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It has become tradition to take what can seem like many
thousands of pictures at a wedding so that the bride and
groom can remember their special day. But the guests of
the bride and groom also want to remember the wedding, so
it has become custom to give out wedding favors as a keepsake.
Sugared nuts wrapped in an elegant wrapping were the standard
gift in the past, but today couples are giving their guests
wine bottles as mementos of their wedding.
Because of the popularity of this gift, many companies
purchase unlabeled bottles of wine from wine and spirit
bottlers. The companies then offer the bride and groom different
types of wines and customizable labels that the bride and
groom can personalize. Once a choice has been made the company
the prints them out and places them on the bottle.
Considering that a cheap bottle of wine can cost around
five or ten dollars plus the number of guests you have at
your wedding reception you could think that individual wine
bottles would be a very expensive gift, especially if you
are paying for other alcohol to be served at the dinner.
In order to cut costs cancel the open bar and just give
the bottles of wine to each guest. Each guest can drink
their own bottle of wine at dinner and they also will have
a souvenir of the day.
Companies have created extensive wine lists so finding
your favorite year of Merlot should not be too hard. When
choosing a wine consider what you are serving for the meal
and try and match the wine with the chosen dish. If you
are serving steak and fish you might want to purchase red
and white wine to let your guests choose their wine according
to their meal or, you could let each guest have one bottle
of each wine per person. This would give each guest a bottle
of wine to drink at the dinner and one to take home.
Most companies also offer individual serving champagne
bottles in addition to personalized wine bottles. These
are great favors and make toasting the newlyweds a lot of
fun. The popping of hundreds of corks at the toast is such
a wonderful sound and can be a great memory for the bride
and groom.
You personalize the bottle labels according to your design
or, more commonly, the company presents you with a selection
of templates that you choose and then personalize. You include
your names and the date of your wedding and then the company
offers other customizable elements. Some companies will
print a photograph on the label so take your favorite picture
of you two and bring it with you when you customize your
label. Another popular option companies offer is putting
the groom’s family crest on the label. Companies that
offer this generally will research the heraldic crest for
you and arrange it on the label. Checking the design of
the crest before having it printed on your label is a wise
choice. Arriving at your reception and finding that you
dislike the crest is no fun and can put a damper on your
day. Giving wine bottles as wedding favors make design of
the label almost limitless. Some couples like to make a
humorous label, but care should be taken when choosing the
path of humor. Years later when you are going through your
wedding pictures and keepsakes what you thought was hilarious
then might not be funny anymore. The safest road is to make
a more traditional choice. |
