Any competitions and quizzes assume that a person will receive something in return for his efforts. This is normal, because no one wants to waste their energy on useless actions, and many understand this. But often newlyweds forget to take care of the prizes, and gifts for wedding competitions are bought at the last minute, after the toastmaster reminds them about them.
To prevent this from happening, you need to decide in advance what gifts the guests will be rewarded with. After all, small gifts require careful search and selection, so you should decide what style they will be in.
Types of prizes
Gifts for participating in competitions are cool, small and unobtrusive things that will remind the winners of a good time. And at the wedding itself, such a presentation will help complete the scene. After all, without a present it is very difficult to beat the end of one and the beginning of another competition.
Therefore, it is important to try to find inexpensive but high-quality prizes.
Types of gifts:
- Material – these include all things that the contestant can take with him after the holiday.
- Intangible – those that leave vivid memories, but do not have physical embodiment.
What kinds of gifts are there:
- Standard prizes are most often minor souvenirs that are related to the holiday or that the newlyweds simply liked.
- Original gifts - when the bride and groom want to make their wedding stand out from many others, they choose prizes that the guests will remember for a long time. These can be either homemade items or something that shows that the newlyweds showed attention to the interests of the person.
- Themed gifts - if the wedding is organized in a certain style, then it will be very good if the prizes are made in the same style or depict certain scenes.
- Funny prizes can be either material, like comic props, or intangible.
It is important to remember that there should not be two absolutely identical gifts, because each guest is unique, and he wants attention from the bride and groom, therefore, even when choosing magnets or keychains, you need to be patient and find a sufficient number of different figures.
Package
It is customary to wrap ordinary gifts, but should you do the same with prizes for wedding competitions? If the item is already packed, of course not. In addition, packaging is an extra expense. If an item is already beautifully packaged, it is simply not practical to come up with additional wrapping for it.
But there are things that are impractical to give without packaging. For example, cakes, Christmas tree decorations, fragile objects. You can come up with original boxes for them, buy beautiful small gift bags or wrap them in paper. You should not buy too expensive packaging , because the prizes themselves for guests are also usually cheap. Items packaged, for example, in craft paper, colored cardboard gift bags or bright boxes with ribbons look very stylish.
Packaging is also an important part of the gift; if it is intended, then it should look decent.
List of standard souvenirs
When newlyweds select personalized prizes to award for participating in a competition, it makes the host's job much more difficult. Therefore, for weddings with a large number of guests, it is recommended to choose standard prizes that are well suited for any person.
Gift ideas:
- Most often they give notebooks with a picture of a heart or with the wedding date. This is a fairly simple prize, but it is important to remember that due to its frequent use at different weddings, it does not evoke strong emotions.
- Keychains that can be hung on your keys. But here it is important to choose the right accessory. It is best to focus on the age category and how seriously guests take their image.
- Fridge magnets can be either regular ones, with images of swans, doves or hearts, or made to order.
- Candles in the shape of hearts or with pleasant scents.
- Figurines or candlesticks – Small figurines are suitable for most guests, but it is important that they are small and appropriate. You should avoid figurines that are too romantic or extravagant, because they risk causing irritation at the thought that they will need to be hidden somewhere.
- Bubble baths or bath bombs are ideal for relaxation. But it is important to choose one with an unobtrusive scent so that they can be given to both women and men.
- Cups are a good way to leave a memory of the holiday. But it is important not to use a lot of decoration. Guests are unlikely to constantly use a cup with pink hearts or a photo of the newlyweds.
- A dance with the bride or a kiss on the cheek is a good way to encourage contestants. But there should be 2-3 such gifts for the entire holiday, and they should not be repeated.
- Photo albums or photo frames are an ideal option when newlyweds don’t know what to choose. On the back of the frame you can order an engraving with the wedding date and the names of the newlyweds, and small embossing is suitable for albums. But it is important to remember that the size of the letters should be small, otherwise the winner will not use the item.
- Edible prizes - you can give chocolates or candies. But here it is important to know about the tastes of the contestants, otherwise you can give something that will cause rejection. And also make sure that such encouragement is not given to a woman on a diet or a person with diabetes - this can cause a feeling of bullying.
In the shops you can find many nice and inexpensive souvenirs. It is only important to monitor their quality and variety.
But in addition to such ordinary gifts, you can make original ones that guests will not find anywhere else.
What to give to guests?
Prizes for wedding competitions can be anything, the main thing is that they are appropriate. You should buy gifts in advance so as not to waste time on shopping on the last day.
However, the newlyweds do not always decide which prizes to buy. Quite often the choice is entrusted to the toastmaster. In this case, be sure to check out the list of competitions and prizes to avoid any unpleasant situations.
Useful little things
Gifts for wedding competitions can even be sold in the nearest supermarket . Your own imagination will help you choose them. For example, a chocolate bar can be a nice prize if you give it to a guest with a wish for a sweet life. Go to your local hardware store and you'll see some good prizes there too. For example, a set of hair ties can be a wonderful gift in competitions designed specifically for girls.
And if you go to a low-price store, which is now available almost everywhere, a huge scope opens up for creative ideas. Here are some very simple examples of things that can serve as prizes for competitions:
Many of the listed souvenirs cost less than 100, or even 50 rubles.
Alcohol
If you give alcohol, then only good alcohol. However, not all newlyweds can afford a bottle of expensive cognac, and it is inappropriate to give too expensive gifts. It is optimal to give small bottles (about 200 ml) of good alcoholic drinks; it is inexpensive and quite convenient. If you really want to give a large bottle as a gift, you should organize a special competition for this, where this prize will be a worthy reward.
Sweets - which ones to buy?
If you give guests a delicious candy, a small cake or a lollipop as a prize, it will all be simply eaten, especially if the award is given for a table competition. It turns out that the guest will not even take anything with him from the wedding, he will only have time to taste the edible prize.
For example, a good gift would be a jar of jam, which, moreover, the presenter will be able to play correctly. Here are some more examples of sweet gifts:
Handmade
Handmade gifts are not always good . Firstly, handmade items can be quite expensive, in which case they fall into the category of inappropriate gifts that will embarrass the guest. Secondly, a handmade gift made unprofessionally is also unlikely to be appreciated. The exception is if it has some kind of emotional connotation, for example, it was made by a child specifically as a prize.
Original gifts
Competitions are one of the most significant components of every wedding. Many guests will not remember what was on the table or what flowers they decorated the room with - but what made them have fun will definitely remain in their memory. Therefore, you can prepare original prizes for participation and victory in competitions, which will evoke pleasant feelings even after many years.
Original gifts:
- Cups are handmade or made to order. They may be of unusual shape or color. If the newlyweds want to leave a reminder on the dish where it came from, it is worth imprinting the wedding date on the bottom. You can also decorate the sides with a golden inscription, with words pleasant for the recipient.
- A notepad or notebook in a circle or diamond shape.
- Handmade photo frames or albums - although such prizes are classified as ordinary, due to the fact that they are decorated by hand, they become unique. And unlike store-bought ones, they are always appropriate - after all, they are created to order by newlyweds who know exactly what and who will like it.
- Soft blankets, in the corner of which there is a small monogram of the first letters of the names of the bride and groom, as well as the wedding date.
- Magnets are handmade or made from unusual materials. Wooden animals that are rarely associated with weddings look very creative - foxes, hares, wolves, bears, cats and squirrels look beautiful on any refrigerator. But you can also choose more exotic animals - red pandas, phoenixes, giraffes, dolphins. The main thing is that they do not remind of some negative quality (pig, cow, deer, goat, etc.).
- Hobby-related prizes are pleasant little things that will delight the guest because the newlyweds remember his hobby. When doing what you love, a person will always remember the newlyweds and a fun wedding.
- Jars of colorful jam or honey, with beautiful homemade stickers and lids.
- Chocolate packed in paper with a photograph of the newlyweds.
- Gift alcohol (small bottles) with a funny or inspirational card.
- Desserts made by the bride (groom).
- Made-to-order desserts are a great way to delight your guests. Homemade chocolate figurines look especially beautiful.
- Handmade soft toys are well suited for giving gifts to any guests, regardless of their age. Often newlyweds refuse such gifts because there is a stereotype that this can only be given to their girlfriends or children. But small, neat toys are also suitable for serious people; the main thing is to choose calm colors.
- A set of aromatic oils with a special lamp.
- Homemade candles.
- Jewelry boxes or stands for writing instruments.
- Small embroidered paintings are a very unusual gift, and the more carefully the depicted subject is chosen, the more likely it is that it will be hung in the house.
Original gifts require more time and effort to choose. After all, the list of standard things consists of those that have stood the test of time.
But unusual ones are always a flight of fancy, and if chosen hastily, they can be ridiculous or useless. Unlike standard prizes, original copies have a number of disadvantages:
- Newlyweds need to know exactly the characters of their guests in order to choose the right gifts.
- To select personalized prizes, it is important not only to know the interests of the guests, but also to spend a lot of time searching for them.
- You need to know exactly who will be participating in the competition in order to award the appropriate prizes. This greatly complicates the work of the presenter, because he needs not only to remember about competitions and words, but also who to call, so as not to confuse the prizes.
Original prizes are a very good way to make your wedding stand out from the crowd of others. After all, when choosing gifts for guests, newlyweds spend more time thinking, which means a more careful selection of things.
This increases the likelihood that the prize will be truly useful and evoke positive emotions.
