"Gift Selection Guide: Revealing Real Brides' 'Contents of Gift Sets for Bosses, Relatives, and Friends'"

2018.11.02 published

Ask the Experienced Brides! What Did You Choose for Your Favors?

Gifts to thank guests for their monetary gifts

Nowadays, it’s common to differentiate favors based on guests such as bosses, male/female guests, and relatives.

So, what kind of favors have experienced brides chosen?

We asked actual brides about the combination of "favors, sweets, and (lucky charms)" based on who they were gifting to.♡

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 1

【Favors】

Relatives/Company associates: Catalog gift

Groom's superior: Champagne

Friends with families: Ralph Lauren blanket

Friends: Ralph Lauren blanket

【Sweets】

All: Holendersh Cocoa Stube's Baumkuchen

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 2

【Favors】

Relatives: Catalog gift

Groom's side guests: Barneys New York mug

Couples: Meat catalog gift

【Sweets】

All: Cheesecake from the wedding venue

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 3

【Favors】

Boss: Bath towel set

Male guests: Face towel set

Female guests: Kumano brush and towel set

【Sweets】

All: Nagaratatan’s Castella

【Lucky Charms】

All: Soy sauce set for egg over rice

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 4

【Favors】

Boss/Relatives: Catalog gift

Friends: Wedgwood dinnerware (plate or mug)

Elder relatives: Ochazuke set

【Sweets】

All: Print tart

【Lucky Charms】

All: Danish pastry

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 5

【Favors】

Boss: Glass

Male guests: Glass or tumbler

Female guests: Plate or Kumano brush

Relatives: Catalog gift

【Sweets】

All: Assorted cookies and pound cake

【Lucky Charms】

Boss: Bonito flakes set

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 6

【Favors】

Boss: Clothing brush set

Relatives: Chopstick set and pair of glasses

Friends: HACCHI's honey and pair plate set

【Sweets】

All: Baumkuchen

【Lucky Charms】

All: Udon set

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 7

【Favors】

Boss/Groom's friends/Relatives: Catalog gift

Bride's friends: Doumerci plate set

【Sweets】

All: Pudding

【Lucky Charms】

All: Grand Marble bread

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 8

【Favors】

All: Catalog gift

【Sweets】

Relatives: Baumkuchen

Groom's side: Snack set

Bride's side: Assorted sweets

【Lucky Charms】

Relatives: Assorted bonito flakes

Others: Clear soup

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 9

【Favors】

Groom's relatives: Catalog gift

Bride's relatives: Imabari towel set

Bride's friends: Pair cup and saucer set

Company associates: Square plate set

【Sweets】

All: Baumkuchen

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 10

【Favors】

Boss/Relatives: Plate set

Colleagues/Friends: Rice

【Sweets】

All: Japanese sweets set

【Lucky Charms】

All: Miso soup set

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 11

【Favors】

Boss/Relatives: Catalog of delicious Japanese food

Friends: Barneys New York catalog

【Sweets】

All: Pound cake from the wedding venue

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 12

【Favors】

Boss: Wired glass lifetime commitment glass

Friends: Royal Copenhagen pair glasses

【Sweets】

All: Sweets from the wedding venue

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 13

【Favors】

Boss: Tiffany champagne glass set

Female guests: Tiffany pair bowls

Male guests/Relatives: Tiffany pair flat plates

【Sweets】

All: Baked goods set from the wedding venue

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 14

【Favors】

Female guests: Barneys New York body soap

Male guests: Barneys New York folding umbrella

Relatives: Barneys New York body soap and tea

【Sweets】

All: Local confection 'Kanzashi' from the bride's hometown (Kochi)

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 15

【Favors】

Boss/Relatives: Palace Plate

Male guests: Riedel beer glass

Female guests: Barneys New York wine tumbler

【Sweets】

All: Assorted sweets from the wedding venue

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 16

【Favors】

Female guests: Wedgwood pair mugs

Male guests: Thin-walled wine glasses

Relatives: Barneys New York pair salad bowls

【Sweets】

All: Baumkuchen

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 17

【Favors】

Boss/Relatives: Catalog gift

Friends: TENERITA towels

【Sweets】

All: Sweets from the wedding venue

【Lucky Charms】

Friends: Nagakawa Seisakusho red and white nyumen

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 18

【Favors】

Boss/Friends: John Masters mini shampoo set

Relatives: Catalog gift

【Sweets】

All: Pound cake

【Lucky Charms】

Boss: Bonito flakes set

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 19

【Favors】

Boss: Shochu glass set

Male guests: Ramen set

Female guests/Relatives: Staub ceramic bowl

【Sweets】

Boss/Relatives: Fruit donuts

Friends: Waffles

【Lucky Charms】

Boss/Relatives: Soy sauce set

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 20

【Favors】

Boss/Relatives: Catalog gift

Groom's friends: Shoe polishing set

Bride's friends: Sabon gift set

【Sweets】

All: Ladurée baked goods

【Lucky Charms】

All: Chanosha's dashi

Favors Chosen by Real Brides 21

【Favors】

Married guests: Small plate set

Unmarried guests/Relatives: Catalog gift

Couples: Bamboo wine glasses

【Sweets】

All: Gramercy New York cheesecake

【Lucky Charms】

All: Dashi set

Choose Favors Based on the Opinions of Real Brides

We have introduced favors chosen by real brides.

For guests such as bosses, company associates, male guests, female guests, unmarried individuals, and married individuals, it was common to differentiate the main favors while keeping the sweets and lucky charms the same.

If you're a bride looking for examples and finding it difficult to make selections, we hope this helps!♡