Favors now are all about being beautiful as well as functional. So what's hot in the world of wedding favors? Here are a few of our favorite things:

Edible Favors

Tempt your guests with tasty favor treats. Personalized chocolate bars, individual truffles, cake-shaped cookies, fresh fruit, or slices of a groom’s cake are sure to be enjoyed by everyone. Since the cost of favors can add up quickly when you're giving them to 200 or so guests, food favors offer a nice way to stay within your budget.

High Spirits

Think drink when offering gifts to your guests. Personalized wine bottles or beer from a microbrewery are both trendy and practical favor ideas.

Things That Grow

Little plants in antiqued pots at every place setting not only lend a natural feel to your party, they'll also live on after the reception. Potted herbs can be accompanied by a favorite herbal recipe.

Theme Time

Unique wedding favors that help express the theme of the wedding are also popular. A couple who had their wedding at the Central Park Zoo in New York City gave boxes of animal crackers to their guests. Another bride and groom gave guests attending their English manor wedding dainty bags of tea.

Funny Favors

Some wedding favors can add a note of levity to a wedding reception, but if you opt for a humorous favor, make sure that it's in good taste.

Presentation Is Everything

The key to making a simple favor elegant and memorable lies in the presentation, so be creative. If you plan to box or bag your favors, consider an unconventional version -- perhaps miniature Chinese take-out boxes or little brown paper lunch sacks tied with raffia and adorned with real daisies. Planning to wrap the favors? Whether you use paper or fabric, go for interesting textures and colors.