Contemporary Wedding Favours and Ideas

As we, The Rhu Glenn Country Club Hotel, are hosting a number over the coming months, we are continiously meeting with couples and their families and helping them create unique and individual wedding concepts which not only represent the couple well, but leaves a lasting impression on all guests. Over much thought and deliberation among members of staff, we feel that there are a variety of wedding ideas that allow couples to inexpensively express their individuality and creativity.

One of the most popular and easy ways of doing this is through wedding favours. Traditionally wedding favours were gifts given from the couple and their families to guest attending the wedding, these favours ranged from a small note with a personal message on it for each person, to more expensive favours such as cufflinks for the men and jewellery for women. However in these modern times, many couples tend to use these wedding favours as a means of adding a quirky and innovative sense to the wedding.

What we have noticed become evermore popular in recent times are sweet carts. many businesses all over Ireland are being set up to cater sweets to a variety of functions and events. These sweetcarts add a sense of nostalgia and wonder to a wedding, as many of the organisations stock many individuals childhood sweets that are quite difficult to get in these modern times.  These sweet carts also acts as a conversation starter between individuals at a wedding who may not know each other. Needless to say these carts go down a treat with kids, of all ages and sizes!




Another interesting trend which is sweeping accross a variety of celebrations is the use of photo booths! These photo booths allow guests to dress up, take random photos and create life long memories at your wedding! Many photo booths now allow guests to upload their photos to Facebook and Twitter and to print multiple copies of a photo! What we've seen is that these photo booths capture unique moments of family and friends coming together in a celebration, these photos are great additions to a couples wedding album! This will allow both family and friends to look back in years to come and remember your wedding day fondly.

Finally, we couldn't do a blog about weddings and wedding ideas without mentioning cake! Cupcakes in recent times become a trendy and contemporary alternative to wedding cakes, many couples prefer this as it is easier for their guest to have some, they also act yet again as a conversation starter and also add a quirky sense of style to a couples day. In terms of wedding favours, a new trend, cupcake pops have increased in popularity, in particular during the champagne reception of your wedding. These cupcake pops are mini cakes on a stick that are designed to look like ice cream or lollipops. This are a fun, innovative and cost effective way of adding a creative touch to the traditional cake but modernising it you also communicate style to your friends and family!