Wedding Favors!!

Let me preface this by saying that I don't enjoy a small box of candy, edibles of any kind, nor things emblazoned with the Bride & Groom's names and date of the wedding. I generally agree with A Los Angles Love that they're not necessary. I really didn't even know if I wanted to DO favors.

If I did I wanted to keep in the rustic, romantic, Arizona-theme of our wedding. That's a pretty tall order for a favor. Lo and behold the patio in which we are having our reception also contains one of my favorite stores "Feliz Navidad" (translation: Merry Christmas) a store filled with handmade ornaments. I found these beauties there...

From Left to Right: Kokopelli, Roadrunner, Coyote, Cactus, Quail and Javelina ornaments

They are handmade Iron Ornaments, each is a unique Arizona animal or symbol. They all correspond to the Table Numbers we made, in case anyone can't figure out what they are.

Ultimately we found them to be beautiful and in keeping with our overall rustic feel. But how to designate them as Favors and not just decor... enter UPrinting. I won a st of 250 hang tags (retail approximately $60) and threw together a Thank You card to tie onto the Favors...

But, much like Alton Brown doesn't like single-use kitchen appliances, I don't like single-use paper products. So I also directed them to our iRave Account to upload photos after the wedding.

That's the story of our favors! What do you think of them? Are you making a iRave or Flickr account for your guests' photos? Did you also do a complete 180 like me on favors? I'd love to hear your thoughts!