The Favor Fiasco

AHHHH!!!!! How is it possible, you ask, that something so small, like those pesky little wedding favors, become such a huge deal? I honestly have no clue, but they definitely got the better of me this past week. I ordered our favors almost immediately after we got engaged (back in February). I saw gift boxes I liked, so I bought them. Done. Finito. That's it. Right? Wrong. I guess I was a little too ambitious in my desire to buy because after receiving these little boxes (which I spent a couple hundred $$$ on), I realized the color just would not do at all. You see, I ordered these little puppies before I received the color swatch of the bridesmaid dresses so I was going purely on memory. My memory, as some of you know, is not what it used to be...I guess I'm older than I thought! In any case, I receive these little light blue boxes in the mail and to my dismay, they don't match anything the way I want them to.


Cute? Yes. Perfect for a wedding? Yes. Color go with anything in Noel and Russell's wedding? No! Computer screen fooled me again!



At first I thought, "Okay Noel, you're stuck with them, try to make due". My Mom even thought of creative ways to try to incorporate them so the colors would match. In the end, (and after assembling about 100 of these bad boys, which, let me assure you, is no easy task), I just couldn't bear it. I needed new favor boxes and that's that. If I hadn't ordered new ones, everytime I looked at a table on my wedding day and saw the light blue mess that was these gift boxes, I would have shuddered. A little dramatic? Maybe. They are pretty adorable. But I like my new ones so much better. Just perfect! I'm addicted to ivory! Oh and ignore the green ribbon and flower, those will be different.....

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I just love the embossed flower detail, too!



P.S. If you know anyone who has a use for 180 little blue boxes, let me know. : )