Wedding advice

That's a wee much for a thank you and adds up pretty quickly. weddings are expensive enough. Simple favors are fine

I agree with everyone else--$5 gift cards will add up fast, plus a gift card seems less a true thank you/favor. The thought and effort of the smores packets is cute; why not apply something like that to adults? You can buy the bulk iced coffee or normal coffee packets from starbucks at grocey stores in bulk. I bet a little "coffee favor" would go a long way.

I agree. Not a huge fan of gift cards. Have you heard of www.theknot.com ? You may be able to find some really cool ideas on there! Do something unique that not everyone would think of.

my husband and i got married six years ago and for our wedding my mother-in-law and i too candle vases and glittered them up with the colors of the wedding. and beside them we took little wedding toys and hershey kisses and mints all put them in tool and it looked really nice everyone took them home and my mother-in-law said there was nothing left of them it was very cute and we did the flowers our self.

I would shy away from Starbucks cards.. Not everyone cares for Starbucks/Coffee.

another idea would be personalized Mugs - do a basket concept with the hot cocoa.
Mug + Hot Cocoa + Candy Cane and a pretty ribbon!!

or DIY Snowflakes with candy wrapped inside.

Whoa, I never GOT anything for attending a wedding. I always leave a gift for the couple! Is this a new thing or did I just happen to go to weddings without this event?

If you did 150 cards (200 people minus the 50 kids) you would spend $750 on the gift cards. That doesn't include any tags or any ribbons. If that's in your budget and the cost isn't a factor then that's awesome.

However - initially I thought it would be kind of weird of someone to give me a gift card as a favor. On the other hand- I'd be pretty excited when I really wanted some Starbuck's and realized - hecks yeah I have that gift card! it's your wedding so do what makes you happy (that's my motto!)

You mentioned that your wedding was in the winter so that does fit the theme (warm beverage!). When my best friend got married she gave everyone a giant coffee mug with hot chocolate mix and marshmallows inside. That's probably my favorite wedding favor I have received. The hot chocolate was delicious and that is still my favorite mug. I know she bought them in bulk but I don't know for how much. It's not a super nice mug but it's huge so I love it.

I was thinking about doing spice favors. I found some small almost vials with cork tops and a site that sold spices in bulk. It actually would have been super inexpensive but still something people would use - and something I would personally enjoy too. My mom had a different idea so I'm not doing the spices anymore but I still love the idea.

Whoa, I never GOT anything for attending a wedding. I always leave a gift for the couple! Is this a new thing or did I just happen to go to weddings without this event?

Not everyone gives out actual "gifts" like gift cards at their wedding. Something that's really common is the jordan almonds. Did you ever get a little tulle bag with candy coated almonds? That was the wedding favor. It's also more of an American tradition from what I've gathered. It's entirely possible the weddings you went to didn't have favors.

There is food available, maybe that is the 'gift'? I'll accept that I never once expected any wedding to be giving away anything at all.

How about a spoon dipped in chocolate? You can use the spoon to stir coffee or hot cocoa and it would add a bit of flavor to the drink. (kids could just eat the chocolate off the spoon). Buy spoons that are silver, gold or something to match dressed, dip and once dry put bags over them. (I think they have them at Michael's) buy a ribbon to match your colors and print out some small cards with your names and date and hole punch them, tie to spoon handle. You could do white chocolate, dark, milk, lots of options. Good luck!

nah, do something cheesy and fun like bubbles.