Wedding favors have become an integral part of a wedding. And many brides, and couples, search for unique wedding favors which will make a statement and from which the guests will remember this wedding with fond memories.

So when youre planning your wedding, one of the decisions youll undoubtedly need to make is in the selection of wedding favors for your guests - and what better wedding favors than heirloom wedding favors. These small gifts are a wonderful way to show your guests that you appreciate them coming to celebrate your special day and to say a small, personal thank you to your guests for their attendance, their friendship, and their wedding gifts to you.

No longer limited to weddings for the wealthy or well-to-do, unique wedding favors can now be ordered from a number of sources, including online companies, for a fraction of what they once cost. Even a modest or small wedding can be made much more special by providing thoughtful and even unique wedding favors for the guests.

Wedding favors are typically small but thoughtful items that serve as a memento of your beautiful day. Traditional items include things like ornate bottle-stoppers, cake servers, and serving spoons. Such items are intended to be a keepsake for the wedding guests rather than something they will actually use in everyday life.

Some couples, however, will choose wedding favors that serve double duty as a reminder of the event as well as a useful item. Small picture frames, decorated place card holders, lovely candy dishes, pen and pencil sets, and other such favors fall into this category. Edible wedding favors such as mints or candies in an attractive tin are also available. The choices are truly limited only by your imagination.

Typical wedding favors come with traditional wedding theme designs including bells, doves, hearts, flowers, and flowing ribbons, but can also include more modern motifs like dolphins. With the more costly but far more personalized option of custom ordering, virtually anything is possible.

The most important consideration is selecting wedding favors is to remember that these are items meant simply to say thank you. Youre not going to find the perfect item that will please each and every guest at your wedding, but a little thoughtfulness will result in favors that will at least let your guests know that youre thinking of them. The guests at your wedding are primarily your family and your friends, and they will invariably appreciate a small souvenir of the event.

Wedding favors should not be confused with the traditional gifts provided by the bride and groom to members of their wedding party. It is proper to provide the bridesmaids and groomsmen with a more personal and separate gift. Anything that says you appreciate their friendship and participation in your special day is appropriate for these close friends or family members.

Your wedding is undoubtedly one of the most important days in your life and all of the planning that goes into this momentous event reflects that importance, helping to make your special day a beautiful experience for all involved. Selecting the perfect wedding favors - unique wedding favors - can help make that dream of beauty and perfection into a reality!

Brigitte Smith

Brigitte Smith is an entrepreneur with a love of dogs and a healthy lifestyle.

Brigitte owns 2 dogs herself and is passionate about holistic health alternatives for dogs, most of whom are today suffering foreshortened lifespans in the wake of a lifetime diet of commercial petfood, and further contributed to by unnecessary over-vaccination.

The Healthy Happy Dogs site was the result of this passion, and Brigitte has now extended the scope of her offerings to include people health as well, with her Lifestyle Healthy site.

A third site, the Learn How Guides, offers guides on a wide array of subject matters, from learning a new vocation, going into business for oneself, to learning or expanding upon a hobby.

In the publishing field, Brigitte has written numerous articles related to dog health. Healthy Happy Dogs is an online newsletter which Brigitte publishes on a regular basis on all aspects of dog health and wellbeing, and is available from her Healthy Happy Dogs site.

In addition, Brigitte is currently working on a related ebook, as well as a planned newsletter to complement her Lifestyle Healthy site.