A long time wedding tradition is for guests to ring bells that are placed on the tables at the reception. The ring of the bell signals the bride and groom to kiss. The clinking of glasses can also be a sign for the newlyweds to kiss.

If you want to offer kissing bells at your wedding reception, Truly Wedding Favors offers a variety types of bells.

I think the best thing to do is get bells that can do double-duty as place card holders. The White Open Heart Wedding Bell pictured here does just that. These chrome wedding bells serve as place card holders, yet your guests can also ring them throughout the reception. I also love this chrome wedding bell which features an acrylic rose on top.

Check out all the bell favors here at Truly.

Are you planning a wedding for the fall? Truly Wedding Favors offers plenty of wedding favors that are perfect for autumn wedding. These favors use elements of nature in pretty fall colors.

Here are a few of my personal favorites:

Fall Glass Photo Coasters
Photo coasters are extremely popular. Wedding guests will find them functional and fun. You can insert a photo of the bride and groom or add a place card. These photo coasters feature a great color and a leaf motif.

Fall Glass Gel Candle
These gel candles feature dried leaves and flowers suspended in colorful perfumed gel. They use red, orange and gold hues - perfect for fall.

Turning Leaves Bookmark
This elegant bookmark is very lovely. This favor features a burgundy tassle attached to a leaf-shaped bookmark.

If you are planning a fall wedding, centerpieces another area where you can display the fall theme. Instead of flowers or candles, use cornucopia of fall fruits and vegetables or a straw hat turned upside down and filled with fruit as a centerpiece.

Sometimes I see wedding favors here at Truly Wedding Favors that are so cute that I want them for myself. That’s the case with the “A Slice of Love” Pizza Cutter.

Whether you are Italian or just love pizza, this wedding favor is a fun choice. Each favor comes in a red and white pizza box and features “A slice of” written on the plastic grip, along with “LOVE” on the cutter itself.

These type of whimsical favors are ideal for any type of wedding. Here at Truly Wedding Favors, you can find a variety of fun and unique wedding favors. Many of them, like the pizza cutter, your guests will be able to put to good use in the kitchen. The red apple salt and pepper shakers and the “Olive You!” glass oil bottle are other nice choices.

Are you looking to buy fun wedding favors? Or something more classy and traditonal? Whatever you are looking for, you can find it right here at Truly.

The nautical theme is growing in popularity for beach weddings. Instead of palm trees and shells, brides are turning to sailboats and other nautical touches.

Here at Truly Wedding Favors, we offer a variety of inexpensive wedding favors that are perfectly suited for a nautical theme. One of my favorites is this elegant crystal sailboat pictured here.

This multi-faceted crystal sailboat is a wedding favor that your guests will treasure for years to come. And though it looks expensive, it’s actually not. You get order these crystal figurines for around $3 each. What a terrific bargain!

For nautical place card holders, consider these Shining Sails. They are very cute and cheap too! If you are getting married at the beach, on a yacht, or just love the sea, a nautical wedding theme is a lot of fun!

Over on the Truly Wedding Blog, I was talking about these really cute bridesmaid dresses from Alfred Angelo’s new collection. They are very wearable, so you aren’t wasting money on a dress your bridesmaids will only wear once.

In writing about bridesmaids dresses, I started to think about bridesmaid gifts. When I got married, I put together a little tote bag with a bunch of smaller gifts for my bridesmaids rather than one larger gift. The bags included one piece of inexpensive jewelry, plus cosmetics, bath and body products and other special pampering treats.

Here at Truly Wedding Favors, you can find a bunch of little gifts in the bridal shower favor section that are not only good for shower favors, but could be included in a package for your bridesmaids. Things like pedicure sets, photo albums, cosmetic bags and compact mirrors are all great choices.

So when you are buying gifts for your bridesmaids, instead of thinking big, think little!.

When supermodel Kate Moss marries her fiancé Jamie Hince this September, her wedding will certainly garner a lot of attention. A variety of rumors and reports are circulating about Kate’s upcoming nupitals.

Last month, it was reported that she would have a tradtional English country wedding - a big white wedding and perhaps a vintage gown. However the latest reports say that Kate Moss wants a Gothic wedding theme. The Daily Star reports that sketches for Kate’s wedding feature purple and black full-skirted gowns.

Goth weddings are growing in popularity in recent years. I was thinking about what kind of wedding favors you’d have for a Gothic wedding. I would think candle favors would be great. Also wine glass favors seem appropriate too.

How about you? Would you ever consider having a Gothic wedding? What colors would you use. Like Kate, I might pick purple and black … or maybe dark burgundy. Who am I kidding? I’d never have a Goth wedding. But just because it’s not for me doesn’t mean it’s not for everyone!

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If you are looking for wedding favor ideas with a personal touch, consider one of these personalized wedding favor ideas.

• Personalized CD of the bride and groom’s favorite love songs
• Flower seed pack personalized by the wedding couple
• Bottle of wine with a personalized label commemorating the wedding
• Photograph of the bride and groom in glass coaster
• Jar of honey with personalized label
• Personalized tins holding sweet treats

Personalized favors are a little out of the ordinary. They offer a nice special touch that let’s your guests know how much you appreciate their love, friendship, support and attendance at your wedding.

Do you have any ideas for personalized wedding favors? Leave a comment here and let us know!

One of the biggest complaints of couples when they get their wedding reception photos back is not enough candid pictures.

Professional photographers oftentimes do a great job capturing formal or posed pictures, but sometimes miss out on the fun candids. To get as many candid photos at your wedding reception as possible, you should consider placing a disposable camera on each table.

These cameras will encourage your guests to take pictures themselves. At the end of the night, they leave the cameras on the table. You collect them, get the pictures develop and Voila! - lots of terrific photos.

It’s cheap too! Here at Truly Wedding Favors, you can get disposable wedding cameras to match your wedding theme. From a fun blue beach themed camera to formal white and silver variety, you are sure to find a disposable camera to go along your wedding colors.

Check out the whole collection of disposable wedding cameras. Each one comes with a matching table card and 27 exposures of 400 Agfa film.

Floral patterns are very popular in fashion right now and that has been carrying over into weddings. Many brides are wearing gowns accented with delicate floral lace or embroidery.

If you are having an outdoor or garden wedding, you might consider planning your wedding with a floral theme. In additional to decorating with fresh flowers or silk flowers in centerpieces and bouquets, you can also use flowers to top your cake! Many wedding cake bakeries use edible flowers and other greenery to add a touch of the outdoors to your wedding cake.

When planning your wedding reception, choose place card holders and favors depicting the floral theme.

Truly Wedding Favors offers these cute Daisy Theme Place Card Holders. They are the perfect complement to centerpieces made from fresh daisies. What’s great about daisies is they are not only beautiful but also quite affordable.

Choose from an assortment of flower wedding favors from the whimsical Blooming Flower Bottle Stopper to the elegant Crystal Flower Pot. These favors are only a couple dollars each and will blend nicely with the rest of your flower theme.

Last weekend, my husband and I went to a wedding where the bride and groom didn’t give ANY favors! How tacky!

I know everyone doesn’t have unlimited funds and I wasn’t expecting anything elaborate. But it’s really shameful to have a wedding and skip the wedding favors completely!

If you can afford to rent a banquet hall, serve dinner to 200 guests, pay for elaborate floral centerpieces and buy ridiculous ice sculptures that melt in a few hours, then you should be able to spring for wedding favors.

You can make your own wedding favors at home on the cheap. All you need is tulle circles, some candy and a ribbon. Each favor will cost under fifty cents.

If you don’t have time to make your own favors, just look around here at Truly Wedding Favors. You will find a variety of different wedding favors that are both elegant and affordable.

Check the section in the sidebar entitled “Favors By Price” to locate wedding favors that are on sale.

There’s no excuse to not have favors at all!

These starfish soap favors pictured here are available for under a dollar each! These cute soaps are perfect for a beach theme wedding or any summertime wedding!

This cute video shows your how to make colorful sea salt parfaits. These favors are perfect for a bridal shower.

If you are looking for other bridal shower favor ideas, look right here at Truly Wedding Favors where you can find adorable bridal shower favors such as the Pink Polka Dot Purse Manicure Set or this Hot Pink Compact Mirror.

When selecting wedding favors, a popular choice is candy. You can choose personalized candy bars, gourmet chocolates, Hershey’s Kisses, Jordan almonds or mints. You can also get creative with fun candy like lemon drops, red hots, candy hearts or a multitude of other choices.

For a simple solution, you can wrap the candy in tulle and tie it up with a ribbon, or look for boxes and other packaging that match your wedding theme.

Here at Truly Wedding Favors, we have a variety of unique boxes that are truly perfect for your wedding favors. Here are some of my favorites:

Palm Tree Favor Box
Are you getting married in a tropic paradise? These wedding favor boxes are ideal for an exotic destination wedding or even a local beach wedding. Fill them with candy or dried tropical fruits, like pineapple.

“The Pink-Plaid Purse” Favor Box Kit
These little boxes are shaped like a little pink handbag. They are accented with a black ribbon strap. Fill these boxes with candies and other treats.

Enchanted Carriage” Favor Box
Are you planning a fairy tale wedding? Then don’t miss out on these favor boxes. These elegant coaches are silver with pink accents. You can fill them with chocolates or whatever other candies you’d like.

Don’t forget that you may have some diabetic guests, so have some sugar-free candy options as well.

If you are feeling creative, you make your own wedding favors. This video tells you how to make inexpensive favors using a bottle of bubbles to create a Bubble Flower. It’s a very cute idea. Though it’s simple, it does take a little bit of patience.

If you aren’t the creative type, instead you can find a lot of affordable wedding favor options here at Truly Wedding Favors. If you check out the sale and clearance sections, you can oftentimes find incredible bargains. And you can always find an array of wonderful favors listed in the Under $1.00 category.

Just because you are planning your wedding on a budget, you don’t need to sacrifice style. You can make your own favors or find other affordable options.

One of the best wedding presents that I received was a beautiful crystal bell. It’s very elegant, classy and sophisticated. It doesn’t serve a true purpose, other than looking beautiful, which is good enough for me.

If you are looking for elegant wedding favors, consider crystal.

Crystal Figurines
You can choose crystal figurines that depict your wedding theme like angels for a Christian wedding or sailboats for a beach wedding. You can also select whimsical figurines, such as Teddy Bears.

Crystal Bottle Stoppers
One of my favorite wedding favors at Truly is the Chrome & Crystal Heart Bottle Stopper. Your guests will love the multi-faceted crystal heart-shaped top. Though these wedding favors are definitely beautiful, they aren’t that expensive.

At Truly Wedding favors, you can find an array of other crystal favors, including the Key Chain with Crystal Dice (which is perfect for a Las Vegas theme wedding) or a number of other lovely crystal wedding favors. At Truly, you don’t have to sacrifice style if you are shopping on a budget. Check out the sale and clearance items for great deals!

Recently I went to a wedding where, instead of serving the wedding cake, a slice of cake was given to each guest in a box to take home. Other desserts were offered at the reception if someone wanted to partake, but no one ate the cake (other than the bride and groom in the cutting ceremony).

I thought that it was a little odd but I kind of understand the logic. After a full meal, many people only take one bite of cake and throw the rest of the cake away. This way, everyone can enjoy the cake later at home and there is not so much waste.

If you aren’t interested in giving away real wedding cake in lieu of wedding favors, you can give beautiful cake shaped candles instead.

Truly Wedding Favors offers a selection of cake favors that are really cute and can cost less than $2 each. The one pictured here is the “Buttercream Dreams” cake candle. It’s just adorable!

You can also choose from pink, blue, white and even a special fall themed cake candle. These affordable wedding favors are beautiful and practical. Check out all the cake wedding favors here at Truly.

If the groom is a golfer and many of your wedding guests are golf enthusiasts as well, you might decide to buy golf wedding favors.

Golf balls are the most popular choice. You can have the name of the bride and groom inscribed onto the balls, along with the wedding date. Many companies offer personalized golf balls, so check around for the best prices. Other ideas include golf towels and tees.

If your groomsmen are all golfers, you might consider this golf wedding favor from Truly as a gift idea. It’s both functional and fun.

Many men love golf, but if you don’t think that the women at your wedding will appreciate golf wedding favors, you can purchase different favors for the women than the men. For women, pamper them with personalized scented bath salts. These colorful sea salt crystals are luxurious and very affordable. Your female wedding guests will definitely appreciate them!

Maybe one of the cutest wedding favors that I’ve ever seen is now available here at Truly Wedding Favors. The “Head Over Heels” Bride and Groom Bottle Stoppers are so much fun.

These whimsical stoppers feature either a bride or groom figurine. However, the figurine is upside down and only the bottom portion of the body is depicted. Therefore when you use the stopper, it appears that they have taken a tumble into the wine bottle.

This favor is presented nicely in a gift box. You can choose either the bride or the groom, but it’s probably best to order both. You wouldn’t want to separate this fun-loving couple.

This bottle stopper is just one of many available at Truly Wedding Favors, you can choose from a variety of wine-related favors, including elegant crystal stoppers, as well as themed bottle stoppers.

Not only are these adorable favors practical, they are also quite affordable. You can get them for around $2.00 each.

My husband and I went to a wedding last weekend where the favors consisted of a cookie recipe, along with two heart-shaped cookie cutters. I thought it was just adorable for the couple to share the bride’s family cookie recipe with all the guests.

Cookie cutters and other cooking related items are growing in popularity as wedding favors. Here at Truly Wedding Favors, we offer several different types of cookie cutters that are perfect for your wedding.

The set of three heart shaped cookie cutters pictured here are a great option. They are not only practical, but also very affordable. These cookie cutters are packaged in black bottomed gift box and wrapped with an organza bow for very nice presentation. They are just over a dollar per set.

I also love The Perfect Pair cookie cutters. If you choose these favors, you can also have other decorations centered around the pair theme - including having a basket of sweet pairs on each table instead of flowers or more traditional centerpiece.

Last weekend, I was at a wedding where the bride and groom gave out seed packets for wedding favors. It’s a very cute idea for those that are interested in “going green” for their wedding, or anyone who loves nature.

In recent years, I have also seen couples hand out plant bulbs, potted plants and even minature tomato gardens. These are fun favors that are eco-friendly and appreciated by all. Here at Truly Wedding Favors, the “Love is Blooming” Wildflower Kit is a nice option.

Both whimsical and eco-friendly, each kit comes with 12 seed packets and a large package of wildflower seeds to fill the packets. What’s great about these favors is they are not only fun but also very affordable - under a $1.

Each gift packet has a heart detail that reads “Love is Blooming” and can be overlaid with an optional personalized heart-shaped sticker.

If you are looking for an interesting location for your bridal shower, “tea parties” are becoming increasingly popular. Having tea has always been considered a social occasion, so it’s perfect for your bridal shower. Make it fun by getting dressed up in elegant attire. Some brides are even asking their guests to wear formal hats!

But you can also choose to make it a more relaxed affair, and even decide to invite men to your tea party shower, if you wish.

At Samovar Tea Lounge in San Francisco, they have seen the trend of bridal tea parties grow significantly in the last year. You can bring your girlfriends to your local tea lounge and enjoy an afternoon of eating, drinking tea and partying in healthy way.

After five years in business, Samovar Tea Lounge was recently voted Top 10 Tea in America by USA Today. They are now pursuing the possibility of rolling out more tea lounges nationwide. If you are in the San Francisco area, visit one of their two locations.

If you are looking for tea favors for your bridal shower, here at Truly Wedding Favors, we offer some very cute tea themed ideas. Check out the Tea Time Heart Tea Infuser and the Silver Teapot Placecard Holders. Both are elegant, affordable choices!