by Johanna Osborne

We are very fortunate that we live in a day and age where everything is so much easier and convenient. New inventions, ideas and ways of doing things make our lives so much more hassle-free, and when you are a bride-to-be with a lot on her plate already, that’s exactly what you need. Judy and Mary from Fabulous Favours are like magicians who can pull the best treats right of their hat, especially for you. You see, Fabulous Favours specialises in wedding favours, a task that has been known to cause many a bride angst and stress. Judy and Mary can take all that away by offering you countless options of unique gift ideas, personalised to you and your guests. They do it all, you just need to pop your gorgeous favours on the table for your happy wedding guests to find and enjoy!

Judy tells us a little more about how this clever little business got started and how Fabulous Favours can help you too.

1. Where does your inspiration come from?
Our inspiration came from both of us putting together New Zealand inspired wedding favours for family members in the USA! These weddings – Mary (son) on Pacific Coast & Judy (nephew) Washington DC were put together with a Pacific theme to reflect both grooms association with New Zealand. Guests at both weddings loved them! Putting these together we both realized the time it took to find suitable favours and then assemble them for the wedding. Although favours are an added cost, we take away the time and stress for the bride!

2. Which are your most popular favours?
The jandal bottle opener is the most popular followed by the charming Pacifica fairy Christmas decorations & the lovely wooden coasters, bookmarks and pens made in Rotorua. There has also been obvious interest in our latest product, the delightful telephone charms.

3. How can customers go about ordering/selecting:
Customers can order on-line from our website, but often prefer to contact us via email or phone to discuss colour schemes etc. We are happy to meet with brides in Auckland to show them our products or we can make up a favour from a request and send a photo for approval.

4. What other services can you offer?
We deliver to brides homes or venues in the Auckland region and others out of Auckland are packed with great care and couriered to brides throughout New Zealand, the USA and the Pacific Islands. We have also done gifts for Corporate Christmas parties & for sending or taking gifts overseas.

5. Anything else we just have to know about Fabulous Favours?
We put a great deal of time & effort into personalizing the bags in the colour scheme and theme of each wedding. We are also happy to source gifts a bride may request or to do just the packaging if the bride has bought her own gifts!

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And there we have it – easy, convenient and lovely. Fabulous Favours are based in Auckland but can easily liaise with you via telephone and email, and the ladies are happy to ship anywhere in the country (and beyond). As new exhibitors at the Wellington Wedding Show you are now able to see firsthand what it is Judy and Mary can do for you – simply stop by their stand and say hello at the Show on the 5th of May at the TSB Arena!

www.fabulousfavours.co.nz