Oriental and Asian theme weddings have long been popular choices. What better way to showcase elegance and beauty than with the delicacy of a folding Chinese fan or the timeless calligraphy of Chinese characters? These are five of the most popular Asian wedding favors chosen by brides and grooms today.
Chinese Fortune Cookie Wedding Favors
Ending the meal with a fortune cookie reception favor will make the reception seem just like an evening at an upscale Chinese restaurant. Fortune cookie favors with special wedding-themed fortunes are easy to order. Brides and grooms can also make their own, personalizing the fortunes however they want!
Fortune Cookie wedding favors can be packaged by the handful in an Asian themed favor box, individually wrapped, or sitting in the center of each plate at the reception by themselves. Fortune cookies may also be frosted and decorated to make them look a little more colorful and exotic.
Bamboo Coaster Wedding Favors
Bamboo, a native plant to South and Southeast Asia, has long been a traditional Oriental symbol. Often couples give out sets of four bamboo coasters to guests at their reception to take home and use after the wedding is over.
Other traditional symbols may be incorporated on the coasters, such as the panda bear, which feeds primarily on the leaves of the bamboo plant and is found primarily in China.
Asian Fan Wedding Favors
Folding Oriental fans are cost-effective for couples and appreciated by guests for their utility and beauty. Fans that fold up pocket-size are easy to take anywhere and whip out whenever it gets hot.
Chinese fans are used in a variety of traditional dances, giving them an air of femininity and grace. Being such a popular Asian theme wedding favor, Chinese fans in virtually any color and style are easy to locate and purchase in bulk from a wedding supply store.
Chinese Chopsticks Wedding Favors
Chopsticks are another symbol of Oriental life and culture, making them perfect favors for an Asian themed wedding. Many beautiful sets of decorative chopsticks have a shiny, lacquered finish and feature small painted Chinese characters or other artwork along the length.
For couples on a tight budget, buying a box of plain chopsticks and dressing them up by tying each set together with a brightly-colored ribbon may be more economical.
Asian Kimono Wedding Favors
For a cute favor idea, many couples leave a tiny fabric Kimono-style shirt with frog closures at each place setting as a Chinese reception favor. The shirts are not incredibly useful, but dress up the table and are cute to display at each guest's home after the wedding is over.
These five Asian wedding favor ideas are some of the most traditional and conventional. Any of them is sure to a hit at a Chinese theme wedding. Please see Unique Asian Wedding Favors to get ideas on favors that are more off the beaten path.
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