Unique Wedding Favor Ideas
Cheap and Creative Party Gifts for Your Guests
Looking for some useful and fun party favors for your wedding guests that they won't bury in a closet? Here are some creative ideas.
Remember when you went to birthday parties and got little goodie bags filled with party favors? Well, now that you're an adult, the goodie bag tradition lives on in the form of personalized wedding favors. With a minimal amount of research, you can find someone who's willing to personalize just about anything in bulk to hand out as a grown-up party gift.
Just like everything else related to weddings, the bridal industry wants to convince you that you need to spend a fortune on worthless little fake crystal trinkets to please your guests. Don't let them fool you! Wedding favors are cool because they are fun and they give guests a little something to commemorate the day. It's a way of thanking your guests for sharing this moment with you. You don't have to spend a fortune to do these things. Instead, find some creative and inexpensive ways favors that your guests will appreciate. It's often the cheap but meaningful trinkets that wedding guests actually hang onto and don't stick into the back of a dark closet!
Need some unique ideas for wedding party favors? Here's a few ideas to get you thinking.
1) Fun stuff for the reception. If you're not planning an ultra-elegant reception, why not hand out party favors that your guests can used to have fun? Wedding receptions can be dull and uncomfortable for people who don't know each other. Fun wedding favors will break the ice. Personalize your fun favors so that guests can use them as a keepsake after the party is over: Here are some examples:
- Kazoos
- Bubble bottles
- Yoyos
- Party hats
- Paddle balls
- Water guns (for a more informal celebration!)
- Wedding coloring books (create your own and print copies for your guests)
- Small stuffed animals (perhaps animals that say something about the couple, like a gray cat if they have one, or a cow if they live on a dairy farm)
2) Practical things. Why spend money on trinkets nobody uses? Find things yor guests will use in their everyday lives and remember you as they do so. Magnets, key chains, photo frames, and pens are the classic way to do this, and those are perfectly good ideas. If you want to be a little more unique, try something along these lines:
- Wedding T-shirts
- Throw pillows (in your wedding colors)
- Candles (also in your wedding colors)
- Heart shaped cookie cutters, measuring spoons, ice cube trays, or other utensils
- Coasters
- Drinking glasses (champagne flutes are the classic choice)
- Bottle openers
- Water bottles
- Mini calculators
- Bubble bath
- Mouse pads
- Personalized iPods (if you've got the funds!)
3) Romantic favors Don't be afraid to get a little sappy here. It's a wedding. Look for some wedding favors that say something about love in a more unusual way. Here are some ideas:
- A book of poetry (purchase one, or make your own and create spiral bound copies)
- A pretty copy of a classic romantic book
- A picture frame personalized with a romantic love quote
- A pretty container filled with Hershey's Kisses and Hugs
- Love song CDs (if you burn your own, keep in mind this isn't legal!)
- DVDs of your favorite romantic movies (perhaps give your guests a choice)
- Stainless steel roses
Use your imagination! Don't worry about making your favors like everybody else's. Find something that fits the tone of the wedding and reflects you as a couple, and your guests will almost certainly appreciate the thought.
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