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4 Cheap Wedding Favors Ideas

By Bonnie Ray

If you're looking for cheap wedding favors, there are a large number of them to choose from. You should have no problem at all finding one that suits your particular wedding reception or wedding shower.

Just because your wedding has a limited budget doesn't mean that you cannot give your guests gifts or "favors" that they will love. Cheap wedding favors can be elegant, charming, or even useful. It's all up to you to decide which type you need.

Here are some examples:

If you are looking for something elegant, cheap wedding favors don't have to look cheap. You can get crystal much more inexpensively than most people expect; crystal coasters goblets, and vases cost no more than a few dollars, and they're so beautiful that nobody will accuse you of giving a cheap gift.

Candles, too, make charming, yet cheap wedding favors. Heart-shaped candles, carriage-shaped candles, and rose-shaped candles are all charming, yet inexpensive. Who can resist the romantic glow of a candle? Even many of your guests who don't normally collect candles will undoubtedly burn them, anyway, during a special evening or bubble bath. Candle wedding favors usually cost just a dollar or two.

Another cheap wedding favor that is very popular right now is soap. This may not at first sound like a good gift... But bath soaps can come in unexpected shapes. Consider half a dozen rose-shaped red, white, or pink soaps in a beautiful heart-shaped box. They can cost less than 2 dollars. Or, for a winter wedding, a box of snowflake-shaped soap confetti. It doesn't cost much more than a dollar, but it will make a special bath-time for your guests. It's sure to be appreciated.

Finally, if you are on an extremely tight budget, yet you want to give your wedding reception or wedding party guests a token of your gratitude, consider bubbles. Not many adults indulge in buying themselves bubbles; but if you give them as wedding favors, you may be surprised at the number of grown-ups you see happily puffing away, competing to see who can blow the biggest bubble or the most bubbles from one breath. It's a treat that you can afford to give them. These cheap wedding favors cost no more than a quarter a piece if you buy them in packs of 10 or 20.



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About the Author: Bonnie Goodwin Ray has more than sixteen years experience in the wedding industry. She is the author of Wedding Planning Made Easier and has become a leading expert in silk wedding bouquets design. http://www.mysilkweddingflowers.com

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By: Martin Smith

There are a number of Irish Wedding Rings that include Spirals, Triskeles, and Triquetas, Shield Knots and Sun Symbols. The most popular ring by far is the Irish Claddagh and it is surrounded by a romantic legend.

The Claddagh is as was said, the most popular in Ireland. The ring symbolizes love, friendship , and loyalty. The ring is named for an Irish fishing village. The design of the Claddagh is constructed of two hands holding a heart with a crown on top of it. The hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty.

Various traditions give different meanings to the ring depending on how it is worn. As a wedding ring it is worn on the left hand with the heart pointing inward to the wrist. As an engagement ring it is on the right hand with the heart pointing inward toward the wrist. For friendship it is worn on the right hand turned outward.

The legend of the Claddagh begins when a fisherman Richard Joyce and other crew members were captured by pirates shortly before Joyce was to be married. He was sold into slavery in Algiers and made the property of a goldsmith who taught him the craft of goldsmith. Joyce became the master of the craft. With is beloved back in Claddagh on his mind he fashioned the first Claddagh ring. The hands were to represent friendship, the heart was love, and the crown represented loyalty and fidelity.

In 1698 King Georges III agreed to free all of his subjects. Richard Joyce was once again free. His slave master offered Joyce his daughter in marriage and half of his wealth if he would stay in Algiers. Joyce refused the offer and instead returned home to Claddagh where he found his love waiting for him. Neither of them had married. Upon discovering this, Joyce gave his love the ring and they were married shortly thereafter.

The ring was dubbed The Claddagh because of the village Joyce and his Bride were from. There were others who made the ring much later and added jewels and an intricate crown design. The basic hands holding a crowned heart has never changed. Joyce wanted something that would his love for his Beloved.

The Claddagh today is as popular as it ever was. The basic design of the ring has not changed but now there is more intricacies in the crown, gemstones or jewels can be used to fashion the heart, and the hands are simply hands. The ring can be made of silver, gold or basically any metal.

The design is the clasped hands of the 'fede' or faith rings. These rings date from Roman times and were popular in the Middle Ages. The ring is worn now by many to speak to their Irish heritage. The Claddagh tells the story of two lovers who are separated and yet their love and commitment withstood the passage of time. It's simple design and my heritage influenced my decision to purchase a Claddagh.


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Martin Smith is a successful freelance writer providing advice for consumers on purchasing a variety of products which includes Wedding Ring and and more! His numerous articles provide a wonderfully researched resource of interesting and relevant information.

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