Weddings and Romance

Wedding Favors That You Create

You need to remember that your guests are attending your wedding to share in a joyous occasion, mingle with other guests and enjoy the food and festivities. While they may like the idea of returning home with a wedding keepsake, that keepsake does not need to cost you a bundle.

When you multiply the cost of an individual wedding favor by 100 guests, this can figure as a more major chunk of your budget. To save some of that budget for other parts of the wedding, you may need to be creative. Here are just 3 ideas:

Idea 1) - You can order some wedding rice bags, fill them with 5 jordan almonds, a traditional wedding treat, and tie them with ribbons. The ribbons can be white satin, or the bride's favorite color or the color of the bridesmaids' dresses.

Idea 2) - If you are handy with computer illustration software, how about making a wedding bookmarker? You can create a bookmark with a pre-wedding photo of the bride and groom on one side and the couple's names and wedding date on the reverse side. Further personalize this with a saying or quote that is meaningful to the newlyweds. The bookmarker can then be reproduced and laminated. But wait - here is another use for ribbon! Just punch a hole in the middle of one end of the bookmark and tie a ribbon through it!

Idea 3) - Buy tiny clay pots at the local home improvement or arts and crafts store and fill them with seed packets. These make nice place settings as well.

You may also be interested in our article on Wedding Reception Decorations. Be sure to read our other Recommended articles at the right, such as Custom Wedding Favors.