Favor Boxes Enhance Life's Celebrations

Baby Showers
One of the most popular baby shower decorations is the party favor. Personalized favors such as candy jars, tin favor pails and ducks are popular baby shower ideas. They can be inscribed with the mother-to-be's name and the date of the party. For a more delicate memento, use a favor box adorned with a pink or blue ribbon to hold a crystal baby pacifier or booties, scented candles or ornate chocolate ducks.

For baby shower décor, try coordinating the colors of the theme throughout the room with the favor boxes, streamers, cups, plates and tablecloths. Balloons and ribbons are also a nice touch.

Bridal Showers
Bridal showers are a celebration of good things to come. Using favors to send home with each guest is an appropriate way to say thank you for coming and give them a keepsake of the smaller gathering to celebrate the approach of the special day. Choose small personalized gifts or edible favors to present to each guest before they leave or as a memento placed at each table setting.

The party's theme can be reinforced with colors, shapes and little gifts. A bridal shower for the couple getting married in Las Vegas, for example, might contain a small personalized tin shaped like a suitcase with dice on the front and playing cards placed inside. For a spring wedding, boxes with a gerber daisy on top adds a special touch. For all favor containers, use the same colors as are planned for the wedding or, if this is unknown, choose a theme in keeping with one of the bride's hobbies or favorite things.

Weddings
Wedding favor boxes are placed on the reception tables to add a festive touch to the décor. They can match the wedding colors and motif or be a basic white or silver box. They should hold small trinkets, snacks or candy. The items inside can be personalized, such as key chains or mini photo albums.

Another way to personalize the wedding favor is to personalize the box it comes in. Place cards with the name of the couple and date may be attached on top for each guest, or a tag can be included with a decorative ribbon to tie it all together. Colorful square or oval cardboard boxes with a lid add a touch of class to any gift. The boxes can be reused by guests later as trinket boxes or to for a memorable decoration on a dresser or nightstand.

For a more innovative way to present wedding favors, the boxes can be made of wood. They are ideal for the fall wedding or one held outside with a theme of nature. Place cards shaped as leaves, branches or flowers coordinate well with wooden boxes.