Let’s be honest, no one wants another bottle opener with someone else’s initials on it. This rising trend isn’t really a favour at all; it’s something your guests will actually want to keep.

Write them a personalised note (bonus points if they’re handwritten!) and leave it at each guest’s seat. You might even want to include a photo of you together, like a tiny shrine to your friendship.

It’s personal, it’s meaningful, and it doesn’t require panic-buying 100 organza bags from AliExpress at 2am. More importantly, it actually means something.

Because what says “I love you” more than taking the time to write a few words that aren’t just your names and the date in a bad script font? Your mates are far more likely to keep a note that made them well up than a shot glass that starts to lose it’s lettering as soon as it goes through the dishwasher.