| When focusing on your wedding, it is important to | | | | If you have a wedding planner at your wedding |
| remember that favors are a crucial part. Here is a | | | | destination, he or she can help you to choose wedding |
| quick guide to wedding favors for destination | | | | favors that go well with your location. The wedding |
| ceremonies. | | | | planner can even purchase wedding favors at the |
| Destination weddings are becoming some of the most | | | | destination, or receive favors that you send there |
| popular weddings held throughout the world today. A | | | | ahead of time. One popular type of favor, candy or |
| destination wedding is simply one where the ceremony | | | | chocolate, may not be the best choice because |
| is held a significant distance from your home town, | | | | shipping them to other countries can involve difficulties |
| such as on an island. Fully 20 percent of weddings | | | | in customs and other areas. |
| performed in the last few years were considered | | | | Choosing favors can be fun if you select a favor that |
| destination weddings, as they did not take place in | | | | goes with your wedding theme. Place card holders in |
| either the bride or groom's hometown. Traveling to get | | | | the shape of beach animals, luggage tags and airplane |
| married allows a couple to really express their tastes | | | | or ship shaped trinkets all make perfect gifts for |
| and have a wedding that allows all of their guests to | | | | guests who come to your Caribbean or cruise |
| have fun at their ceremony. Of course, planning a | | | | wedding. Travel size items, such as travel candles, |
| destination wedding still requires that a couple plans out | | | | lotions and soaps can also be useful and thoughtful |
| all of the typical parts of a wedding, including favors. | | | | favors. Making up a basket of items that traveling |
| Wedding favors are usually taken care of by the bride, | | | | wedding guests will need, such as sunscreen, soap, |
| but nowadays more and more grooms are taking an | | | | lotion, aloe vera gel and sunglasses, can be a great |
| active role in the planning of wedding ceremonies and | | | | idea for wedding guests that are coming to your |
| receptions, including favors. Favors have the potential | | | | wedding expecting fun in the sun. |
| to be much more interesting and theme related than | | | | Other destinations can call for other types of wedding |
| average wedding favors, but giving favors at a | | | | favors; for example, a wedding held in a winter setting |
| destination wedding also poses some challenges. It can | | | | can inspire such favors as hot chocolate mix and |
| be harder to choose favors for a wedding that will | | | | mittens. Taking the time to plan the favors that you're |
| take place far away or in a different country because | | | | going to give your guests is a gracious way to thank |
| of the fact that they have to be shipped to the | | | | them for coming to your special day. |
| wedding location. | | | | |