A pleasant and beautiful tradition of giving gifts for wedding guests. Cute small souvenirs that are presented as a sign of gratitude for attending a festive celebration. In ancient times, these were pine cones or souvenirs made with one's own hands. Today these are usually wedding magnets or candy boxes. Maintain traditions - give gifts to your guests! After all, such cute gifts will highlight your wedding, make it unique, and also support the overall stylistic concept.
We tried to collect in this article only really real souvenirs that are quite easy to buy in our country or make with your own hands. There is nothing supernatural or rare things here that cannot be bought in Russia, even via the Internet. For example, some wedding experts advise giving very rare printed favors, sweets that are only found in certain countries, or crazy plants and flowers that are completely unsuitable as wedding gifts for guests.
The gift should be cute, concise and memorable at the same time. It should not bother guests with its size or weight. Ideal when it fits in a pocket or handbag.
Wedding magnet
In the last few years, this type of gift for guests has especially gained popularity among newlyweds in Russia and neighboring countries. It can be either a wedding magnet with a photo of the newlyweds and the wedding date, or with a cute drawn bride and groom. It can also be supplemented with words of gratitude to the guests. You can order such magnets on our website in the appropriate section - Wedding Magnets .
The advantages of such a gift are, of course, the availability of delivery to any city in Russia, an affordable price, and an original design. But the main feature of magnets is their unusualness. The fashion for them came quite recently, so almost all guests have not yet received such a gift at other weddings. It will amaze them and will be remembered for a long time.
And since it will hang on the refrigerator door, they will not forget to congratulate you on your wedding anniversary in a year. Any other souvenir will be thrown into the far corner of the closet and forgotten.
Gifts for wedding guests: magnets - see catalog
Gifts for wedding guests: magnets - see catalog
Gifts for wedding guests: magnets - see catalog
Gifts for wedding guests: magnets - see catalog
Gifts for wedding guests: magnets - see catalog
You can order the presented magnets with delivery anywhere in Russia on our website .
Practical gifts
Practical small gifts for competitions will delight serious and homely people. This can be any inexpensive item purchased at hardware or stationery stores. Practical gifts can be divided into several categories:
- Office
. This includes small notebooks, bookmarks, pens, rulers, erasers, and pencils. - For Bath
. These are small pieces of soap, bath salts, foam, washcloth, gel, and a new toothbrush. - For kitchen
. Small items that any housewife will be happy with: a small towel, a corkscrew, a set of napkins, a mug, a bottle opener, a refrigerator magnet. - Just practical little things
. Photo album, candles, photo frames, boxes, car air fresheners, mouse pad and much more.
For those closest to you!
When choosing gifts for guests, it is important not to forget about gifts for the parents of the bride and groom.
| The Tank construction set is an interesting gift for the winner of children's competitions at a wedding. |
| An eye pillow with flax seeds is an unexpected but interesting prize in a wedding competition. |
| Practical gifts are always in place, such will be the prize - a box for wires. |
Such prizes are very suitable for any age category. Some items in this group are suitable only for men or only for women. This fact should be taken into account. It would be nice if the same notebook, pen, washcloth or mouse pad had an unusual shape or design.
Various figures
Various figurines of hearts, angels or doves with engraving of the wedding date. The figures can be made of any material: clay, ceramics, glass. The engraving is applied with a laser on a special engraving machine. If you set a goal, you can choose figurines similar to the bride and groom; guests will definitely appreciate such a gift.
It can be:
- Heart figurines
- Dear angels
- A pair of lovebirds
- Cute figurines of the bride and groom
The main disadvantage of this souvenir is the high cost and difficulty of choosing. Because in addition to finding the right figures, you need to find a company that will engrave them. This all turns out to be quite expensive, and in some areas of the country it is completely impossible, due to the lack of engraving machines.
Scented candles
Scented candles will remind you of the celebration with a pleasant smell. This is one of the simplest souvenirs for guests of the celebration. Therefore, if you are wondering what to give guests at a wedding as simply as possible, then this option is for you. The advantage of this choice is that a candle is a useful souvenir and will definitely come in handy around the house. You can also pack it beautifully in wrapping paper or a bag.
But there is a main disadvantage of this gift - it cannot be engraved with the names of the newlyweds and the date of the celebration. It will be just another faceless candle: such a souvenir will simply be lost and forgotten in drawers and cabinets.
Intangible gifts
This category includes prizes that do not require material costs. The main thing is to be smart and approach the issue with a bit of humor. Examples of such gifts for wedding competitions could be:
- dance with the bride
; - the right to choose a musical composition
during dancing; - inviting newlyweds to
wedding anniversaries; - have a drink
with
the newlyweds
.
| A set of cool statuses for your desktop is a prize that everyone will want to win. |
| Salvador Dali's perpetual calendar is the perfect prize for the most difficult competition. |
| An anti-stress joke toy that will make all the guests laugh and delight the winner of the competition. |
Decorative cones
Cones , beautifully packaged in paper or tulle, will be an unusual gift for guests of the celebration. Since ancient times, there have been such souvenirs at weddings that were presented to the invitees. You can also externally decorate the cones with various decorations, beads, beads, or even paint them in the color of the wedding. Small spruce cones are especially suitable.
The main feature is that such souvenirs can be made independently with your own hands. All you have to do is collect pine cones from the nearest forest, decorate them beautifully and pack them. A gift option available to everyone. You can add a small piece of paper to the cone, which will indicate the wedding date and words of gratitude. This is a very cute souvenir.
These souvenirs are especially suitable for natural wedding styles, such as Rustic or Eco-style.
Candies or sweets
If you are still undecided on the answer to the question “What to give to guests at a wedding?” then here is another affordable and simple option for you. candies or sweets , decorated in a wedding theme, are perfect for these purposes They can be wrapped in beautiful packaging or special stylish paper bags on which the wedding date and the names of the newlyweds are printed.
It can be:
- Macarons
- Marshmallow
- Honey, jam or jelly
- M&M sweets
- Homemade pie
A very simple and affordable gift option for friends and relatives. Everything is limited only by your imagination. It’s just important to complement the gift and packaging with a cute card indicating the wedding date and words of gratitude.
Funny gifts for competition participants
It happens that young people want to give their guests something funny. Humorous gifts will amuse everyone and add positivity to the atmosphere of celebration. These are not always cheap gifts, but the reaction of guests is worth it. Among the most interesting are:
- Chewing gum “Pofigin”, “Pendalgim”, “Anti-depressed”.
- Wet wipes “To clear your conscience.”
- Slippers in the shape of a unicorn.
- Funny anti-stress toys, etc.
Here everything depends on the ingenuity and sense of humor of the young people and guests. The main thing is not to cross the acceptable line, so as not to offend guests with your gifts.
Bonbonnieres
Bonbonnieres are small beautiful boxes with candy or other small souvenirs. One of the most popular wedding favors. Since almost every wedding salon has ready-made options for various bonbonnieres for every taste and budget. From the simplest cardboard ones with sweets, to exclusive ones trimmed with lace and decorative stones. This set can also be supplemented with a wedding magnet.
Bonbonnieres are also made to match the overall style of the wedding, so that everything in the celebration fits together and is harmonious. They can be made for any wedding style: Rustic, Provence, Tiffany, Boho, Loft, Retro, Shabby Chic and Love is Style.
But such souvenirs have already become boring; guests are no longer interested in receiving the same gifts at every celebration. You need to surprise so that the wedding is remembered for many years, and friends remember it with special trepidation.
Should you give memorable gifts to guests at your wedding?
Gifts at a wedding for newlyweds are common and unquestionable. But with gifts for guests, many questions arise.
First of all, why give gifts to guests if the holiday is dedicated to uniting a couple in love into a single family, and all attention should be paid to them? Times change, and the tradition of two-day wedding festivities remains a thing of the past.
Today, newlyweds try to pay attention at the ceremony not to the scope of the feast, but to symbolism and sophistication. Therefore, the guest list does not consist of a list of all acquaintances, work colleagues, neighbors, but only of those people who are considered the closest.
A wedding is important not only for newlyweds. Their decision to become a family was supported by their closest relatives and friends. They came to the family birthday party to be close to the young people on such an important day, to show their support and, of course, to congratulate.
Why not do something nice for these people? Small keepsake gifts for guests will be a wonderful way of saying thank you.
T-shirt with photo
A T-shirt with a photo and the wedding date of the newlyweds will be a cool present for every guest. The gift is very unusual and will definitely be remembered and stand out among the rest. The T-shirt can also include words of gratitude and wishes from the bride and groom. The T-shirt can be beautifully wrapped in wrapping paper or a gift bag.
But such a gift is quite expensive, the price starts from 350 rubles per piece. And if you consider that every guest needs such gifts, then this results in a decent budget, which not every couple is ready to spend.
Alternatively, you can make such souvenirs only as prizes in competitions. This is exactly what many people who are getting married do.
Ceramic mugs are also great for this.
A bottle of wine or champagne
A small gift bottle of wine or champagne , complemented by a label with a photo of the bride and groom, will be a good gift idea for guests. Many newlyweds choose this gift. Such a souvenir has become popular, as wine or champagne gives a certain feeling of celebration. And therefore, guests, having received such a gift, will bring it home, and it will remind them of the past holiday.
This gift is quite simple and will not put a big dent in the pockets of the bride and groom. It is available to almost everyone. The only thing that can make it difficult to make such gifts is printing individual labels.
Pocket calendar
A pocket calendar with a photo of the newlyweds will be a very good souvenir for friends and family. This is a fairly simple but at the same time useful gift that will definitely come in handy. The main advantage of calendars is their affordable price. A hundred of these will be printed for you as a gift at the nearest online printing point for less than 1,000 rubles. This amount will be enough for gifts in competitions and as souvenirs for every visiting guest.
A plus is the ability to post a photo of the couple, names, date of celebration and words of gratitude or parting words. Also, the pocket calendar can be decorated entirely in the style of the ongoing wedding.
And of course, the calendar grid on the back can be styled however you like:
- Select wedding date
- Mark the dates of birth of the bride and groom
- Mark the birth dates of family and friends
- Select holidays
- Use the design and font to match the holiday style
What to give guests in 2021
In 2021, many new types of souvenirs are gaining popularity, so if you still haven’t decided what to give your wedding guests, here are a few more ideas. You can give a small pot with a decorative flower or other plant. The composition can be supplemented with words of gratitude or wishes for the guests. Chocolate in packaging stylized as a wedding composition and a photograph of husband and wife will be a really pleasant gift for guests.
Various printed gifts, such as souvenir banknotes with a photo of the newlyweds or specially made posters for the wall, will make a good present. You can beautifully decorate small jars of homemade jam and decorate them with words of gratitude or touching wishes. Another gift idea is nuts with wishes . Nowadays it’s not a problem to find a company that produces such souvenirs. And if you live far from a big city, it’s not a problem to make such gifts yourself.
Popular in the West, wishing cookies will also make a wonderful gift for your invitees. You can put cute notes with wishes or predictions inside each cookie. Also an unusual souvenir for guests will be glasses with a photo and the names of the newlyweds. Guests will drink from these glasses all evening, and then take them with them and keep them.
In fact, there can be an infinite number of options for gifts for your invited guests, everything is limited only by your ingenuity and imagination, you can always come up with something exclusive and original. If you really put your heart into it, your wedding will become unique.
Traditions of wedding gifts for guests
Young people are no less interested in the roots of such a wonderful custom. The tradition of thanking guests has ancient roots. Even in Ancient Rus', guests were wrapped in handkerchiefs at the end of the wedding ceremony with pieces of treats that they took with them.
Many people are also familiar with the more modern tradition of baking donuts for a wedding - mini prototypes of a wedding loaf. Such buns, of course, are rarely eaten by guests at a wedding; they are usually taken with them.
The custom of purposefully giving gifts to guests appeared in the 16th century.
In France, there was a custom of giving guests chocolate with almonds, which were also packaged in original boxes. In rich families, invitees were given beautiful decorated boxes with Indian sweets. Such a small elegant box was called “bonbonniere”, which comes from the word “bon-bon” - candy from French.
Traditionally, five candies were placed in it, each of which symbolized health and longevity, fertility and wealth, and, of course, happiness.
