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Giving wedding favors has been an old custom that symbolizes acknowledgment and appreciation to all the wedding guests who shared their time together with the bride and groom, on their wedding day. Wedding favors come in so many variety of choices and prices. You can find favors that are edible, unique, personalized and even favors that you can actually make at at home.
Yummy, Flavorful Wedding Favors
You and all your guests can commemorate your special day with yummy, flavorful treats. You can purchase or make you own edible wedding favors at home. Most popular edible treats that often given during weddings are chocolate bars, candies, mints and cookies. If you decided to go with edible wedding souvenirs, consider these Elegant Rose Personalized Hershey's Kisses Favors. Small and sweet, these Hershey®'s Kisses favors are just right for creating a snack kit for your bridesmaids on your wedding day or even a care package for your out-of-town wedding guests! These adorable Hershey®'s Kisses favors can be personalized with the names of the bride and groom at no additional cost, so better to order plenty to have at all your bridal showers, engagement parties, your wedding reception…and for a honeymoon midnight snack, too!
DIY Wedding Favors
Do-it-yourself wedding favors these days are very popular because they are not only less expensive but they often makes creative wedding favors. You can find DIY favor kits at your local craft stores or you can shop online. You can make your own favor bags with sheer linens, add a finishing effect by hanging a homemade thank you tags. You can also use colorful ribbons and other cute embellishment if you like.
Unique Wedding Favors
For couples who have a unique taste and don't want to go with common things, there are so many unique wedding favors that jives their on of a kind personality. Get bold and make your wedding stand out with unique and creative favor idea. You may consider these Bendable Comical Bride & Groom Magnets Wedding Favors, these bendable magnets depict whimsical figures of a bride or groom. These Bendable Comical Bride & Groom Magnets are the perfect practical wedding favors, flaunting an attraction that's simply magnetic! Setting a happy tone for your bridal shower or wedding reception, these cheerful figures offer your guests your joyful thanks for being a part of your special day. After your wedding, these magnet wedding favors will happily hold up grocery lists, love notes, or candid photos from your reception!
You can also choose wedding favors according to your specific wedding theme. You can find themed wedding favors such as winter, summer, fall, Asian, Las Vegas, garden and so many more. Browse online to find endless selection of party favors for your wedding and shower. Lastly, you can also find discounted wedding souvenirs such as candle, soap, bubbles and key chains. To check on these affordable souvenirs, try to browse the clearance section of the store, because you can usually find discount wedding favors on that area.
Wedding favors are small gifts that the bride and groom give to guests during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. They are a gesture of appreciation and gratitude. The price of these favors can vary, but there are now inexpensive and creative favors for brides trying to cut costs. The following is a list of lovely inexpensive favor ideas that will say thank you but not break your wedding budget:
- Homemade food such as brownies, cookies, jams, and jellies are a popular choice. They can be made in bulk and you can purchase jelly jars at flea markets or a dollar store.
- Coffee or tea favors with a custom designed label.
- Treats and nuts such as monogrammed foil fabric wrapped chocolates, candies, mints, almonds, homemade rock crystal candy, fortune cookies, old-fashioned candy sticks.
- Practical items such as small wedding mint tins, soaps, miniature frames, napkins, playing cards, flower cards, place cards decorated dandles, small hand bags, small jars of potpourri, and hand fans for guests to fan themselves are very popular. Personalized gifts such as pencils, matchbooks, note pads, pens, candles, and bookmarks are always good choices as low cost wedding favors. You can purchase items like matchbooks and bookmarks for as little as 10-15 cents each.
- Fresh flowers can be placed at each table with a thank you card. The guests can take them home after the reception.
- Disposable cameras make great wedding favors. Many bridal stores and bridal web sites sell cheap bridal-themed cameras. You can usually get a good price if you buy in bulk.
- Homemade wedding favors can cut costs. Homemade bookmarks are popular. You can add personalized messages such as your names and wedding date. Another favor idea is to purchase decorative gift boxes and add a personalized message on the ribbon. You can fill the boxes with treats or trinkets. Make mix CDs of the songs played at your wedding. You can purchase bulk CDs very cheaply at bulk stores or large mass market retailers such as Wal-Mart.
- Flower seed packets with a thank you car attached to them.
- You can give out cards stating a donation has been made to a local charity. At $1 per favor, you could easily donate a nice amount of money while saving on your wedding. Your guests will appreciate your generosity.
You can find inexpensive wedding favors at various places such as a local party supply store, wedding supply stores, cheap retail stores such as Dollar stores, and large retailers like Wal-Mart. You can also order wedding favors online. There are many cheap online retailers who provide inexpensive decorative gifts. By using an online store, you will save money and time because you will not have to deal with traffic, spend hours in the stores, and spend money on gas. As well, there are online stores that sell wedding favors for under a dollar
When the economy is slumping, we all take measures to save money. Cutting wedding costs does not mean you cannot have your dream wedding. With the proper planning, you can still have a beautiful wedding. Acquiring inexpensive wedding favors is an easy way to reduce your wedding costs. Your wedding day is one of the most eventful and memorable life events. A bad economy does not have to interfere with your special day.