The rehearsal dinner is the small one. Twenty or forty people, the two families meeting properly for the first time, toasts that run long because nobody has to be up at six for hair. A rehearsal dinner favor is the little thing at each place that says thank you for being here the night before too. The right one is small, personalized with your names and the date, and at home on the table that night, which is why shot glasses, koozies, candles and matchboxes lead this page. Standard shipping is 8 to 12 business days, so order these alongside your wedding favors, not the week of.

More Favor Types That Work the Night Before

Rehearsal favors overlap with the wedding ones. These are the collections couples pull from most for the night before.

Shot Glasses Printed with your names for the toasts.	Wedding Koozies I Do, A Toast To Us and Cheers designs.
Candle Favors Gold tins with a label you personalize.	Playing Cards A keepsake for the guests who traveled in.
Bottle Openers XO and Cheers to You for the bar table.	Tags & Labels Turn any favor into a rehearsal favor with the right tag.

How to Choose a Rehearsal Dinner Favor

Rehearsal favors are easier than wedding favors, because the group is small and everyone at the table is family or close to it. Three questions settle it.

How many people are coming? Most rehearsal dinners run 20 to 50. That means you can spend a little more per person than you will at the wedding. A personalized toasting flute at $3.79 or a set of Under The Stars coasters at $4.99 is affordable at forty guests in a way it is not at two hundred.

Is it a sit-down dinner or a casual night? For a restaurant dinner, pick something that lives on the place setting. A personalized matchbox at $1.49 or a Memory of Love candle at $4.00 doubles as decor. For a backyard barbecue or a brewery, koozies and Custom Wine Stoppers at $3.09 fit the room.

Do you want it to match the wedding favor? You do not have to. Many couples give a small, fun favor at the rehearsal and save the keepsake for the wedding. A shot glass or koozie the night before, a candle or a deck of cards at the reception, and nobody gets the same thing twice.

How Much Should You Spend Per Guest?

Rehearsal favors usually run $1.50 to $5 a guest, and because the list is short, the total stays small.

What Kind of Rehearsal Dinner Are You Hosting?

A restaurant dinner with both families. Something that sits nicely at a place setting and travels home in a purse. Candles, matchboxes, and shot glasses printed with your names all work.

A backyard barbecue or a brewery night. Koozies, all day. The A Toast To Us Koozie and Cheers To can coolers at $4.69 get used that night and go home in a pocket. Browse the rest of the wedding koozies.

A welcome dinner for out of town guests. Bigger group, more people you do not see often. Give them the keepsake here. Playing cards printed with your photo travel well and get used on the trip home.

A small dinner for the wedding party only. This is where you can spend more per person. A toasting flute each, or the Cheers to You bottle opener at $3.64, and a handwritten tag from the tags and labels collection.

Rehearsal Dinner Favor Questions

What are good rehearsal dinner favors?

Small, personalized, and at home on the table that night. Printed shot glasses, koozies, tin candles, and matchboxes with your names and date are the most chosen. The I Do Koozie and the Custom Printed Clear Shot Glass are the two easiest places to start. Because the group is small, you can also spend a bit more per person on a toasting flute or a set of coasters.

Do you give favors at a rehearsal dinner?

Most couples who host a rehearsal dinner do, though it is not required. It is a small thank you to the wedding party and both families for showing up a day early. Keep it modest and save the keepsake favor for the wedding itself.

Should rehearsal dinner favors match the wedding favors?

They do not have to. A common approach is a fun, inexpensive favor at the rehearsal, like a shot glass or koozie, and a keepsake at the wedding, like a candle or a deck of cards, so nobody receives the same thing twice.

How long does shipping take?

Standard shipping within the continental United States takes 8 to 12 business days, and weekends and national holidays do not count. Expedited options are available if your date is close. Order rehearsal favors at the same time as your wedding favors so both arrive together.