The Top Five Holiday Wedding Favors
by: Michael Kabel

Two trends continued to grow by leaps and bounds in 2007: the popularity of the awesomely elegant wedding, and the fashionable cool of the stylish wedding favor.

With the coming of the holiday season, the wedding favor traditionally takes on a more festive shape and texture, becoming as much a thoughtful Christmas present (like an elegant stocking stuffer) as a way to thank guests for attending the wedding. And like stocking stuffers, the presents range from candies to small but charming keepsake mementoes.

Presented below are five of our best sellers for the wedding event themed after the
holidays or even just taking place near the end of the year.

The Snowflake Bottle Stopper: a perfect gift for the wine enthusiast or even just someone ready to spread a little Christmas "spirits," the snowflake wine stopper features a multi-tined Art Deco snowflake atop its sturdy and reusable stopper frame. A star-shaped cutout in the snowflake center makes a whimsical finishing touch. Each stopper comes packaged in a snowflake gift box with ribbon and tag.

Handpainted, handcrafted wedding cake ornaments: It's hard to deny the simple yet lovely charm of these delightful ornaments. They're perfect for hanging on a Christmas tree, for keeping on the holiday mantle, or for using to top off a gift. The handpainted and personalized inscription (with the wedding couple's name and anniversary) make them a unique keepsake to use for years to come. Even the gold hanging loop is included. They come wrapped in cellophane and tied off with ribbon.

Personalized coffee and tea packets: Available with label designs that suit any of dozens of wedding reception motifs and design schemes, these packets hold only the freshest gourmet coffee or tea in their freshness-keeping airtight pouches. The labels bear the couple's names and anniversary amid the designs. Perhaps even more intriguing is these favors' usefulness. They're not only perfect for the rehearsal dinner or reception, they also make great favors to give the morning after the reception, in care packages as wedding party members arrive, or for any of several other uses.

Silver Dove Bottle Opener: Elegant with its silver chrome construction and perfect sculpted in a streamlined modernist style, the Silver Dove is also fully functional as a bottle opener compatible with most standard-sized bottles. A lovely favor that guests can use not just in the holiday season but year round, it's presentation is really just the crowning touch: each dove bottle opener comes in an oval gift "pedestal" box reminiscent of the most upscale jewelry display case.

Finally, the Frosted Glass Scented Votive candle glows with a light that's perfect for long and intimate winter nights. With a delicate scent of rose and a long-running burning time, each votive candle with its frosted glass and ivy heart design makes a delightful accent to any celebration. Guests can use them time and again, either for light or for ambient decoration. They present wonderfully well in showcase boxes with a lovely ribbon attached.