We’ve been going back and forth for a long time about wedding favors. Both Groom and I are adamant about not passing out favors that people would just leave on the table. Wasting money and resources like that gives us both the hives.

So no knick-knacks. No bubbles or bells, no tiny picture frames, no candles, and definitely no plastic fortune cookies.*

After briefly considering the idea of handing out some better quality goods and finding that it would break the bank, the only other non-wasteful option was edible favors.

I love these favors from Ghirardelli. Each comes with four squares of yummy chocolate and I like the unique box shape. At $3.50 each they’re a little on the pricey side for a wedding favor, but at least I have confidence that our guests would take them. And if not, I would eat the leftovers happily.

We’ve also been thinking of handing out bottles of some locally-brewed gourmet sodas. It would actually be cheaper than the chocolates and the pointless trinkets described above, would give our out-of-town guests some local flavor (literally), and it might reduce our bar tab.

But my favorite option right now is to just skip the favor entirely and donate the money to a favorite charity instead. It’s less work for me and the caterers, there is no waste, and it will help people in need.

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*I’m picking on Exclusively Weddings products today because they just sent me junk mail about this stuff.