Silver Wedding Favor

Classic silver will never go out of style. Silver favors enchant guests, make lasting impressions and convey appreciation with the most impeccable taste. The timeless pieces ooze charm for memorable wedding experiences for any couple and their guests. Firm favorites over the years are the bottle stopper shaped as a heart and the fortune cookie made of silver. Silver is said to be elegant yet understated. Silver produces classy favors for all wedding occasions, such as the chic bud vase and julep cup in silver mint. As the customary metal for twenty-five year anniversaries, silver wedding favors are also given in commemoration of this important milestone in marriage.  

In addition to household inspired silver wedding favors, office items have fallen under this category. Money clips, compact mirrors, key rings, matchbook covers, luggage tags, and letter openers are all items that can be offered as silver favor presents. Others include bookmarks, paperweights, pens, notepad holders, measuring tapes, and ring keepers.

Silver wedding favors are considered classy, chic, elegant and sophisticated.  Some favorites include heart shaped salt and peppershakers, which indicate that love, has seasoned the marriage.  Endless love is portrayed with silver measuring spoons as favors.  A key bottle opener indicates that the other person the one spouse has the key to the others heart, Tea pot timers say that love is definitely brewing and the like.  In addition to that, personalized favor holders or ribbons can be combined with these classic favors to convey a message of joy, love and gratitude to the guests.  Other great silver wedding favors include candleholders, picture frames – with the couple’s picture in them, sailboats and a silver love dove.  Personalizing tips include engraving, where short messages are embedded in the silver for a personal touch that will touch the guest for years to come. 

Classic silver favors are keepsakes that evoke style and sophistication. Silver favors last as long as the memories of the special day or anniversary of which they were handed out in commemoration. The history of wedding favors dates back to the sixteenth century, where guests received wedding favors from grooms and brides as a symbol of the appreciation felt by the newly wedded couple.  It was their way of saying thank you to the guests for sharing in their special day.  The custom of giving favors is varied, from different cultures and families. One tradition is the giving of a silver wedding favor containing five candies. These five candies represent the five wedding wishes couples the world over have in common, that is longevity, fertility, happiness, wealth, and health.

Today, favor holders have taken on a whole new look.  With theme weddings becoming the in thing, themed wedding favors have increased in demand.  Some of the themes commonly requested are wine weddings, garden weddings, coffee and tea, Las Vegas theme, Golf theme, Asian wedding themes and a fairy tale wedding theme.  For each of these, the corresponding wedding favors, in silver or otherwise are available.  Wedding favor holders in a matching theme are also availed.  Other popular themes include Valentines Day, cherubs, seasonal, beach, flower, and heart themes.