If there is one way a bridal couple can make a lasting impact on their guests is through their wedding favors. These are little gifts or trinkets that are given to each guest and member of the wedding party as a little "thank you" for their support at the wedding. Wedding favors range from playful toys to serious items of sentimental value. These can be as diverse and unique as the personalities of the bridal couple themselves and this is often the couple's opportunity to showcase their uniqueness as individuals and as a couple.

How extravagant wedding favors are depend on the budget set aside for them - some wedding favors are special custom-made items while others are simple trinkets that can be bought in gift stores in bulk. The kind of wedding favors presented to guests are also unique to each couple. Those with a more conservative guest list may prefer to give more conventional wedding favors like photo frames, candle holders and scented candles, while the more adventurous ones will opt for more personal items like lingerie or common gifts with racy messages on them. Some racy choices of wedding favors include: - G-strings with a special "Thank You" inscribed on its front. - Personalized perfume bottles shaped in human forms taking on suggestive poses - Garter belts and boxers - Common, everyday items like soap, candles and clocks in phaelic forms - Lottery tickets

Wedding favors are often seen as a way to inject some fun into an otherwise formal event. The best types of favors, however, are those that are both fun and functional. These are gifts that fit into your guests’ everyday lives while reminding them of your memorable day in some unique way of you and your spouse.

To fulfill both these functions, choose your wedding favors wisely – both in choice and design. You may find that the right choice of gifts with the wrong design will not give the kind of impression you wanted, and vice versa. Wedding favors can be chosen based on the bridal couple’s lifestyle, hobbies or favorite recreational activities.

Hobbies and favorite sports activities are popular inspirations for wedding favors. Sports like basketball, bowling, ice hockey, baseball, soccer, football and golf are among the top most common sports to be picked as part of designs for wedding favors. For a more conservative crowd, the best crowd-pleaser for wedding favors are golf ones.

Golf as always been known as a more exclusive sport, although it is picking up among the younger set today. For avid golfers, golf wedding favors are perfect as they are unique, fun and memorable all at the same time.

Some options for golf wedding favors are actual golfing items like golf tees, golf balls and gloves, which can all be personalized with inscriptions or engravings. Other options you can consider as golf wedding favors are golf-themed clocks, golfers’ key rings, place card holders in the shape of golf green flags or even golf pen holder sets. These can make very nice decorative items at home or office, while being constant reminders of a good event.

If ornaments are not quite your cup of tea, go for edible golf wedding favors. You have options of having chocolate golf balls – chocolate balls that look exactly like golf balls but are completely edible and you can have your personal choice of fillings – or cookies in the shape of golf greens, golf tees, clubs or even flags. You can even use the normal chocolate bar and personalize them with wrappers that have your names and personal messages on them. Edible golf wedding favors do not always have to be chocolate or cookies. Candy is another equally flexible edible material that can be molded into golf paraphernalia, like golf trousers, bags and even gloves.

Other golf wedding favors are functional ones like golf hand and face towels, coasters, tumblers, tableware like fork-and-spoon set or salt-and-pepper shakers and bottle openers. These serve their dual function well – they make pretty pieces around the house while being functional and usable as well.

To fit into an either formal or casual party, have your golf wedding favors made of specific materials. Metal, stainless steel, brass and glass are often more suitable for more formal parties while plastic, paper and wood are usually more fitting for casual ones.