A wedding favor should be elegant, though it does not need to take-on a delicate air. A wedding favor should be in-keeping with the latest trends, but it should not be a real "oddity." Those considerations should be foremost in the mind of the person who has initiated a search for personalized wedding favors.

Favors can serve as a reminder of the fact that the wedding guests have witnessed an act of love. Many times a personalized favor will contain a symbol associated with love. Sometimes wedding favors that are personalized takes on the shape of a heart.

Heart-shaped mint tins make a popular wedding favor. Due to their popularity, they are offered in both white and in silver. Many other keepsakes are also heart-shaped objects. Female guests might be given heart-shaped compacts or heart-shaped manicure sets; male guests might receive bottle stoppers with a heart-shaped handle.

If a bride and groom want to give the same personalized wedding favors to both male and female guests, they can still go with the "theme" of love wedding favors. They might want to give their guests heart-shaped luggage tags. They might want to put a book mark with a heart-shaped attachment at the seat of each wedding guest.

Perhaps the bride and groom prefer to use a different "theme" for their personalized wedding gift. They might, for example, want to select beach wedding favors as the theme. By the same token, they might feel that their guests would prefer a favor with a "Vegas theme." Other frequently used themes are flowers, butterflies and sports.

Sometimes the date of the wedding can suggest a theme for the personalized wedding favors. Suppose, for example, that a wedding were to take place during the winter months. In that case, the guests might be given small containers that hold lip balm. It could be arranged to have the names of the bride and groom printed on such unique favors.

Suppose though that one was to plan a summer wedding. Then what could be used as a personalized wedding favor? What about something to use upon return from the pool or beach? What about a tiny bottle of bath gel, with the name of the bride and groom printed on the bottle?

Given the above examples, the reader should certainly manage to envision yet another item that would make a suitable wedding favor.

Jen Carter is owner and operator of My Wedding Blog, offering free tips and advice for those planning a wedding.