Wedding Games

Which game suits your tables

Both designs in this category play the same way, so the choice is about size and how you want them presented. The Hearts & Crosses Wedding Game Favour leans romantic, with heart markers that read clearly as a wedding piece in photographs. The Wedding Tic Tac Toe Favour is the plainer, more classic version and tends to suit weddings where the table styling is already doing a lot of work. If you are torn, order one of each as samples and put them on a place setting at home — the difference is obvious in person and almost invisible on screen.

How many to order

Game favours are shared more often than eaten or worn, which changes the maths. Two useful rules of thumb:

• One per guest if the favour is going home with everyone and doubles as your place setting.
• One per two seats if you want the games played during the meal and are happy for couples and families to share, then take one home.

A worked example: 120 guests across 12 tables of 10. One per guest means 120 pieces. One per two seats means five per table, so 60 pieces plus a handful spare. Whichever you choose, add 5 percent on top for late acceptances, staff and the ones that get photographed and never come back. On 100 pieces that is five extras, which costs less than a last-minute reorder.

Personalisation and wording

Personalisation is done by hand here, one piece at a time, so the wording is yours to set. Most couples use first names and the wedding date. Short is better than clever — long lines have to be set smaller, and a game piece has less surface than a candle or a shawl label. Keep to two lines where you can, decide early whether you want the date written in day/month/year or month/day/year, and send your text exactly as you want it to appear, including accents and capitals. We work from what you send rather than correcting it, so a quick proofread by someone who is not you is worth the five minutes.

How they are made and how they arrive

Nothing is pre-made. Once your order and wording are confirmed, the pieces are produced, personalised and packed in batches by hand, then boxed by quantity for shipping. Small variations in grain, finish and placement are normal across a run of 100 handmade favours — they are part of the look rather than a fault. Unpack a box or two as soon as they arrive, count them against your order, and store them flat and dry until the week of the wedding. If you want them counted out per table before delivery, say so when you order so we can pack them that way.

Sample first, then bulk

For anything over 50 pieces, see one in your hands before you commit. You can request a free sample to check the size and finish, then ask for a bulk quote with your final quantity and wording. If you decide a game is not right for every seat, they also work as a second favour for children's tables alongside chocolate favours, or beside a keepsake at the head table from our keepsake favours range.