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7 Summer Wedding Favors Ideas that Will Delight Your Guests

By: Chrissy Defour Many couples opt for a summer wedding. Their choice of the season may be due to personal reasons while others are just following family traditions. Then there are couples who would only want to take advantage of the benefits that summer brings, from the pleasant weather to the availability of more choices in planning. The same flexibility extends to picking the summer wedding favors to please your guests.

If you're getting married in the summer, know that there are plenty of summer activities and elements you can incorporate in your wedding favors.

Summer flowers are a delight at any wedding. Continuing that look to decorate the table and provide a small gift for guests is a great idea. Small flower holders, perhaps personalized with the bride and groom's names and the date is one way to do so. Fill the little vase with silk summer roses and you've got a hit.

Imagine sailing over the lake near your honeymoon cottage. Use that image in your summer wedding favors. A small glass sailboat with a logo that evokes a wedding can be the perfect choice. Add to the scene with some small, colorful beach balls and you've got a 'mini movie' worthy of your wedding.

Decorate the tables with clams, shells, starfish and sand crabs handcrafted from marble, resin or any other material. Your guests can take these home with them -- summer trinkets that they can enjoy even during the cold winter months.

Maybe you're heading out to a tropical island for your honeymoon vacation. Perfect. Sea breezes, water sports, lazing in the sun. Provide your guests with miniature reminders of the joy to come. A tiny golf bag and clubs will amuse many. Or, select some pineapple-themed name card holders. Toss into the little sandbox some flip flop leather keychains in Hawaiian colors.

Everyone likes photo frames. Fill them with a picture of the bride and groom the day they got engaged. Complete the setting with a sea shell lining around the rim. Add a miniature surfboard of the type the happy couple shared on that happy day. Or, opt for a miniature copy of the bucket they used to build a sandcastle. Here, those could be in the form of a candle holder.

Even if you're heading to the forest for your honeymoon, you can still choose summer wedding favors that suggest the great outdoor adventure you will have. Your friends can share your excitement for the Black Forest of Germany or the mountains of Montana.

To add a more dramatic effect, put in mini-lanterns that give off a soft glowing light. The ultimate time to go on log cabin vacations is in summer. Try to create that feel with miniature cabins placed with the pine trees. Small, delicate ceramic horses that are beautifully crafted make for unique summer wedding favors, and an apt representation of the many horse rides you'll be enjoying on your honeymoon vacation. Wedding guests will be thrilled to bring home these delightful favors and display them in their homes.

There are so many things you can give as summer wedding favors. You can easily find one that is truly representational of what it is you want to share with your guests. In the end, whatever you choose for a summer wedding favor would always be a happy reminder of that wonderful day.