Personalized Wedding Favor Orders On The Rise for 2009; It's Hot, Hot, Hot!

It's that time of year. Brides all over the U.S. are shopping for the finishing touches for their spring or summer wedding.

This year there will be 2,219,264 weddings in the United States, up from 2,212,923 in 2008, according to The Wedding Report. A quick glance tells me that's up close to 7,000 over last year. The same publication predicts brides will spend close to $30,000 when it comes to planning for their wedding in 2009.

I've been receiving phone calls for wedding favors earlier this year than in 2008. An increasing number of them are from bridesmaids helping out with bridal showers or assisting brides with selecting wedding favors.

It's no wonder brides need help planning their weddings. The Wedding Report says nearly 50 percent of U.S. weddings this year will have between 100 and 200 guests. Another 25 percent will have more than 200 attending their special day. Favors are a wonderful way to thank your guests for sharing your special day. They also serve as a special reminder of your day.

Whether you're planning a beach wedding, or just love the beach, our sea glass soaps make popular favors. For other ideas check out our personalized and monogrammed soap bars.

Bulk Sea Glass Soaps

For large weddings with 100 or more guests, it is much more cost-effective to create your own favors. Our most popular assemble-it-yourself favors are made using our bulk sea glass soaps. At $70 per gallon (enough for 30-40 guests), it is economical, yet beautiful. Most brides choose to package them in cello bags and tie them up with ribbons matching their wedding colors. Add a personalized hangtag and hot-glue a shell to create a seaside-themed favor that guests will love!

Sea Glass Soaps with Hangtags

For smaller weddings, or for those who have the budget to spend a bit more on their guests, save time and energy by ordering finished favors. Our popular seaglass wedding favor soaps are handmade, packaged by us, and are finished with free personalized hangtags. Each pillowpak contains 50 pieces of colorful seaglass made out of our moisturizing and long-lasting soap.

Whatever your choice is for your 2009 wedding favors, I wish you a beautiful day and many blessings in the years to come. Enjoy!

Beach Wedding Themes and Favors

Recently I was reading about wedding facts for 2008 at http://forever-weddings.blogspot.com/2008/04/2008-wedding-statistics.html

I was surprised to see that June 2008 is not the most popular month this year for weddings. Then I did a little more research and found that August wins in 2008 for most booked weddings. Maybe you already know why...August 2008 has a special date that matches the year, which is 08/08.

An estimated 233,413 brides will say "I do" this August. Seaside-themed weddings are more popular than ever, with themes ranging from Luau to Yacht to Sand and Surf.

Our gorgeous, handmade sea glass guest soaps have been one of most popular favors for brides to give their guests. Turnaround time for favor orders is just 10 days. We customize hangtags with bride and groom names and their special date. Enjoy special pricing on 50 or more (regular retail is $12.00), free personalization and free shipping. Email me for details on the best pricing I am able to offer.



Order a sample online at http://www.backporchsoap.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=14&zenid=103b3e37ef60f1434b53ada87ce00806 You'll receive your sample within 3-5 business days. Once you receive your sample and decide to place your favor order of 50 or more, I will gladly credit the price of the sample plus shipping to your account.

Your guests will be so glad you didn't opt for Jordan almonds. :)

What Would You Put In Soap?

I just finished the spring Boston Gift Show, a wholesale show where gift shops, hotels and other businesses shop for products to resell. Every year there is a new product that I design (usually days before the show begins under the pressure to have something new and rockin'!) that quickly becomes a bestseller. This year was no exception.
This year's hot soap is a new custom image soap. The image in the soap is made from a new skin-safe material that stays in the soap for the life of the soap! Customers were having fun choosing what they wanted in these 5 oz. bars. Most popular were the words "Beach House." Also selling briskly were town names, quotes and taglines, as well as key destination images. In addition, there are six beautiful fragrances from which to choose.

I had so much fun designing the samples shown here in the picture. See my monogrammed soap? The map is of Martha's Vineyard, my Cape Cod friends love the blue lobster, and the photo in the back left is of Powder Point Bridge near where I live in Duxbury. The ideas are endless. Think business logo to wedding favors to house guests.
All you need to send is a logo or picture in jpeg format (the higher the resolution, the better). There is a minimum of 12 per design. Retail pricing is $8.00 per bar. Wholesale customers should inquire about pricing, etc. at www.backporchsoap.com/wholesale
For more information contact me at info@backporchsoap.com or visit http://www.backporchsoap.com/ and look for the Personalized Soap link.