What Are Some Inexpensive Wedding Favors For Our Wedding Guest?
we have already picked out what we are getting our attendants for gifts, but we are on a budget do things are tight. what are some thrifty but neat wedding favors? we are having an april wedding.. please help
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I don’t know if you are already doing this, or have already thought about it, but one thing that was suggested to me is disposable cameras. Yes, they may be a bit more in the money range than other options, but you know your guests will use them. I plan on having one for each guest and then having a box by the door for them to drop their camera into n their way out. I will put their names on their camera before hand so I know what pics belong to who. This will give me more candid pics of my reception, will give my guests something extra to do, plus memories themselves. Later I plan to go to like Walgreens or Walmart and have them put onto discs which I will copy and then give the discs to whom they belong to.
It may be a bit more, but it;s worth it.
Favors are highly over rated and expensive. Many quests leave without taking the favors, toss when they leave, lose them between the reception and home, and often give to the kids. If your budget is tight, forget them. If not, being spring time, a packet of flower seeds is a cute idea with a tag with a quote, fresh flower, candy kisses, jordan almonds, mints in tulle tied with a ribbon. small silver frame used as a place card on the tables and serves as a favor.
Decide on what you want to spend and take a trip to the craft store. A little creativity and $$ goes a long way. Congrats
I know this is your big day and you are thinking about all the little details and you want everything to be absolutely perfect, BUT trust me as a bride who did not listen and wished I did when people told me “don’t worry about the favors, hardly anyone takes them and you will be left with a lot of leftovers”. Of course I didn’t listen because I wanted to have favors that no one would want to refuse. Of course, I was left with a lot of leftovers b/c no one cares about favors unless they are useful. I paid a lot of money for fancy labels and custom cookies that no one cared about. In hindsight, I should have just ordered a bunch of personalized matchbooks (something that everyone can use) and focussed my stress on more important details that didn’t require any effort. Good luck and congratulations on your wedding.
In lieu of favors we donated to a charity that had meaning to us because I find at many weddings I go to favors get left behind. Food can double as a favor and look very pretty and be enjoyed on site (helpful on a budget) I think edible favors have become more popular for this reason, or something that can be enjoyed on site like bubbles or typical party favors, your guests might get to take them home but they will be used
do bubbles or orders something from either one of these. you can go right into dollar tree in any city and find the bubbles- get some ribbons and a hot glue gunhttp://www.carnivalandparty.com/images/W… id use smaller ribbon
maybe find some charms at your local hobby store and add to the ribbon and there you have it.
Or sachets filled with Hershey’s kisses or any candy youre fond of.
Also for favors serving trays utensils, balloons, flowers, etc. go to http://www.dollartreedirect.com/ or http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/shared…
Place them in a pretty basket decorated with you guys colors- if you want attach a thank you poem to each favor
A good cheap favor that mostly everyone will enjoy (and use/consume) is to make homeade cookies and monogram them with the bride & groom’s initials with icing. Just find a simple recipe for icing, pour into a zip top bag, and cut a small hole in one corner. Instant pastry tool! You can also use cookies straight out of the package with tubes of store bought icing in different colors for a more hassle free option. Tie them up in tulle, individual bags, etc. I am doing this for my wedding and I can’t think of one person who wouldn’t like them, except for those on special diets.
individually wrapped biscotti with a ribbon tied around it and a tag attached, buy candy in bulk and wrap in tulle or small bags, make bookmarks out of cardstock in your wedding colors/theme (you can print a design or poem as well as your names and wedding date on them), buy votive candles or tealights at Wal Mart in your wedding colors and wrap in tulle
I am able to get some Favors wholesale, if you let me know your budget, and the amount of guest, I am sure that I can get you some really neat favors. For Example the candle canister’s with your name and wedding date on the lid. My suggestion would be to look for wholesale, instead of retail.
I would recommend something useful so it does not get tossed, put in the closet or left on the table.
Here are a few ideas:
Slice of Love Pizza Cutter:http://www.favorsandaccessories.com/slic…
Have a Ball Melon Baller:http://www.favorsandaccessories.com/stai…
Heart Shaped Coffee Scoops:http://www.favorsandaccessories.com/hear…
These are nice also because you only need to give 1 per couple.
scotch mints in your wedding colors (or just white if you cant find them in your colors) wrapped in tule, tied with curling ribbon with a little tag with your names and the wedding date.
cheap, easy, everyone loves it.
Make a donation to a charity in your guests’ names, then give them little cards that say “in lieu of a favor, a donation has been made in your name to X charity”. They never have to know how much you donated.
Well most weddings i’ve been to have the Mnm’s that have the name and date of the wedding ppl. it’s cute, and yummy. i enjoy them and i’m pretty sure they aren’t to pricey. Good luck, and congrats!