The Perfect Pear Wish Jar*
The Perfect Pear Wish Jar is a clever take on the traditional guest book which is often provided at weddings so that friends and family can send their wishes of love and joy to the newlywed couple. Instead of writing the messages in a single large tome, guests can scribble notes to the couple on tiny index cards and then slip them into the perfect white container. It takes the pressure off, too. A guest who would write nothing more than a name in a book will happily fill a small card when nobody is watching over their shoulder.
Later, the bride and groom can peruse through the various notes, reveling in the warm wishes and happy thoughts of their friends and family. These notes can then be stored away in an organizational box or container and saved as memories forever. This takes up a lot less space than a traditional guest book and also leaves the jar itself behind to use as a cookie container. This will associate the sweet joy of tasting a cookie with memories of your wedding with every bite you take.
The Perfect Pear Wish Jar is pure polished white, with a sloping edge that mimics the fruit it is named for. It stands at 12"H by 8"W, with a delightful lid capped on the top, so it holds the table on its own without a sign or a stand beside it. You can also add optional pear cards, 50 to a package at 4"L x 2"H, that will connect the theme and give people a pleasant place to scribble their wishes for the couple.
This product can be coupled with The Perfect Pear Tea Favor Card. It is perfect for a bridal shower gift, a ceremony, or as an early wedding gift for a couple that loves their pears. Of course it doesn't have to be wedding themed at all. This wish jar can be used for bar mitzvahs, anniversaries, or anywhere that you want to give people a chance to leave their thoughts on the event. It can also be bought on its own, simply to use as a cookie jar.
Choose your quantity above, add the wish cards if you would like them, and set the jar where your guests will walk past it.
Pear Size: 12"H x 8"W
Optional 50 Cards/pkg.: 4"L x 2"H
The Perfect Pear Wish Jar at a glance
The Perfect Pear Wish Jar is a pure polished white pear-shaped jar, 12"H x 8"W, with a sloping edge and a lid capped on top, used as an alternative to a traditional wedding guest book. Guests write short notes on small cards and drop them inside, and the couple reads them afterwards. Optional pear wish cards come 50 to a package at 4"L x 2"H. After the event the jar is often kept as a cookie jar.
Best for: couples and hosts who want a guest book alternative that guests will actually write in, and a keepsake that stays useful in the kitchen long after the event.
Who the The Perfect Pear Wish Jar is for
- Weddings it replaces the guest book on the welcome table and gets far more written in it than a book ever does.
- Bridal showers a shower gift that is used at the shower itself, then again on the wedding day.
- Anniversaries pass it round at the party and the couple goes home with a jar of notes rather than a stack of cards.
- Birthdays a milestone birthday fills a jar with messages that are worth reading again the following year.
- Retirement colleagues write the things they would never say out loud, and the retiree reads them at home.
- Graduation a jar of advice and good wishes from everyone at the party, kept as a record of the year.
- Housewarming it works as a wish jar on the night and then lives on the counter as a cookie jar afterwards.
- Baby showers guests leave wishes and name suggestions for the baby on cards instead of signing a book.
- Best friend gifts give it filled with your own notes, or empty for her own event, and it earns its place on a shelf either way.
- Corporate and client gifts put it out at a company celebration or farewell and let the room write what a card cannot hold.
The Perfect Pear Wish Jar size and materials
| Size | Pear Size: 12"H x 8"W. Optional 50 Cards/pkg.: 4"L x 2"H |
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| Material | Not stated in the product information. The jar is pure polished white with a sloping edge that mimics a pear, and a lid capped on the top. |
| What is included | One Perfect Pear Wish Jar with its lid. Wish cards are a separate addition: 50 Perfect Pear wish cards per package, each 4"L x 2"H. |
| Personalization | The Perfect Pear Wish Jar carries no text personalization. The wording on this piece comes from your guests, written by hand on the wish cards that go inside. |
| Turnaround | Standard 5–10 business days, rush 3–5, expedite 1–3, plus 2–5 days US shipping |
| Personalized by | HansonEllis, in-house, in business since 1999 |
Care and use
- The jar has a lid capped on the top and is often kept as a cookie container once the event is over.
- Optional Perfect Pear wish cards come 50 to a package, each 4"L x 2"H, sized for the jar.
How the The Perfect Pear Wish Jar is personalized
- Choose your jar, and add packages of Perfect Pear wish cards if you want the matching cards; each package holds 50 cards at 4"L x 2"H, so count roughly one card per guest.
- We pack the jar for transit and ship by UPS, FedEx or USPS, insured, with tracking emailed to you.
- On the day, set the jar and the cards on the welcome or gift table with a few pens, and let guests drop their wishes through the top.
Ways to use it
- As the guest book on a wedding welcome table, with cards and pens set out beside it.
- As a wish jar at a bar mitzvah, anniversary, retirement or graduation party.
- As an advice jar at a bridal or baby shower, where guests write one piece of advice each.
- As a keepsake at home afterwards, with the notes moved into a storage box and the jar kept out on display.
- As a cookie jar once the event is over, which is how most of these jars spend the next few years.
Which one should I choose
The decision here is usually between a wish jar, a traditional guest book and a matching favor for the same theme.
| The Perfect Pear Wish Jar | Choose it when you want more than signatures: short, honest notes from every guest, and a jar that stays in use afterwards. |
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| A traditional guest book | Choose that when you want one bound volume on a shelf and are content with names rather than messages. |
| The Perfect Pear Tea Favor Card | Choose that alongside the jar when you also need a per-guest favor; the two share the pear theme across the welcome table and the place settings. |
If you want to be reading your guests' handwriting years from now, the wish jar collects far more of it than a guest book.
Ordering the The Perfect Pear Wish Jar for weddings and events
For a wedding or a large party, one Perfect Pear Wish Jar is normally enough for the welcome or gift table, though hosts with two rooms sometimes place one in each. What scales with your guest count is the cards: they come 50 to a package at 4"L x 2"H, so count about one per guest plus a few spare. There is no minimum order. The jar carries no text personalization, so there is no name list to send and no logo file to prepare. Allow 5–10 business days for standard production, 3–5 for rush or 1–3 for expedite, plus 2–5 days US shipping, and for weddings order 3–6 months ahead. For bulk pricing, please contact [email protected].
Questions shoppers ask about the The Perfect Pear Wish Jar
How big is The Perfect Pear Wish Jar?
The pear stands 12"H x 8"W, which is tall enough to hold a welcome table on its own.
How does it work as a guest book?
Guests write a short note on a small card and slip it into the jar instead of signing one large book. The couple reads the notes afterwards.
Do the wish cards come with the jar?
The Perfect Pear wish cards are added separately, 50 per package, each measuring 4"L x 2"H.
How many cards do I need?
Count roughly one card per guest, then add a few spare. Cards come 50 to a package, so a 150 guest wedding usually takes three or four packages.
Can I use my own cards or paper?
Yes. The jar takes any small notes, but the Perfect Pear cards are sized for it at 4"L x 2"H and keep the theme consistent.
Can the jar be personalized with our names?
No. This jar carries no text personalization; the writing comes from your guests on the cards inside.
Does it have a lid?
Yes, there is a lid capped on the top, which is also what makes it useful as a cookie container after the event.
What do we do with the notes afterwards?
Most couples move them into a storage box or container and keep them, then use the jar itself in the kitchen.
Is there a minimum order?
No. There is no minimum order, so you can buy a single jar for one event.
How long does an order take and how is it shipped?
Standard production is 5–10 business days, rush is 3–5 and expedite is 1–3, plus 2–5 days for US shipping by UPS, FedEx or USPS, insured with tracking emailed. For a wedding, order 3–6 months ahead.
Do you ship internationally?
By request. The cart calculates US shipping only and there is no rush service on international orders, so email [email protected] for a quote.
Can I return it?
Non-personalized items can be returned within 14 days. Personalized items are made to order and are final sale unless they arrive defective.
See more in Garden + Flower Favors.
Updated September 2026 by the HansonEllis personalization team.
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