It is customary to give small wedding favors to guests as a token of the bride and groom's appreciation of their attendance at the wedding.  Each culture has its own symbols that represent love and marriage.  Often there are colors and motifs associated with a culture.  This article serves to inform the reader of popular Hindu and Indian Wedding Favors that embodies the significance of Lord Ganesha.

Indian and Hindu Favors are often symbolic

Lord Ganesha is a deity worshipped by Hindus and is a traditional symbol at Indian weddings. Lord Ganesha is the lord or deva of intellect and wisdom and is believed to remove obstacles and troubles. He is easily identified with his elephant head which symbolizes the soul. Lord Ganesha has a human body which is a metaphor for earthly existence of human beings. Ganesha rides a mouse which represents his humbleness as he is riding the lowest of creatures. .  There are many colors associated with Lord Ganesha, the primary colors being gold and red.

Lord Ganesha Favors:

Favors typically are one of two kinds: purchased or homemade.  This article will address each.

Purchased:  These are elephant based favors that feature a vibrantly decorated elephant with his truck raised.  Lucky Elephant Candle Favors are very popular and take many forms: as small candles meant to decoratively be displayed (not burned), as tea light holders that have, on the back of the elephant, an area where tea lights are place – these are meant to be lighted. A dual-purpose favor is an Elephant place card holder – it not only directly your guests to their seats but they can then take them home to display cherish photos.  Some elephants hold the place card in their raised trunk while others have a card holder that comes out of the back of the animal.  Finally, Elephant Bookmark Favors are widely available and very affordable.  There is usually a beautiful silk tassel attached to the metal bookmark; the favor is already in a gift package and ready to be given to your guests.

Homemade: With a little bit of effort, one can create an inexpensive, beautiful party favor.  Typically homemade favors are of an edible type such a cookie favors.  The cookies, either homemade or purchased from a bakery, are then wrapped in a cellophane treat bag, tied with a colorful ribbon that has a personalized tag attached.  Personalized tags are usually made by printing names and/or a thank you message on sticker paper (2" circle stickers are widely available or purchased at Onlinelabels.com).  You can even put a picture of an Lord Ganesha on the sticker if you are handy with a computer.  Then, using a paper punch that is at least 2 ½"  in diameter, punch out tags using the card stock in the colors that are featured in your wedding.   Simply affix the sticker to the card stock.

About The Author:

Debra Rosenberg is an avid entertainer.  She also owns DivaEntertains.com – a full line party favor site that caters to upscale events.  Her clients included large corporation, caterers, event planners and fashion designers.  She is personally involved with every sale.