Personalized Gifts and Engraved Gift Reviews

February 27, 2009

Destination Wedding Favors

Destination weddings are very common nowadays. The couple together  with the bridal party are all involved in all the arrangements for the wedding. Planning a destination wedding can somehow be stressful to everyone involved, but as soon as the wedding is over, it also serve as a vacation.

With the help of the bridal party, it would be great to give them a token of appreciation through wedding favors. Wedding favors need not be expensive. No matter how much it cost, or how big or small it is, or how extravagant the favor is, it won’t matter to them,as it shows how grateful the couple are for the help their bridal party.

Beach Tote Em Bag

Beach Tote' Em Bag

A Beach Tote’ Em Bag, a Candy Striped Tote Bag, a Logan Deluxe Duffle Bag or a Travel Bag which is enough to carry all your essentials is a great wedding favor for a destination wedding in a tropical place. A Saxton Passport Holder which can help them keep all documents and cash organized make traveling easier.

For a Vegas Destination wedding,  you can give them a Vegas Bridal Party T-shirt which they can wear to tell the world how much fun they had in Vegas, or a Personalized 300 Chip Professional Poker Set so they can have their own casino game at their homes.

For a Golf Destination wedding, you can give them an Executive Putter Set, Golf Shoe Bag or Golf Towels in three colors that they can use while playing golf.

Executive Putter Set

Executive Putter Set

There are a lot of favors you can give in a destination wedding. It can be something that can remind them of the place where the wedding took place or it can also be just something they can use. Just bear in mind that it should be somethng that shows the couple’s appreciation to the bridal party.

February 26, 2009

What should you give to your Groomsmen?

BRUSHED FLASK AND ZIPPO LIGHTER GIFT SET

It has been a long tradition, exactly when this tradition started is somehow a little difficult to find out. But giving personalized groomsmen gift like those in the Engraved Well online store, is somehow becoming the ‘in’ thing that most grooms give their groomsmen. After a careful consideration on the role groomsmen plays in a wedding, although, some may argue that they don’t have much of a role, so why spend money, and give gifts for them.

This idea is entirely wrong since groomsmen play a significant role to the groom and to the wedding itself. Besides providing a great night out, throwing that bachelors party for groom, they are also assigned some task, depending on how big or small the wedding is. But they are the ones who sometimes becomes the usher, assisting guests to their seats and entertaining guests. They were there for the formal wear fitting, wedding and dinner rehearsal. They spent much of their time to give support to the groom whose single days are numbered.

So now, it is the grooms turn to show his effort and give gifts to his friends, gifts they would remember and use as much as they can. Personalized wedding gifts for groomsmen can be given as token for the help and effort they had given. Although, the only possible scenario that could happen when finding a groomsmen gift is that almost all stores have the same items. But of course, they have already spent much time together, the groom might already have the right idea on what his groomsmen do in their spare time.

RAWLINGS BIG-STICK BAT

Selecting the right gift will also depend on what they do and how they like spending their time and weekend in. For the busy executives, the groom can give a Carbon Fiber Pen, a Leather Wrapped Pen or a Woven Metal Pen and even a Leather Business Card Case. While for those who are beer lovers, he can give a 16 Oz. Beer Stein which have different designs to suit their hobbies, or he can also give them a gift set which contains a Brushed Flask And Zippo Lighter. If the groom can’t find the right words to tell his groomsmen how he appreciate their participation in the wedding, a Personalized Groomsman Frame can do it! It helps recall all the good times leading up to the big day.

A personalized High Polished Brass Square Cufflink, a High Polish Silver Pocket Watch, or even a Personalized Rawlings “Big-Stick” Bat with their names or his name and his bride’s name with the date of the wedding can also be given. There are a hundred ways on making the gift personalized and even make it unique for ever occasion. Use the idea on how well the groom knows the groomsmen and he can start from there.

Gifts to give attendees of a Bachelor party

Vegas Bachelor Party Tshirt

So, the man you thought was your best friend has really stitched you up. There you were, out for a quiet drink, taking it easy, and then he pops the question. He wants you to be his best man! What can you do? You can hardly say no, but you know that there’s a lot more to the job. It means knowing who will attend, what they need and what to prepare besides hiring a stripper for the party of course. Engraved Well personalized gifts can help you on what gift o memoabilia to give to the groom-to-be and to  all the attendees of the bachelor’s party.

At the bachelor’s party, grooms men can have a Bachelor-Party Badge T-Shirt. The perfect party attire for the groomsmen and other party-goers, bachelor party attendees can proudly wear this souvenir t-shirt at the party and for years afterwards. A great way to remember the festivities, these shirt sports a colorful badge that includes the name of the groom, the year, and lots of icons representing all the traditions of the bachelor party. The performance t-shirt is made of light and durable micro-fiber and spun poly fabric for extra comfort and sturdiness. Personalize with bachelor’s name,  attendee’s name, year of the party and destination or have a Vegas Bachelor Party T-shirt.

Triangular Flask with Funnel

Keep in mind that a bachelor party won’t be complete without the usual beer drinking in the house, while at the party use a 23 oz Grand Pilsner to honor a brewski buddy with this super-sized pub glass, which holds up to 23 ounces of his favorite lager, ale or nonalcoholic alternative. This XXL Pilsner gives the “king of beers” new meaning in life plus use a Coaster Puzzle Set with Multiple Images to hep the bartender for the night or if you want to be a little unique, use a Triangular Flask with Funnel, not your average flask! As a matter of fact, the shiny triangular flask doesn’t even look like a flask! This unique design is sleek and modern, easy to hold, and simple to open and close. Personalized with the initials or name of the recipient, our triangular flask holds as much liquid as most traditional flasks and is small enough to conceal in a pocket. It can hold up to 6 ounces of your favorite libation. For the hard drinker whose a football fanatic, you could prepare an NFL shot glass for their enjoyment.

Don’t forget also the smokers in the house, you could offer cigars that are kept inside a Cherry Wood Humidor and to be classy,  light it up using Brushed Chrome Zippo Lighter.

And when all is said and done, why not give a Baseball and Holder or a Brushed Silver Pocket Watch as a token of appreciation to those who helped make your party succesful.

February 17, 2009

Wedding Favor History

Filed under: Gift Ideas,Personalized Engraved Gifts,Press Release — gillilaf @ 1:47 am

Wedding favors are small gifts given as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the bride and groom during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception.

The tradition of distributing wedding favors is a very old one. It is believed that the first wedding favor, common amongst European aristocrats, was known as a bonbonniere. A bonbonniere is a small trinket box made of crystal, porcelain, and/or precious stones. The contents of these precious boxes were generally sugar cubes or delicate confections, which symbolize wealth and royalty. (In this era, sugar was an expensive commodity and was treasured only among the wealthy. It was believed that sugar contained medical benefits).[citation needed] As the price of sugar decreased throughout centuries, the tradition of providing gifts to guests reached the general populace and was embraced by couples of modest means.

Unity Candle

Unity Candle

As sugar became more affordable, bonbonnieres were replaced with almonds. For centuries, almonds were commonly distributed to wedding guests to signify well wishes on the bridegroom’s new life. In the thirteenth century, almonds coated with sugar, known as confetti, were introduced. Confetti soon transformed to sugared almonds, which later evolved into the wedding favor for modern day weddings. Traditionally, five Jordan almonds are presented in a confection box or wrapped in elegant fabric to represent fertility, longevity, wealth, health and happiness. The bitterness of the almond and the sweetness of the coated candy exemplify the bitter sweetness of a marriage.

Today, gifts to guests are commonly known as wedding favors and are shared in cultures worldwide. Wedding favors have become a part of wedding reception planning, especially in the United States and Canada. Wedding favors are diverse and can range from the classic sugared almonds to small metal items. Some gifts may be personalized with the couple’s names and the wedding date.

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