Favors: Check

The latest news on the wedding front is that I finally broke down and ordered the darn maracas that I have wanted for a few months now. They arrived yesterday(in a huge box...how the heck are we going to get these to Mexico?! More on that later...), and we think they are perfect! I was a little bummed at first that we could not order specific colors, but I think that the multi-colored feel will actually be better table-candy than uniform maracas. So you can see, there are 6 colors total, and I ordered 48 of these babies. We are going to place a favor tag on each one, tied with some kind of ribbon or raffia, and place them on the reception tables. The favor tag will say something like "Shake This for a Kiss", and we hope to tie it in with the table numbers that will list things that the guests can do to get a kiss from the bride and groom. We completely stole this idea from a number of other sources (can't credit them all) that suggested placing instructions for kiss-getting on the Menu cards, Place cards, or table numbers. We've had a few ideas, such as "Stand up and sing a song with the word 'love' in it, shaking your maracas to the beat." I'll post more on that later, but for now, check out the pictures!


*I bought the maracas from Windy City Novelties. Shipping was fast and service was good - packaging was nicely done too.