Wedding favors are a wonderful way to thank your guests for coming to your wedding. There are many terrific options for favors, but some of the most fun are those which are personalized. These are some great ideas for unique wedding favors made with your guests’ photos.

Think about it this way: what is more fun, to receive a gift which is personal to the giver (ie, matchbooks reading “Kim and Justin, March 29, 2011) or gifts which are personal to the recipient. Most people would prefer to receive the latter, quite frankly. This is why photo favors have become increasingly popular. Besides, your guests will be dressed to the nines in their swankiest clothing and best wedding jewelry – it is the perfect time to get their pictures taken. Speaking from experience, I can say that some of the best photos I have of myself were taken when I was all dressed up in a fabulous dress and great jewelry for someone’s wedding.

Once you have decided that photo favors are the way to go, you will have to choose which type you would like to give. One idea is to have a professional photographer on hand who takes portraits and prints them to take home that day. These often will be printed with a border that says “Jennifer and Brian’s wedding, July 12, 2010” (insert your name there, of course!). On the one hand, it certainly makes it more of a souvenir of the wedding, but on the other hand, if the picture comes out really great, the chances are the people in it are going to cut off the border with the words before framing it. You can decide which way would be best for your own wedding.

Photo booths are a super popular idea for weddings lately. There are many places from which one can rent a cool vintage photo booth for the reception, or a more modern digital version of the booth. Guests will have tons of fun with this interactive type of favor, and the goofy strips of photos will certainly make for longer lasting memories than a box of truffles. You can also ask that guests take some additional pictures to paste into a nearby scrapbook as a fun alternative to the traditional guest book.

Edible favors are popular and photo favors are popular, so why not edible photo favors? Did you know that there are companies that will come to your wedding reception and take pictures of your guests that they print onto an edible surface and make into a big chocolate lollipop? It’s one part crazy, and two parts awesome! This is one edible favor which is almost too good to eat, so be sure that the vendor will make a couple of photo pops for each guest. That way they can have one to eat and one to keep as a memento.

The possibilities for photo wedding favors simply continue. A photograph can be put onto almost any surface these days; the only hitch is that the finished favors should be ready for guests to pick up before the end of the reception. One thing is for sure: your guests will definitely love the unique photo favors from your wedding.

Author Bio: Bridget Mora writes for Silverland Jewelry about all the latest wedding trends and ideas. At http://silverlandjewelry.com/ we offer an exquisite collection of wedding jewelry for everyone in the bridal party. Order today and receive free shipping on your jewelry order over $99.

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