Simple & Sweet Favors

 

Confession, I really like candy coated nuts/ dragees.  And my favorite kind of favor for a wedding or celebration is something that one can snack on during the trip home.  Dragees have been a standby for favors for centuries and while there are all kinds of trends right now when it comes to favors, sometimes something as simple and sweet as a pretty box of dragees is the perfect touch.  A little glassine box with candy coated sunflower seeds tied with a pretty ribbon is timeless and something your guests will enjoy as a treat on the way home.  Keeping this age-old favor modern and current is all in the packaging... skip the tulle bag things and go with glassine or kraft packaging.

The nice folks at Superior Nut were kind enough to send me a sample of their candy coated sunflower seeds recently.  I don't usually do product reviews but I am always up for sharing a resource that I would actually use myself and this place fits.  Yummy! Both Dan and I would eat these by the handfuls!  And the price is definitely right.  One could easily package up simple and sweet favors or fill candy dishes for a holiday party for a reasonable portion of the budget with a couple of bags of the chocolate sunflower seeds...  Or mint lentils- yum!

A Cupcake-filled Giveaway

What could be sweeter than cupcakes for a party favor?  I personally love cupcakes and would equally love receiving a sweetly packaged cupcake mix as a favor.

So when I received an email from the lovely Tawnya about her gourmet favors I had to check it out... and I am loving it!  How completely sweet would these little cupcake mix favors be for anything from a bridal shower to a wedding to a baby shower?

As a party favor for my birthday, I am very excited to say that Tawnya is going to giveaway a $50 gift certificate for use towards any favor at Gourmet Gift!

To enter just leave a comment stating both your favorite and least favorite cupcake flavor by 8pm CT Monday, 8/31. 

Too Late, Buttons!

I am kicking myself.  I have been fretting over what to do for the baby shower favors and last Wednesday said enough is enough- onesie cookies it is.  Now... when it is too late to order the necessary materials, I come across the cutest idea on With This Ring... button candies!

Of course, it is way to late to order the button candy mold and as I am fretting and doing random searches to see if it is carried anywhere in Chicago I see that these cute little buttons have been around the blog-o-sphere.  Cursing the work that is keeping me from being up to speed on the cuteness that is out there!  And cursing that I don't have one more week as this would be just right for this shower! 

Anyone know if said button candy mold is actually carried at a store in Chicago?  I would love you forever if you shared such news with me! 

This is reminding me of wedding planning - too many times the case was as soon as I would make a decision and it would be too late to change I would land on what I had been searching for... my timing is apparantly cursed.

Favors & Escort Cards: A Lovely Idea From Pearls Events

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}

Navy and Lavender

I received a note about a new fine gifts and favor shop and of course had to check it out... Navy and Lavender is such a pretty site with such lovely little gifts that I had to share.

Is this little favor cake just so incredibly pretty!?  It would be such a charming detail at either a wedding or a shower...

And how perfect is this little picnic kit for a newlywed couple!  This would be such a nice little gift to receive...

Navy and Lavender is definitely a site to keep bookmarked for elegant gifts to give and for sophisticated favors.