Flavoured Favour Dilema

Admission. I didn't really know that those little gifts left on our dinner tables during weddings were called favours until about two years back. Now they are back to haunt m -. I have only about three months to get a whole bunch of them.

Now seriously, what do you really think of wedding favours? Sure, there might be a few that you had gaped at and told yourself how unique they were. But after they leave the ballroom, they often end up on fridges, dusty shelves or in forgotten boxes in the store rooms. Most of them eventually get thrown away during house-moving or the annual spring clean. Of course, you can spend a fortune and buy diamonds for your guests, but most average couples have modest budgets and can't spare more than a couple of bucks on these.

So what do you leave for your guest that will show how much you appreciate their presence on your most special of days? Something that they will appreciate in return or put in good use? And not put a dent into your tight budget?

One thing that came to mind was something edible. A quick thank you that leaves a sweet note in the mouth and goes straight to the stomach. Candies, cakes, chocolates, there were plenty to choose from. But the flavoured cupcakes that had cute carefully crafted designs really took the cake. And they were readily featured in many Malaysian blogs.

So we asked Louisa to buy a box of them over the New Year for tasting and even sourced our own boxes. Verdict ? Too sweet, icing smudges easily, lots of assembly required (boxes come unassembled), and much effort to load them up too. Puff ... there goes the dream...

Next, we tried again with this other cupcake source. Good, they were offering wrapped bigger cupcakes at better prices ... the catch, collection only available on weekends (the good people there have full time jobs) and the cupcakes can't last till the following weekend. Sigh ... looks like this cupcake idea will have to take a back seat for awhile.

Back to scouring the web for the perfect favour!