You’re glad people are coming to your wedding — they’ve come from near and far to be a part of your special day. So, make sure they know you appreciate their presence with a little present! Guest favors are fairly standard at weddings and have been for a very long time. With all of the creative thinkers, crafters and wedding coordinators, brides can do so much more than offer Hershey’s kisses or candy in a white tulle bag. Here are some out-of-the box (or bag) favor ideas for brides.
1 | Donuts in a Cone
Having a morning wedding? Treat your guests to breakfast before the ceremony with these bite-size donut holes contained in sturdy lace edged paper napkins.
2 | Custom Printed Wedding Fans
Perfect favor for guests who attend a warm-season outdoor wedding. Weddings outside are beautiful, but during the late Spring through early Fall, it can be a toss up between seasonably warm and blistering hot. Keep guests cool with custom fans for everyone. They make great keepsakes as well as being useful! Print your program on the back, and you won’t have to worry about rustling program brochures!
3 | Nylon or Paper Parasols
Add a touch of color to a spring or summer wedding with pretty parasols for your female guests. Fun and decorative, and make great photo props! Purchase ones constructed of nylon if you think there’s a change of rain — parasols are beautiful and practical.
4 | Jordan Almonds
Think Jordan Almonds are just candy? Think again. These fancy, sugar-coated candies are rich in flavor and in cultural meaning, particularly at Italian and Greek weddings. The five almonds bittersweet taste represents life; the sugarcoating for the hope that the newlyweds’ life will be more sweet than bitter. Add these symbolic candies to a personalized tin, box, or other creative holder (like a nest!) with a note explaining the almonds’ meaning, (and you have a meaningful, traditional guest favor with style.
5 | Potted Plants
Your guests can keep the memory of your wedding day alive, quite literally, with these tiny zinc pots filled with rocks and succulents. Hand write the name of guests on each pot for a personal touch, or affix a custom designed paper label. Guests can repot them in a garden as they grow.
6 | Wedding Cake Pops
Guests can take home these flavorful favors, and enjoy a bit of your wedding… after the wedding! Visit with your bakery to order these with your wedding cake. They can customize the cake flavor, colors and decoration to work with your color scheme or wedding theme.
7 | Custom Lemonade Mix
Texas summers are hot, and what’s more refreshing on a hot summer day than a glass of lemonade? Package lemonade mix in a personalized baggie with a paper umbrella and, voila, you have a sweet wedding favor.
8 | Personalized Lollipops
Lollipop favors are a sweet, youthful, and whimsical addition to any wedding. Personalize them with your names, wedding date and any design elements from your other wedding stationery. Your stationer can order custom stickers or DIY brides can create their own with just a little bit of time and graphic design savvy.
Pin ItFor more information about custom paper products, contact a custom stationer. Visit The Paper Studio online at www.theeventcompany.net or visit them in College Station.
