Customized mugs are great gifts for major holidays and small
occasions alike. Everyone can always use a new coffee mug. It is the
rare small, inexpensive gift that will always be appreciated. Mugs are
suitable as gifts for groups or individuals, especially if they are
personalized. Customized coffee mugs cost less per piece if they are
ordered in bulk. This makes them fun alternatives to typical party
favors at daytime gatherings.
Bridal
and baby showers have become notorious for being excessive and
occasionally tacky. Guests are sent home with knickknacks that are cute
but not actually useful. Customized mugs set the tone for a low-key day
and automatically become gifts for the party attendees to take home with
them. Mugs are especially fun to use at a baby shower if the event is
going to be alcohol-free out of respect for the mother-to-be. The host
could set out mugs with coffee or fancy cappuccino already in them. She
could also offer an assortment of cocoas and artisanal teas to make up
for the lack of alcohol. Serving these beverages in novelty mugs
indicates to guests that the party is not less fun just because no one
is getting drunk.
The mugs could even be used to announce the
gender and name of the new baby. It has become somewhat common to hold
small events at which this information is revealed to family members and
close friends. Usually, the baby's gender is revealed when an iced cake
is cut to reveal either pink or blue inside. Instead of using cake, the
expectant mother could hand out mugs in the appropriate color. When the
party is over, everyone gets to take her mug home with her. Each guest
has a memento from the day, and the host has fewer dishes to wash.
Getting together with friends becomes difficult as people get older. Any
excuse to have a party should be seized. Gender-revealing parties have
been criticized for being unnecessary and for feeding into a culture
that turns every life event into an expensive gathering, but these
parties can be enjoyable and inexpensive when planned properly. A new
mother has no time for socializing after her baby is born. She should
spend as much time as possible with her friends while she still can.
Mugs
can be used in a similar manner at a bigger event, such as a wedding
reception. Casual, DIY weddings have become very popular lately, and
personalized coffee mugs can set a wedding apart from other weddings
that have similar indie aesthetics. Many couples like to send their
guests home with favors that have their names and wedding dates printed
on them. Instead of handing out t-shirts that will never be worn,
couples should give their friends mugs instead. The proper way to end a
large party is to serve coffee and turn the lights down low. The
newlyweds could subtly let their guests know that the reception is
coming to an end by serving coffee or tea in commemorative mugs. The
mugs would suit the kind of homey, quirky events that many fashionable
young adults envision when they plan their weddings. Personalized mugs
chip away at the formality that used to be associated with events like
weddings. Today's young adults approach major milestones with humor, and
personalized coffee mugs make weddings and baby showers look less like
the parties that their parents used to plan and attend.
