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A wedding is the perfect reason to let out your inner storybook princess. Many brides have spent countless hours dreaming of their ideal fairy tale wedding day and a romantic, whimsical fairy tale wedding ceremony and reception is popular and timeless. The favors and accessories you choose to help create an atmosphere of magic and innocence are small and subtle but just as important to your wedding’s overall aesthetic.

Glass Slippers & Horse-drawn Carriages

A central image of the storybook romance is the forlorn peasant girl fitting into the glass slipper offered by her prince in shining armor before being whisked away in a horse-drawn carriage. The favors you choose for your fairy tale wedding can make mention to these iconic references without appearing too cartoonish or young.

There are many options of personalized favors available from retailers and wedding retail websites that can be customized to a fairy tale theme. Coffee, tea, hot cocoa and cocktail mixes are sold for under a dollar that can be customized with glass slippers or horse-drawn carriage images. This option allows you to provide your guests with an affordable and functional favor while still adhering to your theme. The vessel in which you present your favor is also a great play to tie in your theme.

Your guests will love receiving a miniature carriage made of polished metal, porcelain or painted wood as a part of their favor. Candies or other small items, matched to the color scheme you have chosen, can be served inside the adorable small carriage. You can also easily find scaled down glass slippers for your fairy tale wedding in the form of key chains, candle holders, favor vessels and other trinkets that express a story book romance without being too obvious.

Castles & Crowns

A fairy tale princess just isn’t complete without her crown and spacious castle. For castle details a little more subtle than hosting your big day at a castle or finding a castle shaped wedding cake, add castles in smaller places like favors and accessories. Your wedding reception place setting is a great place for unexpected fairy tale details. Napkin rings can be made more special and themed by adding a sterling silver castle charm to a subtle polished metal ring. You can find candle holders of most sizes, from votive to pillar, with a castle image frosted onto the clear glass of the candle holder.

The best way to incorporate a whimsical fairy tale wedding theme into your reception and ceremony is to add the quintessential story book images and aesthetic in small but noticeable doses. The favors and accessories that you guests experience during your fairy tale wedding can express your theme without your decoration feeling like it was meant for a little girl.