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A Perfect Treat For the Guests

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Cookie gift baskets can be excellent personalized wedding favours and in this respect they have a dynamic role to play. The can be used as romantic fortunes and made to carry romantic fortune or messages for the new couple. They carry messages from heart to heart. They are the perfect carriers of good wishes. The heart shaped wedding cookies circulate love among the guests and thus creates perfect ambiance for the romantic association for two souls.

Decorated Cookies do not fall in the category of junk favours and thus are the preferred edibles for most of the guests. There can be no debate on the fact that wedding cookies go extremely well with the guests and are love equally by all.

Customized decorated cookies can be created in accordance with the theme of the wedding and as well as with the season of the wedding. The shape, flavor and the décor of the cookies speak a lot and thus one should take special care while selecting them.

If one is enthusiastic enough then making wedding cookies at home is a fun and has personal touch that has hardly any comparison but if that sounds to be in convenient then lots of online vendors and local bakeries are always there to help. They take care of the personal taste and preferences and often provide with customized cookies.

Wedding cookies often carry the name of the bride and the groom and the wedding date inscribed upon them and thus makes for easy and effective memoir.

Cookies have other merits as well and it is culmination of all these factors that have made cookies a favored choice for wedding down the ages. Cookies are known to be cost effective and moreover they can be stored for long time.

Top Ten Edible Wedding Favors

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Best of all edible wedding favors do not need to cost the earth yet can look like you broke the budget creating them! Here is a top ten of edible goodies you can delight your guests with along with some packaging suggestions.

Candies: who doesn’t like candy? As favors go candy makes a perfect choice, inexpensive, color coordinated and easy to package. Visit a wholesaler for bulk buy savings.
Chocolate: from personalized bars to luxury chocolate truffles there is a chocolate variety available to suit every wedding. Serve Champagne laced chocolate truffles on mini silver colored trays or colored, sugar coated chocolates in clear plastic boxes.
Cookies: from the custom, themed varieties to homemade family recpies, cookies are possibly the best wedding favour idea to emerge in the last few years. If you are having an unusual theme for your wedding then custom cookies are a great choice.
Cupcakes: a great budget saver if you double them up as your wedding cake, but on their own make a delightful choice although perhaps at the upper end of the price range. Clear plastic boxes designed to hold cupcakes will ensure you guests can take them home safely to enjoy later.
Mints: a traditional favor choice, mints are usually presented in small tin boxes which can be personalized with stickers.
Almonds: the most traditional of wedding favors, almonds are perhaps less popular these days. They are a great choice for a traditional wedding and can be found in sugared varieties also know as Jordan almonds and sugar coated almonds which come in a variety of colors.
Chocolate Dragees: the chocolate version of almonds these are sugar coated and available in a range of popular wedding colors including silver and gold. Aside from almond shaped dragees you will also find heart shaped versions.
Condiments: a modern addition to wedding favors, many stores are stocking various types of condiments from mini jars of honey to bottles of hot sauce, all with the option of personalized labels.
Tea and Coffee: so called gourmet favors include loose tea and ground coffee. These are lovely presented in small sachets or tins with silver infusers and chocolate coated coffee beans.
Fortune Cookies: popular for Chinese themed weddings but great fun for any wedding style. Fortune cookies can be found in Chinese stores or have them hand made with your own fortunes inside.

Wedding Cookies and Party Favors

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Centerpieces are the focal point of any reception. They can be simple, elaborate, elegant, casual, and even quirky. No matter the design and no matter the price tag, centerpieces cannot highlight the reception or the wedding on its own; it needs to be in collaboration with the overall motif and theme of a wedding to best serve its purpose.

Contrary to popular opinion, a wedding centerpiece need not be expensive to be unique or inspiring. With a little ingenuity and creativity and a lot of research and window shopping, there is no question that the best wedding centerpiece can be found in the most unexpected items including edibles like wedding cookies.

For a beach, Caribbean or cruise themed parties, sailboat tea light holders in frosted glass, arrayed in groups of four to six on a table, make an elegant centerpiece for formal set-ups. For a more casual option, seashells personalized with names, monograms and wedding dates, laid stylishly on a handful of sand and tiny starfish should do the trick.

For garden, spring and summer themes, miniature bamboo and palm plants gathered in the center could serve as a refreshing centerpiece. Depending on the pots, hash tags and other embellishments like ribbon, these centerpieces could work for both formal and casual settings. Miniature flower pots filled to the brim with plants or edibles like candies, almonds, potpourri and packets of seeds are interesting alternative for the very casual-oriented couple. Fabric flower pens in pots when gathered in the center can be a fun and enjoyable centerpiece too. For very formal settings, mini bud vase, personalized with names and dates, when filled with the right flower will surely be adored.

For a polished, classic look, glass and silver creations would a fabulous wedding centerpiece. Personalized votive holders and glass photo coasters, grouped fashionably in the center would delight guests. Candle holders in snowflake form fits both classic settings and seasonal themed weddings, which also works for Chinese takeout box candle holders in frosted glass.

These ideas for wedding centerpieces are as innovative as they are sensible. These items can serve as party favors for guests to enjoy when they leave the party.

Lastly, for a very unique and sassy centerpiece, edible goods like wedding cookies might be a worthwhile road to venture into. Signature petit fours are elaborately decorated bite-sized cakes. When placed in layers or tower, these treats can serve as a sweet touch to even an elegant setting. Mini monogrammed brownie favor pops set in a glass or porcelain platter is an equally tasteful alternative too.