Cinderella Wedding Favors

From LoveToKnow Weddings

A wedding is a couple’s ultimate day of fantasy, and many couples chose a true fairy tale theme, where Cinderella wedding favors are an intricate detail that give guests a small piece of that fantasy to take home.

Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World.

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Fairy Tale Wedding Themes

A wedding, with its elaborate flowers, luxurious designer wedding dress, coordinated attendants, rich jewels, catered dining, and exclusive focus on the happy couple is a fairy tale come to life, complete with the exquisite princess, her Prince Charming, and their happily ever after. It is no surprise, then, that fantasy, princess, and Cinderella wedding themes are so popular. The key to a brilliant fairy tale theme, however, is in having every detail exquisitely attended to, including wedding favors. The favor is the couple’s way of offering a piece of their fantasy for the guests to share, and coordinated favors are more meaningful and sure to delight every guest with their attention to detail.

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Types of Cinderella Wedding Favors

The Cinderella fairy tale is one of the most well known fantasy stories of love, romance, and happily ever after, and there are dozens of different symbols that can be incorporated into favors, from the iconic glass slipper to the pumpkin carriage, fantasy castle, and even the friendly mice, Cinderella’s friends who helped her make her dream come true.

The most popular Cinderella wedding favors include:

Glass slippers filled with birdseed or rice for tossing, or sweet treats such as candied almonds or chocolate kisses.
Small glass slipper figurines, perhaps with colored accent jewels that coordinate with the bridal party dresses.

Chocolate cherry mouse favor.

Chocolate mice, perhaps a white and a dark chocolate pair to represent both the bride and groom.
Mini princess or bridal tiaras that can be used as place card holders.
Wedding favor frames in symbolic shapes, such as the popular castle or the pumpkin carriage.
Small clear pumpkin dishes or candle holders.
Molded chocolate castles.
Small resin pumpkin, coach, or castle figurines.
Candle wedding favors in white and light blue to match Cinderella’s instantly recognizable gown.
Chocolate bars or candles using Disney’s Cinderella clipart as an accent.
Miniature real pumpkins decorated with crystals or glitter to blend a Cinderella theme with a fall wedding.
Butterfly wedding favors or other romantic natural accents that can easily be associated with any fairy tale theme.
Fantasy wands for guests to assist the couple’s fairy godmother and wave the couple off to their happy ending.

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Buying Cinderella Favors

Couples do not need to plan a Disney wedding in order to find Cinderella wedding favors, but it may be easier to find suitable favors if a couple is able to buy them from a Disney theme park or Disney store – they will be much more recognizable as authentic Cinderella trinkets. Because Cinderella favors are so popular, however, couples should also be able to find favors at wedding supply stores or through online retailers. A small bit of personalization – adding wedding favor tags or accents coordinated with the other wedding reception decorations, for example – can make generic fantasy favors a true reflection of a couple’s fairy tale wedding.

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Avoiding an Overdone Theme

Because there are so many options for Cinderella decorative accents, couples must be careful not to overdo the fantasy theme. While coordinated details – fairy tale invitations, a castle wedding cake topper, glass slipper favors – can create a subtle fantasy atmosphere of romance and innocence, too many details can be overwhelming and may seem childish or cliché. Subtle accents can be just as beautiful, and because the story of Cinderella is so well known, even indirect references to the popular fairy tale will be easily recognized.

Cinderella wedding favors are a beautiful detail to add to a Cinderella theme wedding and include every guest in a couple’s romantic fantasy. With dozens of options for these fairy tale trinkets, a couple does not need to be limited to obvious symbols, and even subtle accents can bring together the wedding décor to lead to the couple’s happily ever after.

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