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		<title>Wedding Favours for Men &#8211; Shopping Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re choosing wedding favours for men, remember they don&#8217;t want something fussy or pretty. Men prefer practical items as gifts. Show your thanks to the males who share your day with useful wedding favours for men. Shopping around for wedding favours for men is easy when you do it online. You never have to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you&#8217;re choosing <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/" target="_self">wedding favours</a> for men, remember they don&#8217;t want something fussy or pretty. Men prefer practical items as gifts. Show your thanks to the males who share your day with useful wedding favours for men.</p>
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<p>Shopping around for wedding favours for men is easy when you do it online. You never have to step into a store to find thoughtful wedding favours for men. Just surf around online, order and everything is delivered right to your door so it&#8217;s easy and convenient.</p>
<p>Give your groomsmen special wedding favours for men to show your thanks for their support. So your gift doesn&#8217;t get tucked away in a drawer, choose something they like or would use. For example, if your friends love cars they would appreciate luxury steering wheel holders as <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/blog/groomsmen-gifts/" target="_self">gifts</a>.</p>
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		<title>Place Card Holders &#8211; An Important Accessory for your Reception Table</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The placement of guests at your wedding table is important to the overall success of your wedding dinner and dance. It may seem like a minor detail when you have a million and one other important wedding issues to consider, but if you seat the wrong people together, or make your guests feel uncomfortable, you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/place-card-holders.htm" target="_self"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-615" title="calla-lily-place-card-holders" src="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/calla-lily-place-card-holders-300x240.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="240" /></a>The placement of guests at your wedding table is important to the overall success of your wedding dinner and dance. It may seem like a minor detail when you have a million and one other important wedding issues to consider, but if you seat the wrong people together, or make your guests feel uncomfortable, you will regret it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca" target="_self">Place card holders</a>, especially fancy ones, are a really nice addition to your reception tables and they serve a very important purpose &#8211; they tell your wedding guests where to sit for dinner. Don&#8217;t assume for a moment, that everyone will know where to sit, or that all of your guests will be at ease sitting at a table full of strangers. However, if you &#8216;put&#8217; them together, you are giving them a valid reason to sit at that table &#8211; their name is on the place card. It also helps to move things along.</p>
<p>If you leave 200 guests to fend for themselves, it could take hours before everyone is seated. Furthermore, you need a way to inconspicuously inform the wait staff of who ordered what meal. You may use two different <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/place-card-holders.htm" target="_self">place card holders</a> &#8211; the starfish place card holders are having sea bass, and the silver shell place card holders are having roast beef. Or you could simply put an F (for fish) or B (for beef) in the top corner of each place card. Another good method is to tie ribbons around the place card holders in different colors to signify the meal choices.</p>
<p>Place card holders can be purchased to match your <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/blog/wedding-themes/" target="_self">wedding theme</a> as well starfish or shell holders for a beach theme, silver fortune cookies for an Asian theme, snowflakes for a winter theme &#8211; you get the idea! The other hidden benefit of place card holders is that if you purchase nice ones, you can let your guests take them home when the affair is over, and thus you have just killed two birds with one stone since the place card holders can easily double as wedding guest favours. What a great way to stretch a wedding budget and still offer your esteemed wedding guests a nice thank you gift.</p>
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		<title>Practical Favours: To have, to remember and to use</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quest for the perfect wedding favour is on! The perfect wedding gift should be attractive, presentable, worth remembering and useful. If the first three qualities are met but the fourth one is not, expect tables to be full of left-over wedding favours after the reception. Every one loves a hassle free life. In attaining [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The quest for the perfect <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/unique-wedding-favours.htm" target="_self">wedding favour</a> is on! The perfect wedding gift should be attractive, presentable,<a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/practical-favours.htm" target="_self"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-493" title="200611010614016411" src="http://65.18.170.195/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/200611010614016411-250x300.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="300" /></a> worth remembering and useful. If the first three qualities are met but the fourth one is not, expect tables to be full of left-over wedding favours after the reception.</p>
<p>Every one loves a hassle free life. In attaining a hassle-free life, new innovations were developed by recent technological advances. We would want our fabulous wedding gifts to contribute to the hassle free life of our guests!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/practical-favours.htm" target="_self">Practical favours</a> range from those that are small and lightweight yet handy to those costly, complicated ones. In choosing the right favours, here are a few tips.</p>
<p>Favours need not be big and bulky to be considered practical. You can have <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/unique-wedding-favours.htm" target="_self">personalized key chains</a>, which your guest can use after the wedding. Your guest will surely carry your best wishes wherever they are, at work or at home!</p>
<p>Paper weights are simple attractive things which can also be considered as <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/practical-favours.htm" target="_self">practical favours</a>. We recommend glass crystal paper weights; they have this certain luster and a stylish addition to your office desk or at your center table. You can have your names engraved on the crystal to achieve a personalized effect.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/practical-favours.htm" target="_self"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-494" title="200611093059094843" src="http://65.18.170.195/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/200611093059094843-250x300.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="300" /></a><a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/blog/wedding-toasting-flutes/" target="_self">Toasting flutes</a> with the couple’s names are also fabulous finds. They are available in various colors and designs and can be reused by your guests for cocktails or other special occasions.</p>
<p>Coasters also make beautiful <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/practical-favours.htm" target="_self">practical favours</a>. You can place your wedding picture on these coasters or you can have your names or your monogram etched on these coasters. They are also inexpensive yet practical.</p>
<p>Other small finds are can openers, letter openers, <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/wine-wedding-favours.htm" target="_self">bottle stoppers </a>or pens. Pens are common favours nowadays. You can have a pen set with the couple’s names on it neatly wrapped in a cute box with a matching bow.<br />
<a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/personalized-mint-tins.htm" target="_self"> Mint tins</a> are also a favourite. Mint tins can be used after the mints are gone and they can be used to store small things like jewelry and pins. The lid can be placed with the couple’s monogram or the couple’s picture.</p>
<p>A handy box is another option. The box may be made of seashells or it may be wooden or it may be just a cute little utility box to help your guest store multiple things.</p>
<p>You can also give <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/photo-album-favours.htm" target="_self">photo albums</a> with the couple’s picture. Picture frames, which compliment the wedding<a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/practical-favours.htm" target="_self"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-495" title="200712121438124855" src="http://65.18.170.195/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/200712121438124855-250x300.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="300" /></a> theme also make fantastic favours. Salt and pepper shakers are handy kitchen tools which will be perfect to use at home. You can also give miniature tea sets or cookie cutters. It will make your guest remember you as they prepare their meals at home.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/candle-wedding-favours.htm" target="_self">Candles</a> are also a common option. Candles can be used for decorations and also for indoor lighting. Be careful in choosing candles for your guests. Buy the ones that are of high quality. Candles that give off a lot of smoke and do not give off a nice odor or with either short or very long wicks are considered low quality candles. Remember to instruct your guests about the minimum burning time of these candles.</p>
<p>There are also a lot of fancy bottle stoppers to choose from. These <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/wine-wedding-favours.htm" target="_self">bottle stoppers</a> are of various forms, styles and designs.</p>
<p>You can also give our refrigerator magnets. A heart shaped magnet with your monogram or names on them or dolphin, shell or flip-flop designed magnets are fantastic for beach weddings.</p>
<p>Vases make attractive and very useful <a href="http://www.wedding-favours.ca/unique-wedding-favours.htm" target="_self">wedding favours</a>. An attractive vase that matches your motif and your theme with your names and your wedding date on them makes a fantastic favour for your guests. Your guests will surely love your personalized vases.</p>
<p>The list can go on and on. Remember, in choosing the right wedding favour, let us choose the ones that will show our guests how thankful we are for their presence and how they will always be remembered as a part of our lives.</p>
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