ONCE UPON A SOUVENIR.

There is this wonderful excitement one feels when they stumble on a Souvenir from a wedding that was done 3,5,10 years ago. Sometimes, you may even remember having attended the occasion,and could remember the wedding vividly. As you reminisce, your mind goes to what the marriage has become at the moment. Maybe the couple already have 3-4 children and their union is waxing strong.

I have experienced moments like this a few times, and I must say, it brings inexplicable joy within me. All thanks to a Souvenir  I stumbled upon.

Well, unfortunately, that's almost the only bright side of receiving Souvenir at weddings or parties. Asides that, giving Souvenirs is almost like gifting or maybe I should say dashing an Eskimo ice. Like what do they need it for. True, I hear that some people give Plasma Tv, Tablets, iPhones as Souvenirs at their parties.  But you can always bet me that the Plasma Tv, Tablets, iPhones amount to nothing to the class of people that attend such weddings. So the Plasma Tv and the rest becomes almost like the tray, plates and cups the average person receives at the average party.

Some "smart hosts" only give Souvenirs to guests who present them gift items. In parties like this, empty handed guests put little monies in an envelope and hand it to the host, (legitimately) earning themselves a Souvenir.

Come to think of it, who even thought us that after you make rice and stew very plenty at your party, that you still need to hand your guests little gifts to return home with. Is it for some sort of show of appreciation and thanks for coming? Me I don't know. But if you ask me, I would say it's needless. There are great(er) ways of showing your guests that you are grateful they made out time from their busy schedules to attend your event. Asides the thank you message they send to every contact on their phone, thanking even those that did not come, one can actually call those that came for the event and say thank you. You could thank them whenever you come across them again. You could pay them a visit in their houses. I don't mean visiting only those that sprayed you big money, or that sat at your high table. You visit even the lowliest of your guests, specifically to thank them for coming.

Don't say your head was full and you don't know all those that came. That's why you hired a camera man and paid big bucks for his services. Watch your videos and you would see everyone, or almost everyone at least.

And to think that these Souvenirs amount to a huge financial burden on the already strained Host. Only for the items given to add to the stockpile of things the receiver(guest) already have enough of and may never use. Admittedly, the best plates, cups in some people's rack at home were wedding Souvenirs, so maybe it's not all that bad.

You know some guests actually fight to get Souvenir, whatever it is. I once heard a woman who after hustling for a Souvenir sigh, and admitted that there was really nothing she would do with the ceramics cup. That she already has enough at home. I think there is just this satisfaction that comes with receiving Souvenirs, just like everyone else.