Wedding Blog

I was looking through one of my bridal mags (I think it was Brides) and there was a Michael’s pullout. On the back there was a coupon for 25% off your entire wedding purchase! Bargain! So, I took my old man (not Mr. Kiwi, my dad) to the Santa Monica branch where we prepared to do some shopping.

I spent a lot of time (and money) at two different Michael’s. We needed to pick up the rest of the centerpiece candles (14 in all), and more of the colored marbles that we’re using in our hurricane vases. That’s a whole ‘nother subject, though.

As we were on our way out, I saw a display of favor boxes by Gartners. They had many varieties.

The clear box which has 50 in a kit and comes with the tags and ribbons:

And these odd monument shaped boxes, also with ribbons and tags and 50 in a kit (it wasn’t this version):

I actually really liked this one, but Mr. Kiwi said it reminded him of a wine box? Don’t even ask me what that meant. I do like the idea of doing leaf tags, though.

Then, there was this one, unfortunately coming with a black ribbon, but in a classic square box, 50 in a kit.

This is the one we’re going with. And since we need 150, I bought three at $19.99 - with the 25% off coupon I saved a ton! We’re planning on using a different ribbon, and we will either do a stamp or a punch in the little circle, an acorn or leaf. Another possiblity is to use a monogram sticker a friend had made for us.

We haven’t yet decided what to fill the favor boxes with, because my taste for different candies changes daily. While I know these boxes are common, I really love them. I just love little boxes.