One of the biggest questions facing brides and groom is what to do for favors for your guests. Favors can also be one of the biggest expenses that creeps up on you, depending on the size of your wedding.
Some people opt to go the fancy way, saying that these guests may have spent over $100 on your present, so you should get a high quality favor. That can run you hundreds of dollars. It's ridiculous.
Others want to go the DIY route, making cake or cookies mixes and packaging them cutely (is that even a word?). This is a cute idea, but depending on dietary restrictions of your guests, this could be an issue. As a bride who is gluten free with multiple food allergies, I probably wouldn't be able to partake in this favor at someone else's wedding.
The route that we are choosing to go is to donate to charity on behalf of our guests. Due to my multiple diseases, we wanted to choose a charity that would be meaningful - and one that we know would really benefit from our money, one that does great things. After taking a look at our options, we're actually going to donate to one of the orgs that I do volunteer and fundraising work with, the Arthritis National Research Foundation. 91 cents on the dollar goes to research - which is basically all they focus on. In the last few years, they have made some great progress for arthritis related diseases, and I'm excited to see what they do next. They also sell bracelets, that we may get to give to our guests as well.
While this type of gift may or may not give your guests concrete favors, it can help to further research or awareness for the disease you or your loved ones might suffer from. There are even companies that you can buy fancy chocolates from to give your guests in addition to the donation in their names. They're expensive, but it works.
What would/did you do?
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