Wedding favors have always been a nice and personal gesture to include in your wedding preparations. Unfortunately, there are too many “cookie cutter” favors, which show the couple’s lack of interest in offering something unique.
Here’s a Wedding Favor Maker for you to use for your next wedding or one you’re planning for your best friend. You can mix and match to your heart’s content and according to your budget.
Small containers to use with candies, chocolates, small floating candles, decorative soaps, etc. (many of these can be purchased at your local dollar store)
- tiny wicker slippers or straw hats
- egg cups
- candle holders
- flat shells (scallops)
- small filigree metal boxes
- decorated wooden boxes
- Cups of coffee
- wine glasses
- small decorative plate
- small pots
- small tin watering cans
- small jars
- ceramic spoon rest
Fillers to add to your favorite containers
- heart-shaped candies or chocolates
- Hershey hugs and kisses
- small floating candles
- gourmet or flavored coffee – enough for one cup
- small decorative soaps
- Wildflower seed packets or small amounts of seeds with planting instructions, wrapped in colored cellophane
- flower bulbs
- bath oil pearls
- bath salts
- small bag of mixed spices (cinnamon/nutmeg) and your favorite apple pie recipe
- special tea packets
- hot chocolate and cinnamon mix – enough for a cup
Sample sayings and poems to write or print on a small card along with your names and wedding date (punch a hole in the card and attach a ribbon to tie to your favors)
- Plant these to celebrate our growing love (for bulbs, seeds)
- All things grow with love (for bulbs, seeds)
- Our flame of love will always be bright (for candles)
- Hugs and kisses from the new Mr. and Mrs.! (for Hershey hugs and/or kisses)
- Sincere wishes from the new Mr. and Mrs. (for anything in the shape of a heart)
- Love lives in happy hearts (anything heart shaped)
- The best gifts are tied with heart strings (anything in the shape of a heart)
- May there always be flavor in your life! (for the apple and spice cake recipe; for the hot chocolate and cinnamon mixture)
- We are fit for a ‘T’ (for specialty teas)
- Nothing can wash away the love we feel! (bath oil, bath salts, soaps)
- Thank you for sharing this special day with us.
- Thank you for sharing in the celebration of our love (or union, etc.)
- Thank you for joining us on our wedding day.
- Thank you for sharing in our special day.
Other unique ideas
- Custom CD coasters (see http://www.whimsies-online.com/cdcoasters.htm)
- Personalized CD mix of your favorite music – print a CD case sleeve with your names, wedding date, and a nice background or photo of the happy couple.
- Fortune cookies to make with printed fortunes you create on your computer, or add your names and wedding date (see http://www.whimsies-online.com/wedding.htm for recipe for fortune cookie the Fortune)
- small photo frames that can double as place cards
- Heart shaped cookie cutters with your favorite sugar cookie recipe
- Homemade bell or heart shaped cookies decorated with your names and wedding date with hard icing
finishing details
Wrap each filled gift in colored netting or tulle to match your wedding colors or line white or bright netting with colored tissue paper before wrapping your gifts.
Wrap the gift bag with ribbon or lace and add your (punched) note card. Tie it into a bow and add a sprig of dried or silk flowers and it’s ready for your special day!
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