Unique Wedding Favor Ideas
Wedding favors are an easy and fun way for making your friends and family feel like an integral part of your big day. It is an area of your wedding planning that you should not overlook, and one that will allow you to thank every one of your friends and relations by buying them a well-thought-out gift, which ideally accentuates the theme of your wedding.
In this article we will be taking a closer look at some of the many different types of wedding favor ideas there are, with the purpose of helping you decide which, if any, is right for your unique wedding day.
Before we start though, let’s make one thing absolutely clear right from the start, unique wedding favors DO NOT have to be expensive in order for your guests to really appreciate them.
In fact, often times, it is not how much money you spend, but how unique or quirky your wedding favors are that ultimately will determine if your gift are a hit with your guests or not.
With this in mind let us take a look at some cheap wedding favor ideas that are a little different. Remember, just because we will be looking at discount wedding favors here, it doesn’t mean they won’t be unique and memorable for your guests…
With just a small amount of creativity on your part, you will be able to ensure your wedding favors will be a real talking-point at your wedding, and for all the right reasons..
Cheap Wedding Favor Ideas
When my husband and I got married, one of the talking points of our wedding was our DIY wedding favors. All we did was to produce our own homemade wedding scrolls that thanked our guests for sharing our wedding day with us, and then hidden inside, we bought every guest a lotto ticket.
As our wedding day was on a Saturday, we arranged with the DJ beforehand to read out the winning lotto numbers during the evening reception. As you can imagine this created a real buzz of excitement amongst out guests and we even had a few $10 winners. All of which made for a very cheap wedding favor idea that our guest absolutely loved and still talk about to this very day.
Cheap Personalized Wedding Favors
If you are more of a traditionalist and prefer your wedding favors to be of the conventional variety, you will find an abundance products that are easy to source and readily available for purchase online.
However, if you want something truly different, something that will make your guests think “wow, what a great idea”, you might want to consider personalizing your wedding favors, making them a lot more tailored to the theme of your big day.
Let’s take a look at some great ways to personalize your wedding favors. Remember, there are no rules here, just try and think a little bit outside-the-box.
For example, my husband and I were recently invited to a wedding where the bride and groom had asked a family member to make some homemade applesauce as a practical wedding favor idea. Although at first glance this may sound a little odd, it really was a fantastic and totally unique wedding gift that went down a treat with all their wedding guests.
Their wedding venue was an idyllic church setting in late September where the courtyard was covered with beautiful apple trees coupled with the stunning burnt oranges and reds of a typical fall wedding. The homemade applesauce wedding favors was just perfect for their special day as it seamlessly matched the couples autumn wedding theme.
If you’re still struggling for ideas, how about some of the following popular wedding favors, all of which can be easily personalized:
- Soap Wedding Favors
- Beverage Wedding Favors
- Edible Wedding Favors
- Towel Wedding Favors
- Wine Themed Favors
- Glass Wedding Favors
- Candle Wedding Favors
- Bottles Stopper Wedding Favors
As you can see the possibilities are literally endless. Just try and think what you and your partner enjoy doing together and then try and think of something unique associated with that one thing.
If for example you both love gardening, how about giving your wedding guests a pot of something you like to grow, your favorite flower, herb etc. You can easily purchase cheap planters, pack them with the right kind of soil, and then add the seeds you want. You could provide clear instruction on how to look after your cheap but highly personalized garden wedding favor idea.
Wedding Favor Boxes
It’s not always enough to find the perfect wedding favor. Often you will also have to look for something decorative and appealing to house it in. This is where gift box wedding favors come in…
When thinking about wedding favor boxes, the most crucial aspect to get right is how the box will match-in with the rest of your table decorations. Therefore, the color and style of the wedding favor box is very important.
Listed below are a few different styles of favor boxes that are popular, and ones that are readily available in various colors to suit all weddings:
Black Wedding Favor Boxes
A real classic that is perfect no matter what time of year you are getting married. If you contrast the dark color of this wedding favor box with a white ribbon, you can easily create a dramatic, but elegant feel for your guests.
Cream Colored Wedding Favor Boxes
A cream colored wedding favor box will suit any summertime wedding and because the box is light in color you can really go-to-town on a bright decoration for the box or a striking color for the ribbon.
Pillow Shaped Wedding Favor Boxes
Personally I’m not a huge fan of pillow shaped wedding favor boxes. I may be in a small minority here as I know they are very popular. For me though they always seem to be better suited in a luxury bathroom as apposed to a something used to complement a wedding favor.
Nevertheless, there is no denying that pillow shaped wedding favor boxes are both fun and will instill a certain amount of curiosity from your guests as to what lies inside.
Alternatively, and if you have the time, why not create your very own wedding favor boxes by turning your hand to stenciling?
You can then create something totally unique and personal to your wedding by transforming any old plain wedding box favor into a fantastic, cheap and original wedding present for your guests.
Simply by shopping online or by paying a visit to your nearest dollar store you will be able to source plain boxes very compressively indeed.
Conclusion
This is your wedding day and there is no right or wrong answers as to what a wedding favor should or should not be. Hopefully I have given you some food-for-thought and some inspiration as to the many different types of wedding favors you can easily adopt.
Take your time, be creative, and your family and friends will love your wedding favor gift no matter how much or how little they cost.