Coaster wedding favours – a practical gift for your guests

By Jennifer Clark,
Toronto Wedding Planner

When two people fall in love they eventually will join in union through matrimony. A wedding involves a lot of preparation and planning, there are so many aspects that need to be looked into.

Remember though, it is all in the details when planning a magnificent event. A detail that is sometimes overlooked is the wedding favours. They are a thoughtful way for the bride and groom to say thank you to the guests for attending their wedding, these keepsakes consist of small gifts or trinkets. Coasters make excellent favours, you will be sure to catch the attention of your guests with some tasteful, coasters at the cocktail reception, or the dinner table.

Coaster Wedding FavoursTraditionally, coasters have always come in round shapes but modern ones can come in square or some other unique shapes. Round, square, heart shapes, glass, plastic and straw-made are just some of the choices available.

Current technology has made it possible to create them in any shape desired and from a variety of material. Coaster wedding favours of all kinds are easily purchased from stores everywhere. They come in a variety of themes to suit the event, from party themes to traditional, photo frame to novelty themed. These can even double as place card holders.

The prices are usually reasonable and the designs are keepsakes, many reusables by wedding guests for future occasions. Just say "I Do" to your favourite design and go out to shop. Once purchased they are ready to grace the wedding table and create an outstanding impression on guests.

Amour is the Spanish word for love or romance. To capture the romantic feeling of the day, provide guests with love themed wedding favours, this is a great way to proclaim your amour for all your wedding guests and spread the feeling of love and goodwill to all. 

To add further personal touches to your favour, why not try a personalized photo coaster set. These are currently in trend and are popular with young people getting married. This will remind guests of your wedding day every time they use the sets. You could capture the moment in classic glass. Whether your moments or their moments, gorgeous frosted glass frame coasters will protect your memories forever. These items are normally crafted of heavy high quality frosted glass.

You can present your guests with these lovely gifts in any number of ways: framing a photo of the happy couple, used as a placecard holder, inserted with a personalized tag of your name and wedding date, simply displaying a beautiful Thank You tag or just plain by itself. Guests will love being able to bring them home and use it to frame their own special photos. These stunning sets will add a useful "touch of glass" to any reception table or bridal shower.

With all personalized gifts it is always wise to plan ahead to give the supplier ample time to prepare the gifts. Should you be hard pressed for time it is advisable to get generic sets so as not to entail the time used for printing, these can be just as meaningful as personalized coaster sets.

Alternatively you could choose to personalize the favours yourself should you be capable as a craftsman. Should you decide to engage a professional supplier, make sure to get a delivery time guarantee from your supplier to avoid any disappointment later or at least promise a return of your money in case of any dissatisfaction.

Wedding Favours Coasters

The coaster like the mug and the cup has been with us for centuries. Starting as a humble way to keep stains of the coffee table the modern coaster serves not only its original task but can also be part of the house décor or collectables. By rewarding guests with their very own set during a wedding reception, the hosts can be sure of imparting a feeling of goodwill to each guest which they can bring home with them to keep. Even in later years to remind each and every one of them will still have the memorabilia of the beautiful wedding reception they had attended.

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