As a rule, a wedding will not be complete without handing out the traditional wedding favors. Although, the bride and the groom may opt not give away such tokens, many people are of the opinion that the handing out of wedding favors is a nice way of acknowledging the presence of your guests in celebrating your wedding day. Given the expenses earmarked for the bridal gown, the entourage's dresses, flowers, and the reception, you may not have enough money left for the wedding favors. However, this should not discourage you from utilizing your creative minds on how you can give out low cost wedding favors. Nowadays, a couple has numerous choices available to them, you simply have to make the necessary adjustments in order that the token will suit the occasion or the theme of your wedding.

A popular wedding favor idea is edible food. Chocolates, candies or special nuts will be greatly appreciated and at the same time, will not cost too much. If your guest list is in the hundreds or more, then you should buy these treats by the volume to fit on your budget. By wrapping these goodies in appropriate yet attractive packages or boxes, your guests will certainly look forward to receiving these tokens. Even after they have eaten the contents, the packages can be put to other uses. The boxes will serve as a continuous reminder of your wedding. Assuming that you still have extra time during the wedding preparation and to cut down on expenditures, you can try to make homemade chocolates or goodies. You can ask the assistance of your close friends or relatives to help. This is a more personal way of doing your wedding favors and more importantly, if you are working within a fixed budget, translates to lower expenses.

Aside from food that can be easily consumed, you can choose to make your own non-consumable wedding favors. One option is to make scented candles or soaps that are customized to your wedding theme and color. This would definitely be more meaningful since the guests would realize that given your hectic schedule, you allotted some time in preparing the wedding tokens. You can likewise share with your guests your favorite love songs by giving them a copy of a CD containing such compositions. You could also try to create your own wedding favors like mini-baskets with colorful beads. If these ideas do not appeal to you, you can still buy scented candles, soaps, and other useful trinkets in bulk, then add a personal touch to each. You can print labels containing the couple's names, the date of your wedding, the reception and other information and stick them on these wedding favors.

You should not rule out the distribution of wedding favors on the ground of additional expense. There are alternatives in coming up with low cost ideas that will not be a huge burden on your budget. You just have to identify what you want and find ways on how to do it without spending so much money.