Personalized Wedding Favors
So, the engagement rings are out the way and it’s the wedding day! You’ve got everything sorted, eternity rings ready to go and cake made, but are you happy with your wedding favours?
If your special day is near but you still do not have any ideas on what to give out as your wedding favors, then why not go for personalized wedding favors? These wedding favors are not only unique and one-of-a-kind, but you can be creative and put your sense of style and flair on them for a more personalized touch. If you would like to show your appreciation to your guests without having to worry too much about expenses, then these personalized favors are your best option and can open up great opportunities for your wedding photographer.
Personalized Luggage Tags
Most standard or normal wedding favors are often tossed away, kept in a corner, or not used at all. With this in mind, you would like to make sure that your token of gratitude to your guests will be useful even if it is just from time to time. You would want them to remember that they shared a very and fun moment with you during your wedding day. If that’s the case, you can go with personalized luggage tags. These personalized luggage tags can be used over and over again and are not specifically designed to be used with luggage only, so your guests can use them with their brief cases, lunch kits, backpacks and even gym bags.
Making your own personalized luggage tags will surely save you a lot of money, but they some time to make too. Preparation for these wedding favors need three to four days, so make sure that you have enough time to finish this project. All you would need to make these favors are: a mini laminating machine, laminating pouches with tags and straps and perforated business card paper. Just print your wedding theme on one side, with your and your partner’s name and the date of your wedding. The other side is reserved for the personal information of your guests. Laminate the tags in the pouches and tie the strings as tags.
Plantable Flower Plants or Seeds
These personalized wedding favors are easy to prepare and are very cost efficient too. This is truly a unique idea that will stay with your friends for a long time. You can choose from different flowering plants that are easy to maintain, such as perennial and annual plants. Daisies, Peonies, Bergenia, Candytufts, Coral Bells, Blazing Stars, Gay Feathers, Leopard’s Bane, Globe Thistles, Gas Plant, Hostas, Pinks, Daylilies, Stonecrops and Monkshood are just some of the perennial plants that you can use as your wedding favors. These are easy to plant and take care of and your guests will be able to enjoy looking at them for more than 10 years.
The first thing to do is to decide which plant to get. Since you would like your guests to enjoy these blooming plants, then it would be better to choose a perennial that are not high maintenance and are not easily invaded by bugs or weeds. Print your wedding theme and information on sturdy paper then cut it into small pieces. Using a small flower pot as a container for your seeds, tape or glue your wedding theme on a side of the flower pot. Carefully place your flower pot with the seeds in a fancy, see-through plastic container, then tie a ribbon or a thin rope with your note of thanks to seal it.
It’s no sapphire ring, but your guests will certainly appreciate it!
Favor Glass Jars
In deciding which personalized wedding favors to give out during your day, consider something that will not only be attractive but functional as well. With this in mind, you can go for wedding favor glass jars. You can choose small sizes in sets of three, or you can go for a slightly bigger size. Print your wedding theme and wedding information in small fonts. Cut these out and glue them on one part of the glass jars.
If you want to go with slightly bigger jars as your wedding favors, then you can put different coffee beans inside. For smaller jars, you can put different candies or chocolates inside. Once you have filled all the jars, use a cardboard box that has a transparent side. Tie a ribbon around the box while stringing a thank you note on a piece of paper.
Bottle Opener and Bottle Stopper
We all know that bottle stoppers and bottle openers are probably one of the most used kitchen utensil all around the world. If you think of it, people who do not have pocket bottle openers would need to make use of other items that are not really designed to open bottles. So why not give out personalized bottle openers and bottle stoppers during your wedding day? This kind of personalized wedding favors will not only be one-of-a-kind, it will be fully functional and useful as well. And they’ll certainly be put to good use on the weding day once the wedding rings have been added to the engagement rings!
Sturdy bottle openers and bottle stoppers are not expensive, so make sure that you choose quality over quantity. You do not want your guests to remember you as someone who gave faulty favors during your special day. However, do not buy very expensive favors, as this will not help you with your expenses. Put these wedding favors in a paper bag with a transparent side and do not forget to tie a ribbon with a note of thanks to your guests.
All in all, personalized wedding favors are the best option for you especially if you have time left to begin this project. Your guests will not only feel cherished and appreciated once you give out these favors, but you will also feel satisfied and happy with the time you spent on making these favors.
