Aletha from Pearls Events has become one of my favorite wedding planners and bloggers.  I am so excited that she is stopping by In This Instance to guest blog today. She has a portfolio filled with such pretty and lovely weddings and she has to be one the most positive, energetic ladies I have met through blogging. {We have only met online but hopefully that changes one day!} Favors and escort cards can be such a surprisingly challenging decision during wedding planning.  But wait until you see this simple, gorgeous idea that Aletha is sharing with us today...

If you're doing assigned seating and struggling with your escort cards choices, might I suggest this lovely idea. Our March 7, 2009 clients, Amy & Carlo, took gorgeous, thick paper to wrap king sized candy bars, and personalized each one with the guest's name and table number. The escort cards doubled as favors, which worked out well. They used different complimentary patterns & colors to wrap their candy and guests picked up their escort card upon entering the venue. Some of them (especially the children!) nibbled on them during cocktail hour, however I saw many guests simply put the candy bars away for later.

This is an inexpensive DIY project that anyone with a little time and effort could pull off. The bride found the paper at Hobby Lobby in one of the thick, big books of scrapbooking paper. The couple used the same paper to make table numbers and pages for their scrapbook-style guest book. I loved the cohesive feel of the day. 

Be sure to head over to Pearls Events to see more on Amy and Carlo's gorgeous wedding! And thank you so much Aletha for stopping by today to share this completely lovely idea!

{Photos via Pearls Events taken by Amy Carroll}