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Some people dont like the idea of giving gifts to their guests, but we think its a nice gesture as a thank you for attending your special day. These favors can be elegant, fun, or practical. We prefer the practical. Here are some great suggestions for fun and unique cheap wedding favours.
Divinity fudge makes delicious cheap wedding favours. Wrapped up in white tulle and tied with a white ribbon it would be beautiful. Add a tag; you make yourself, with a little message like "Love is divine". Cut out the tag with scallop scissors and punch a hole for the ribbon. One warning, divinity doesn't come out well in high humidity.
Regular candles are nice too for cheap wedding favours. Wrap in tulle and tie with ribbon. Stick a small flower in the ribbon.
Divinity fudge makes delicious cheap wedding favours. Wrapped up in white tulle and tied with a white ribbon it would be beautiful. Add a tag; you make yourself, with a little message like "Love is divine". Cut out the tag with scallop scissors and punch a hole for the ribbon. One warning, divinity doesn't come out well in high humidity.
Regular candles are nice too for cheap wedding favours. Wrap in tulle and tie with ribbon. Stick a small flower in the ribbon.
Almonds in Tulle. Cut small squares of tulle 18cm x 18cm (6 inch x 6 inch).
Place five Jordan Almonds (Sugar coated almonds) in the center.
Tie a bow with a narrow ribbon add a small charm.
Champagne Glasses with Chocolates. Fill champagne glasses (you could use the plastic ones) with two or three chocolates, cover the top with tulle. Bring the tulle down to the stem of the glass and secure in place with a ribbon, decorate with a charm or silk flowers.
Sachets made from lavender. Make a small bag from lace. Sew up three sides, put the lavender in and sew up fourth side. Attach a small silk flower. Potpourris in drawstring bags made of lace or tulle are pretty. They smell nice too. You can use any kind of bag that's easy for you to make.
Place five Jordan Almonds (Sugar coated almonds) in the center.
Tie a bow with a narrow ribbon add a small charm.
Champagne Glasses with Chocolates. Fill champagne glasses (you could use the plastic ones) with two or three chocolates, cover the top with tulle. Bring the tulle down to the stem of the glass and secure in place with a ribbon, decorate with a charm or silk flowers.
Sachets made from lavender. Make a small bag from lace. Sew up three sides, put the lavender in and sew up fourth side. Attach a small silk flower. Potpourris in drawstring bags made of lace or tulle are pretty. They smell nice too. You can use any kind of bag that's easy for you to make.
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DoublDecorated Candles. Decorate the bottom part of 20cm (8 inch) taper candles with tufted tulle and tiny silk flowers, makes cheap wedding favors.
Small Potted Plants. Plant small flower pots (decorated or plain) with seeds or seedlings long before your wedding. When your wedding day arrives you will have a nice colorful display that will also double up as table centerpieces.
Tree seedlings, such as citrus or any kind of tree, are something everybody would love. They will always remember your wedding with this unique wedding favor idea. Wrap the plastic pot to disguise.
Flower seedlings or seed packets are a nice wedding favours. Wrap in anyway that is appropriate for your wedding. Tie with ribbon, raffia or paper ribbon.
Small Potted Plants. Plant small flower pots (decorated or plain) with seeds or seedlings long before your wedding. When your wedding day arrives you will have a nice colorful display that will also double up as table centerpieces.
Tree seedlings, such as citrus or any kind of tree, are something everybody would love. They will always remember your wedding with this unique wedding favor idea. Wrap the plastic pot to disguise.
Flower seedlings or seed packets are a nice wedding favours. Wrap in anyway that is appropriate for your wedding. Tie with ribbon, raffia or paper ribbon.
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DoNetted Soaps. Purchase decorative soaps. Tie them up with tulle and ribbon.
Seed Packets with Personalized Notes. Give your guests a decorated packet of seeds with a personal note attached which could read something like this "Let love grow around you and in your heart. May the growing beauty of the enclosed flower seeds remind you of this special day, when loving friends and family gathered to celebrate, Alex and Mary's new beginning as husband and wife.
Scrolls. A scroll wedding favour can be a personal or a memorable way to celebrate your wedding day. A beautiful scroll favor at each place setting can have your personal message of thanks to your guests. You will find instructions on how to make these using your computer here.
Seed Packets with Personalized Notes. Give your guests a decorated packet of seeds with a personal note attached which could read something like this "Let love grow around you and in your heart. May the growing beauty of the enclosed flower seeds remind you of this special day, when loving friends and family gathered to celebrate, Alex and Mary's new beginning as husband and wife.
Scrolls. A scroll wedding favour can be a personal or a memorable way to celebrate your wedding day. A beautiful scroll favor at each place setting can have your personal message of thanks to your guests. You will find instructions on how to make these using your computer here.
Everybody loves herbs. Buy small ones and place plastic container right into a small terracotta pot. Put some moss around the top to disguise the plastic planter. Include a pretty tag with instructions for care and attach to a ribbon tied around the pot.
A strawberry plant is another live wedding favour idea. It can be presented in the same way as an herb. Anything of this nature that is in season is appreciated.
Candies, such as M&Ms in your wedding colors, Kisses or Hugs, mints, a wonderful piece of chocolate or any kind that you would like, look great in a cupcake liner. They come in different sizes and colors.
Get M and Ms in your wedding colors, place them in plastic bags and tie a ribbon on them.
Buy plain chocolate bars in bulk or get the miniature version. Print out new labels on your computer that you personalize for yourself and wrap them around the bars.
Make your own CD using your favorite songs. Include the First Dance song, the cake-cutting song and all the traditional songs. Make CD covers with your picture on it and gave all your guests a copy of the CD. You can also make general mix CDs with all of your favorite songs on it not just the wedding ones!
For a Christmas wedding, give each guest a Christmas ornament. Take a plain ball type ornament and use a paint pen to personalize with your name and the date of your wedding
Do you and your intended share a love of something unique? Are you big Nascar fans? Love to golf? Rabid about a sports team? Gear your favours around these unique characteristics that are you.
A strawberry plant is another live wedding favour idea. It can be presented in the same way as an herb. Anything of this nature that is in season is appreciated.
Candies, such as M&Ms in your wedding colors, Kisses or Hugs, mints, a wonderful piece of chocolate or any kind that you would like, look great in a cupcake liner. They come in different sizes and colors.
Get M and Ms in your wedding colors, place them in plastic bags and tie a ribbon on them.
Buy plain chocolate bars in bulk or get the miniature version. Print out new labels on your computer that you personalize for yourself and wrap them around the bars.
Make your own CD using your favorite songs. Include the First Dance song, the cake-cutting song and all the traditional songs. Make CD covers with your picture on it and gave all your guests a copy of the CD. You can also make general mix CDs with all of your favorite songs on it not just the wedding ones!
For a Christmas wedding, give each guest a Christmas ornament. Take a plain ball type ornament and use a paint pen to personalize with your name and the date of your wedding
Do you and your intended share a love of something unique? Are you big Nascar fans? Love to golf? Rabid about a sports team? Gear your favours around these unique characteristics that are you.
Pricey but we love them!
Perfect favours for a summer wedding
Marabou fan about 20 inches across dyed in rainbow colours or plain,
hand crafted using super soft and fluffy marabou feathers complete with 23 staves for easy opening and closing this fan is lightweight and fully opens to 20 inches x 12 inches 51cm x 30cm, around £ 9 each
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Perfect favours for a summer wedding
Marabou fan about 20 inches across dyed in rainbow colours or plain,
hand crafted using super soft and fluffy marabou feathers complete with 23 staves for easy opening and closing this fan is lightweight and fully opens to 20 inches x 12 inches 51cm x 30cm, around £ 9 each
Click here for them
If all other options fail you can always choose the easy wedding favor of flowers which can also decorate the reception at the same time. The big plus with this option is the ease and speed with which flowers can be organized.
Red roses always look attractive and of course they don't have to be wrapped like many other flowers. Placing the rose on the wedding reception table where the guest are seated is a nice touch and doesn't need to be done until the last minute.
Although candy might be an easy wedding favor, it is immensely popular and with almost three out of every four weddings using it, often placed in a specially designed box. Some people now use a more convenient way to present candy to their guests. This can be accomplished by using large bowls filled with different types of candy as the centerpieces on each table.
All you need to do after this is arrange for each wedding guest to have a small box where they can place their candy. This could be called a self service gift because all you have to do is supply the candy and something to place it in.
An alternative to using candy is a picture frame which can double up as a place holder just for the occasion. Although presentation is everything, there are ways around wrapping wedding favors and picture frames are an ideal example of how you can avoid this task. Almost all receptions have place names at the tables for the guests so this is an ideal way to present the frame without the need to spend time and more money on wrapping paper which will only be discarded.
Another easy cheap wedding favor option to end this article is to arrange for a professional photographer to attend the wedding reception and take a photo of every couple as they arrive looking their best. It is a simple matter of bringing a printer along so the images can be printed off during the reception and are ready when the guests start to leave. An unusual but pleasant wedding favor is presenting each guest with a professional photograph of them arriving at the wedding. If the photographer can arrange a slide show, the guests not only get a personal memento but they also get the opportunity to see how the photos turned out for all of the other guests as well.
Red roses always look attractive and of course they don't have to be wrapped like many other flowers. Placing the rose on the wedding reception table where the guest are seated is a nice touch and doesn't need to be done until the last minute.
Although candy might be an easy wedding favor, it is immensely popular and with almost three out of every four weddings using it, often placed in a specially designed box. Some people now use a more convenient way to present candy to their guests. This can be accomplished by using large bowls filled with different types of candy as the centerpieces on each table.
All you need to do after this is arrange for each wedding guest to have a small box where they can place their candy. This could be called a self service gift because all you have to do is supply the candy and something to place it in.
An alternative to using candy is a picture frame which can double up as a place holder just for the occasion. Although presentation is everything, there are ways around wrapping wedding favors and picture frames are an ideal example of how you can avoid this task. Almost all receptions have place names at the tables for the guests so this is an ideal way to present the frame without the need to spend time and more money on wrapping paper which will only be discarded.
Another easy cheap wedding favor option to end this article is to arrange for a professional photographer to attend the wedding reception and take a photo of every couple as they arrive looking their best. It is a simple matter of bringing a printer along so the images can be printed off during the reception and are ready when the guests start to leave. An unusual but pleasant wedding favor is presenting each guest with a professional photograph of them arriving at the wedding. If the photographer can arrange a slide show, the guests not only get a personal memento but they also get the opportunity to see how the photos turned out for all of the other guests as well.
These sleek silver coated steel Small Picture Frames feature a circular photo area. Your logo or message can be custom printed below the photo area.
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