For the Boys

It is easy to only think about the girls when planning a wedding. After all, weddings are about beautiful dresses, flowers, pretty cakes and happily ever after. It is important to remember, however, that a wedding is a special time for the guys, too. They may not be as excited about all of the decorations or the color scheme, and they may not talk about it a lot, but men love love too. Your groom is just as excited to see you walk down that aisle as you are to walk down it, and the male guests are just as happy to see the two of you making this commitment to each other as the female guests are. This doesn’t mean, however, that you should think of all of your guests in the exact same way or think that you have to provide the same favors for everyone. Offering different favors for the men and women that come to your wedding is a great way to add a unique twist to your celebration and ensure that your guests will appreciate the token of your affection and thanks.

Differentiating favors by choosing one color for the men and one color for the women is one way to create the sense that you thought about “the boys”  when you were planning your wedding, but there are many other much more creative ways to let your favors stand out as a major impact for your special day. Here are a few fantastic ideas for favors that your male guests will be happy to see and even happier to bring home:

• Personalized Pint Glasses—There is no hard and fast rule that says that every toast that is made to you and your partner has to be done with champagne. Instead, give your male guests pint glasses engraved with your wedding date so he can raise his favorite beverage to you and always remember the fun he had on your special day.
• Letter Opener—Men are notorious for getting frustrated with tasks like opening mail and everyone knows that they love shiny implements. Give them a favor that they will want to display on their desk—and will actually use on a daily basis—by choosing a letter opener. Murano glass letter openers are a gorgeous way to incorporate some of your wedding colors into your favor without being too dead-on with the match and offering a functional wedding favor.
• Bottle Opener—Everybody needs a bottle opener and why should they settle for those boring plain metal ones when you can give a creative, themed bottle opener as your wedding favor? Choose a shape that fits in with your wedding theme or that speaks to one of the groom’s favorite activities or interests and you’ll have a favor that the men will love and use for years to come.