Return gifts for a wedding reception: elegant pieces for an evening crowd of colleagues, friends and familyReturn gifts for a wedding reception: elegant pieces for an evening crowd of colleagues, friends and family

Why a reception needs a different gift

The pheras are for family. The reception is for everyone else: the couple's office colleagues, college friends, neighbours, business contacts of both fathers, and relatives who could not make the morning. The crowd is bigger and more mixed, guests come for two hours in their evening best, and they leave with a gift in hand at the exit.

So a reception return gift should be neutral (not tied to one religion or ritual), elegant enough for an evening, and easy to carry in a clutch or a car. Raajkosh makes handmade soy wax candles that fit, for 50 to 300 guests, in your colours, with the couple's names or initials on the tags, delivered to the venue. Ask at raajkosh.com/corporate and choose "Wedding return gifts".

Reception pieces, from simple to special

Shop prices; your quote confirms the final price per gift with tags and delivery.

A three-tier plan most hosts use

At a reception, not every guest gets the same gift. A simple split:

1. Every guest at the exit: an ivory Spiral Pillar Candle. 50 at shop prices come to Rs 8,950; for 250 guests, five times that.
2. Close friends and colleagues of the couple: Vanilla Reverie. 40 at shop prices are Rs 21,960.
3. Head table, VIP guests and the families' elders: the Floral Candle Duo or the Marble Seashell Candles. 20 Floral Candle Duos are Rs 12,980.

Tell us the count in each tier and the budget per gift, and the quote returns pieces and a final price per gift for each.

Reception details people forget

• The exit table. Put two family members or the planner's team at a table by the door. Gifts handed over personally feel like a thank-you; gifts left in a pile get missed.
• Couple's names, not the parents'. At a reception, tags usually carry the couple's names or initials. At the wedding itself, many families use the parents' names. Decide before you order.
• Venue delivery. Give us the banquet hall or hotel address and name a contact there. Hotels often hold deliveries in a store room.
• No lit candles on tables. Many venues do not allow open flames. These are take-home gifts.
• Theme colours. Wedding orders are made in your colours; a navy and ivory evening theme suits the spiral pillars.
• Guests who leave early. Office colleagues often come for an hour and go before dinner. Keep the exit table staffed from the start of the evening, not only after the couple arrive on stage, or a large share of the gifts goes home with you.

Other reception return gifts

Hosts also give premium chocolates, a box of dry fruits, a small silver-plated bowl, a potted succulent, or a mithai box branded with the couple's initials. Chocolates and mithai suit a crowd that travels far; a keepsake suits a local crowd who will put it on a shelf at home.

Placing the reception order

1. Send the guest count (50 to 300), budget per gift, reception date, colours, tag text and the venue address.
2. Get a quote with pieces, tags, timeline and price with GST. The lead time is confirmed in the quote. We cannot promise a delivery date, so ask early.
3. Approve and pay. Prepaid, as set out in the quote; no cash on delivery.
4. Delivered to the venue with a GST invoice.

Personalised gifts are not returnable unless damaged, defective or wrong; report damage within 24 hours of delivery. One care line for the tag: never leave a burning candle unattended, and keep each burn to 3 to 4 hours.