choices. Whatever you decide, give yourself  TIME! Time to figure out what favors are appropriate for your budget, your style, your wedding theme and colors, and most importantly time to get the favors before your wedding.

Whether or not you go to a brick and mortar store to place your purchase or if you dig through the internet’s hundreds of websites offering wedding favors, the concept is the same, they still have to get shipped and find their way to you.

Websites (otherwise known as dropshippers), that sell wedding favors probably will be your best bet for finding favors that are appropriate for your budget. A brick and mortar store is your best bet for actually holding favors and seeing the quality in person – but you pay for it. Obviously they have an overhead that will be built into your favor price. They will not charge you for shipping, but they will charge you substantially more per favor because, quite simply, they have to. If you decide to order your favors at the store, the favors will get shipped to the store and you will need to go back and pick them up – usually 2 weeks after you order them.

Websites will vary in their pricing – they all seek to compete with each other – which works out great for you! Favor websites work slightly differently than a brick and mortar store. Favors purchased at a website will get shipped to you directly. Please do not be fooled by companies that offer favors at “wholesale prices”. Let’s get serious now. Favor retailers buy their favors from favor wholesalers for one price and will not then turn around and sell it back to you at that same price – how on earth would they make money doing that! Also, do not get fooled by companies that offer free shipping. More often than not, the price per favor has been bumped up to pay for the shipping. Favor wholesalers do charge favor retailers shipping – who in turn must pass the fees on to you, in some fashion.

Decide on at least 2 to 3 favors that you find appealing and price shop – just remember to compare total price (favor price + shipping = total price). Many companies will have tiered pricing; the larger the quantity you purchase, the greater the savings for you because the per favor price will be slightly cheaper.

Seasonal wedding favors are very popular and a great choice for a favor. The only drawback is that everyone else getting married is deciding the same thing. Seasonal favors go on backorder quickly and may very well be unobtainable – purchase in advance to avoid this disappointment. To reiterate, when you see a favor that is backordered, that means that it cannot be shipped to you any earlier than the date specified. Move on to an alternate choice because no favor company can get it to you any sooner than that date.

Since we have now established that favors get shipped, give yourself time to receive them, go through them and make sure they are all in perfect condition to be given to your guests – at least one month in advance and have fun shopping! If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to visit me at my website, www.faysfavors.com

Brides make the mistake of waiting one or two weeks before their wedding to even think about ordering their wedding favors.Don’t wait. It is not that important that you have an exact head count – it is more important that you receive the favor you really want on time.

The problem is that if you wait until the last minute to order the favors, the ones you want may not be available because they are on backorder. This is especially true if you are getting married and want seasonal favors. Every bride wants seasonal favors as well. For example, Christmas is around the corner and Snowflake Bottle Stoppers are flying off the shelves. If you wait until you have a proper headcount – they may be on backorder.