First, relax. We understand that the topic of wedding shower party favors can be confusing--overwhelming,even. But you'll be fine as long as you remember a few key principles.
First, understand the purpose of bridal shower party favors. At the wedding shower, the party is primarily about the bride--as it should be. She will be the primary recipient of gifts that night. But it's only proper to show gratitude to those who have sacrificed some of their time to spend honoring the bride. And you show this gratitude through small tokens of appreciation. These small gifts are known as bridal shower party favors.
To understand what these favors are, think about any wedding reception you've ever been to. Did the couple give you something that you could take home with you? A tin with candy, a centerpiece, or something else? These are wedding favors, and they're usually available for anyone who comes to the recipients. More expensive favors are given to people who are in the wedding party itself. At a wedding shower, the gifts go to everyone who attends (usually), and because it's hosted by the maid of honor, the gifts tend to be less expensive.
There are lots of great ideas that you can find as near as the local department store. Or even better, do a search online for wedding shower party favors and you're sure to come up with hundreds of possibilities. All of the best ideas are just small tokens that will be kept by the guests and which are quite affordable to your budget.
Remember, the purpose of these gifts is not to "wow" people with how lavish you are. It's just to provide you something that you will keep for a long time which will always remind you of this important wedding. So anything small, affordable and memorable does the trick: candy jars with personalized lids, mint tins, special bridal playing cards, special candles with unique candle holders, personalized photo frames, gift bags, personalized wedding ribbons, personalized match books, mini gumball machines, flowers in decorative vases, chocolates. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you compile a list of all bridal shower party favors listed online along with every favor offered by every friend you know, your list would have thousands of items on it.
Once you have your wedding shower party favors, you can distribute them according to a couple of different plans. First, in most cases, the maid of honor wants every guest in attendance to receive something, so she'll offer an inexpensive token to everyone.
A second idea is to use them for games so that the winners take home something special from the event. Use as door-prizes is also not uncommon. Just remember not to go broke when ordering wedding shower party favors. The idea is to make this fun for your guests--but you shouldn't finish the night being depressed because of how broke you are!
