Wedding favors are a great way to show your guests that you appreciate their support and can help them to remember this special day. However, many times the wedding favors are treated as an afterthought in the rush to complete all of the important tasks before the wedding.
If you want wedding favors that your guests won’t simply toss in the garbage after it’s all over, then why not get creative? Putting a little thought into the needs of your guests can go a long way. To help you get your creative juices flowing, here are 10 unique wedding favors that your guests will love.
Jars of Jam
If you’ve ever tasted homemade jam made from fresh fruit on your favorite baked treat, you understand the incredible joy that jam can bring! Like any sweet treat, your wedding guests are sure to love mini jars of freshly made jam. Jam only requires a few ingredients - fruit, sugar and lemon juice. Whip up a batch at home and complete the wedding favor by adding a ribbon tie with personal note for each guest.
Charity Donations
In lieu of spending money on things that your guests might not want, you can take a more caring approach and make a donation to charity. However, it would probably be best to stay away from political or religious organizations that could spark unpleasant responses from your guests. You should also simply place a card on each table that says that a donation was made to charity rather than writing the name of the guest on each donation.
Temporary Tattoos
If you wedding has a casual theme, temporary tattoos with monograms or fun sayings are great options for a wedding favor. Temporary tattoos can make your guests feel like they were part of an exclusive club by attending your wedding.
Journals
Journals and notebooks are great for elegant and traditional weddings. By personalizing each journal, your wedding guests will have unique favors that were made just for them to encourage them to actually use them later!
Candles
Scented candles smell great and they are easy to make! Wedding favor candles symbolize romance and elegance. If you want to make the gift specific for each guest, consider wrapping each candle and including personalized messages.
Soap
Handmade soap is a popular option for wedding favors and can be purchased in bulk quantities. By choosing soaps that are as pretty as they are useful, your guests are sure to love this practical gift. However, you should stick to neutral scents that are not overpowering or gender-specific to ensure that your guests will enjoy the smell of the soap.
Miniature Spirits & Liqueurs
If you want your guests to keep the party going after the wedding is over, you can provide miniature spirits and liqueurs as wedding favors. Miniatures are also a great way to try new liqueurs and spirits without buying a full-size bottle. Even if some of your guests don’t drink, they’re likely to give it away to someone who does instead of tossing it.
Sweet Treats
Who doesn’t love cookies, cake and other sweet treats? When you send wedding guests home with food, it will be something that they simply won’t be able to resist. With elegant wrapping, you can make your sweets as festive as you’d like.
Personalized Wine Charms
Personalized wine charms are unique gifts that your wedding guest are sure to love. These charms can be ordered to feature the names of the guests or some other unique design. Personalized wine charms can also be used instead of place card markers on the guests tables.
Goody Bags
Goody bags are a cool idea for wedding favors because you can decide exactly what you want to put in each one. You can create a hangover bag with all of the items that your guests will need to nurse their hangovers in the morning. A bag of toiletries is perfect for guests who are staying in hotels. Assorted snacks is an excellent idea if you want to make sure that your wedding favor won’t be forgotten.
Now that you’ve put together an amazing idea for your wedding favors, you have to simply figure out how to get them made. If you have extra time, you can go the DIY route. Otherwise, you can purchase your wedding favors online in order to have them ready for the big day. If you will bring your wedding favors along with you on the trip to your wedding destination, make sure that you pack them well and enlist a family member or friend to bring them along for you.
