As your wedding planning gathers pace you will eventually come to the moment when it is time to consider your wedding favors. Whilst choosing the type and style of your favors is a hard enough task, knowing where to shop for them can prove a difficult choice too!
It is important that when you begin your shopping you not only stick to the budget you set out at the start of your wedding planning, but that you also make sure you order your favors in time for the wedding day! Ideally you should begin looking for your favors around six months before the wedding and aim to have ordered them by at least six weeks before.
These days most brides will purchase their wedding favors through online stores. There are many sites dedicated to favors and most will compete with each other in terms of price, discounts and offers. Check out two or three of these and take note of what their shipping terms are, minimum order levels for discounts and any special offers they may have. Many sites will also tempt you to sign up for their newsletter which may also carry a further discount code once you have signed up. Signing up for newsletters is a good idea as you will be informed whenever there is new stock, new offers, discounts and sales, meaning you can take advantage as soon as they become available.
Another way to purchase your wedding favors is to shop on your local high street. Some larger bridal stores may stock a range of wedding favors, whilst stationers, gift shops and dollar stores are all good places to find things suitable as favors. Be careful with dollar stores as sometimes the quality of the product is not always that good.
Supermarkets are another place in which wedding favors can be found. Think about gourmet teas, coffees and other foods such as chocolates or candies. Non-edible items such as candles or mini soaps can also be purchased relatively cheaply from supermarkets and you don’t need to worry about them arriving in time for the wedding!
If you are having a very large wedding and need to purchase favors for a large number of guests then wholesalers are your best option. Whilst many favor stores will offer quantity discounts, wholesalers can offer you better prices on large quantities and with cheaper shipping costs. Do some research online for favor and gift wholesalers, whilst locally you may find wholesalers for a range of goods such as giftwares and food and drink.
If you become a savvy shopper you will find that you can stretch your wedding favor budget beyond your expectations and achieve stunning, memorable favors that your guests will delight in.
