More of a moan than a question, to be honest. OH has just informed me that he's never been to a wedding where they've had favours (in fact, he thought I was referring to bridal party "thank you" gifts!), and he thinks that it is a waste of money. He got a little het up complaining that after we'll have paid for people's food and drink they then get a present as well, so it seems to be something he really doesn't think is right (I've never known him get annoyed before). I was falling in love with the idea of a small organza bag, filled with five little bits that are kind of a personal twist on the traditional five almonds, with a little note in the bag explaining each one:
*a 5yen coin, for luck
*an origami lotus, for love
*a pixelart tetris piece, because we fit so well together (and because we're massive geeks!)
*a lucky cat, for fortune
*a red ribbon, for fate
I can sort of see where OH is coming from, although I was amazed he'd never heard of/seen favours before. I'd budgeted £150-£200 for favours for 70 people so we would save a fair bit on the budget. He doesn't really know a lot about the whole wedding planning, and has said that although we will discuss choices etc, he will leave what we need to have, the style etc to me, so I think it's only fair that I go with him on this one. I'll just have to think of another way of incorporating my idea - or hope we save enough in the budget that I can justify making them at late notice!
