favours revised

My workmates are so fantabulous!

They've introduced me to this Chinese website that is quite similar to ebay.  It's called taobao and everything is so cheap!!

Currently I have fallen in love with these gorgeous Asian inspired favour boxes.  They measure 5.5 x 5.5 x 9 and is a good size to hold 12 lollies per box.  Better to get a small box for a few lollies than a big box that's all air!

They're incredibly eye catching as well and is being sold at 80 Yuan each.  That equates to au$0.13c or less.  So great!!

What's not great is that the items must be couriered from China and this fee is usually double the cost of the item itself.

Initially we were going to choose plastic pillow packs - because they're clear the personalized candy would be visible so it was an instant Wow factor.  But with the above, you will get a Wow factor when you see the box, and then another Wow when you see the lollies!! 

But we're changing mainly because Ant has seen what kind of favours is distributed at big Indian weddings.  And he felt plastic pillow packs were not up to par.  Naturally the Yam family has to have the best and be better than everyone.  And that is how we have come to this. 

He received my couriered wedding invitation samples last Thursday - his mum liked his choice.  We are still going with mine however.

His parents are saying we should just order it online.  But my card retails at us$2.90.  For 300 cards it's about us$800 - that's a fair bit of money to be spending on Invites alone. 

That's fj$1400 for invites.  Ridiculous.

Anyway so it looks like we are really going for a red/ Asian theme.  We want lots of plain red lanterns, red table runners, red favours and red invitation.

Mugs would be in heaven if this was her wedding!