Another aspect of making your wedding different from all others is your wedding favors. Wedding favors are the little keepsakes or gifts that your guests go home with as a little "Thank You" for coming to the wedding. Bridal couples also give out wedding favors to remind their guests of their one special day.

Giving out wedding favors is a tradition that was started by the aristocrats back in the medieval age. Small trinket box filled with sugar cubes will be given out to aristocratic guests as a sign of appreciation. This is purely because sugar symbolizes wealth due to it being an expensive commodity back in those days.

This practice has continued to modern day and not reserved for only those in the upper-class. The giving of wedding favors has now evolved into a simple act of appreciation from the bridal couple to their friends and family members. Indeed, wedding favors today range from the very conventional to the downright daring - depending on the whims and fancies of the bride and groom.

Here are the types of common wedding favors:

- When you want hassle free and simple to purchase favors, decorative wedding favors are the one for you. They are just decorative ornaments meant for the table or just about anywhere. Examples of these favors are paperweights, pots, scented soaps, wedding unity candles and miniature glass bottles.

- Practical wedding favors can be decorative but they also are usable. Items that fall into this category are photo frames, pen holders, candles and scented foam bath sets. However, being wedding favors, they are usually very pretty therefore, the serve more as decorative items rather than functioning as what they should be.

- For those who love to tickle their guest's fancy, there are humorous wedding favors for guests. They serve the purpose to just be funny. They are just there for the guests to have fun with and not really to cherish. Some examples of humorous wedding favors are party-poppers, whistles, bells, garter belts and even lottery tickets.

- Edible wedding favors are food-and-beverage-based favors given with the intention that guests enjoy high-quality gourmet foodstuffs as a way of remembering the wedding. The most popular edible wedding favors are by far, chocolates (in any shape and form), fruit cake and cookies. Less common ones, but which are just as good, as gourmet coffee or tea.

- If you're enthusiastic about saving the environment, you can have wedding favors that carries the message. You can have wedding favors that are made from recycled materials and decorated in a very elegant manner. Everyone will be amazed.

- You can also find seasonal wedding favors that you can have for your seasonal wedding theme. The gifts are usually anything that has to do with the season you're getting married or even in the color that represents that season. Maple leaves card holder makes a great fall wedding favors while flip-flops are for the summer wedding.

The ideal wedding favors may not be the most expensive ones. The ideal wedding favors are the ones that are well thought about and carry some meaning to you as well as the guests. It would be heart -breaking to know that your wedding favors are discarded the moment they leave your wedding and also if they are left somewhere only to collect dust.

So before making that final call on wedding favors, work backwards - by visualizing where your favors will end up being could help you determine the actual favor. For instance, a professional, conservative crowd may be able to appreciate elegant paperweights and photo frames better than tequila glasses. Likewise, a younger set of guests can appreciate cell phone holders better than bottle stoppers.

Here are some questions to ask yourself before you buy wedding favors:

- What will this gift be used for?
- Will my guests enjoy their gift?
- Does this reflect us or our personalities?
- Will my closest friends expect something like this from us?

If your answers are keen and justifiable then you have made the right choice in choosing a wedding favor that is just right for your wedding.