20: How sweet it is

20 days to go!

We've got quite a little theme growing using "how sweet it is ..." beginning with our cake cutting song, "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" by the Jerry Garcia Band and ending with our favors and the giant martini glass filled with candy on the bar top!

We kinda have a little obsession with Hershey Kisses. They may very well be our absolute favorite go-to candy. So, when we were deciding what to "give" our guests as favors ... it was pretty easy to decide what type of candy to go with!

Putting the favors together was definitley labor intensive. We had to remove the favor tags from their cardboard backing then punch holes in them. The ribbon had to be cut. Then it was a two person job to tie the ribbon around the tulle. We started these on a Saturday night and ended up only finishing 25 ... but then we sat down on a Wednesday and finished them up while we watched American Idol!

They look good enough to eat :)

All 150 completed!
(We have a few extras)!!!

61: Hershey Kisses from the new Mr. & Mrs.

61 days to go!

Have you ever wondered how many Hershey kisses come in one standard 11 oz. bag?

I never had until Jon & I went to the store to purchase the Hershey kisses for our favors. Originally we had decided on using Cherry Cordial Hershey Kisses because the wrappers are black and red and matched our wedding colors. That was until I was browsing the Valentine's Day aisle at a local drug store and discovered Hugs Hershey Kisses in red and silver wrappers! Flavored Hershey Kisses are hands down my favorite candy in the whole world (even though I'm trying to limit my sugar consumption). However, I know that some people do not enjoy some of the interesting flavors they have to offer (candy cane, hot cocoa, mint truffle, cherry cordial, etc) so I think switching from the cherry cordial flavored kisses to the hugs (milk chocolate with white chocolate) was a good decision.


Not only are we using Hershey Kisses in our favors but we will also have a giant martini glass on the bar filled with Hershey Kisses and we are also using Hershey Kisses at my bridal shower in February.

66: Finished labels

66 days to go!

You may recall that I previously posted about our favor tags and how we were searching for the perfect saying to print onto labels to put on the back of our tags. We finally made a decision (with a little help from fellow blogger Stefanie). Here is what we came up with:

How sweet it is ... to celebrate with you
Enjoy some kisses from the new
Mr. & Mrs.

They turned out really great and now I can't wait to start putting the favors together ... so check back for a post about the completed project soon!

70: Everybody loves candy!

70 days to go!

Jon and I love Hershey kisses. Well, actually we have a love/hate relationship with those particular little chocolate candies. Anyways ... when deciding what we should give away as favors at our wedding we both knew that we didn't want to give away something that would end up in someone's junk drawer or in the trash before the end of the night so we decided that candy would be the perfect little treat to thank our guests for being apart of our special day!

We decided we would give our guest Hershey kisses wrapped in tulle! Very simple. Very cost efficient. Very yummy! And of course they had to be wrapped with ribbon and a little favor tag with our monogram had to included! Luckily, in my early stages of planning, I came across this wonderful website that makes all sorts of lovely wedding details come to life. We've have ordered many items and time and time again I am very impressed with both the service and the quality! For our favors we ordered these favor tags:

They are just perfect AND include our "married" monogram!

Next I'm searching for the perfect "thank you" or love or math quote to write on the back. Each favor will be placed at each place setting on the tables ... and some extra Hershey kisses will be placed in a giant martini glass on our bar. Some of the contenders for the saying to go on the back include:

"Thank you for joining us as we begin our new life together"
"Thank you for sharing in the joy of our wedding day"
"Thank you for sharing our joy on this most precious of days"
"When you add the sum of two hears in love, the total can be so sweet"
"How sweet it is to celebrate with you"
"Thank you for sharing in the sweetness of our wedding day"
"Love is sweet"
"Here's some kisses from the new Mr. & Mrs."

Which one do you think we should use???