The best way to get your wedding favors remembered for life is to personalize them. Most guests either do not remember who the favor was from originally and even if they did, will not be able to remember how long ago it was.

When personalizing your wedding favors, it is best to include your name and wedding date - the two most important details. You can have your choice of personalizing them by monogram, engraving, printing or embossing. Personalizing your wedding favors does not always have to be done on the actual favors themselves - personalization can be done on ribbons, gift wrap paper and the gift tags.

The most common personalized wedding favors are decorative items like photo frames, paperweights and statuettes. These are also the easiest to personalize. Couples prefer to have personalized wedding favors as it helps to stamp their personalities on them so they and their wedding day will be remembered for a long time.

Other personalized wedding favors which are appropriate for most weddings are personalized mint tins. These are aluminum tins which can be engraved and colored to your specific requirements. You can fill up the tins with candy, chocolates or breath mints and have them in matching colors. Other containers which can also be personalized are candle tins and candy jars, which can be filled with tea light candle and a few cookies. Tea tins and coffee containers are also useful gifts which are easy to personalize, especially if they are made of tin or aluminum.

Simple, practical items that can be unforgettable personalized wedding favors are key rings, place card holders, card holders, executive letter openers, bookmarks and cloth napkins. These are useful everyday things which can easily find their places in your guests' homes or places of business. Even personal hygiene gifts can be personalized - bath bottles, scented soaps, bubble baths and bath oils can all be packaged in pretty bottles with a personal message from you.

If engraving or imprinting your details is not possible on the actual favors themselves, you can add personalized gift tags on them or use personalized ribbons or gift wrap paper. For paper-based favors like napkins, gift tags or wrapping paper, you may want to try embossing them. This will blend both your favor and your personalized motif nicely.

Beach weddings are wonderful events. The sunshine and natural feel of being outdoors brings with it a sense of fun and anticipation of a good time, which generally puts everyone in a good mood. Your beach wedding favors should reflect that sense of fun as well.

Some fun beach wedding favors you can consider are flip flops, beach balls, wooden place card holders, tea light holders, silver sea shells, miniature wedding candles in gift boxes and personalized mirrors and tin boxes. The beauty of having a beach wedding is that you may not even need to wrap your favors in conventional wedding wraps. Use nature-inspired gift wraps or better yet, just tie a simple bow or ribbon so your favors will look natural.

Apparel-based beach wedding favors are unique as well as fun! Straw hats, scarves (which can actually be put to good use by your guests immediately), pashminas and wraparound shorts will all highly amusing to your guests and you will see lots of giggles and laughs go around as they discover what they have as a souvenir of your wedding.

Other popular favors for the beach wedding are miniature candles in sea or beach shades of sky blue, beige, sand, green or turquoise. If your candles are white or ivory, then have them designed with beach or sea objects like starfish, sandcastles, sailboats or waves. Make them personal by using items that are significant to both you and your spouse and leave your mark by putting your names and wedding date there.

Shell place card holders are beautiful beach wedding favors. These are real, authentic sea shells attached to place card holders which will complement any table it is set upon, whether on a mantelpiece or the imposing table desk at work. The novelty of these is that the size and shape of each sea shell is unique which means no two place card holders will look exactly alike. You can color the sea shells individually so each shell is of a different color, shape and size. However, sea shells in their natural colors usually look better.

The best beach wedding favors are those that are less formal and fun-oriented. Even beach balls and floating apparatus will make a suitable gift. If your wedding party program is informal, choose bright colors and plastic or cork for your favors. Otherwise, get lighter shades or more formal designs on them to suit the occasion. The more formal favors should also be made of harder material like sterling silver and metal.