Perfect Wedding Send-Offs: 22 Favors to Buy or DIY
Weddings are all about the little details. You’ve dreamed up the dress, picked out the cake, dressed up your bridesmaids. So, what’s next? A little gift from you to all your gorgeous guests: Wedding favors! Put the perfect final touch on your wedding day celebration with this wide array of customized wedding favors that you can buy or DIY.
1. DIY Rosemary Sea Salt: Every time your guests cook with this fancy favor, they can remember your beautiful wedding. Bonus: The free printable label makes this gift thrifty and gorgeous. (via Best Day Ever)
2. Printable Pie Box: Free printables part two! These handy pastel boxes make the perfect wrapping for a portable piece of pie. (via A Subtle Revelry)
3. Cloth-Topped Trail Mix Jars: Who doesn’t love to get sent home with a good snack? Try custom M&Ms to match your wedding colors, or customize the mix with you and your sweetheart’s favorite salty and sweet flavors. (via A Beautiful Mess)
4. Sandalwood Fan With Personalized Label ($3): Planning for a summer wedding? Keep your guests cool with personalized fans! You could even give them out before an outdoor ceremony so guests can beat the heat and focus on the bride and groom.
5. Customized Sugar Cubes: Coffee, tea, even cocktails — these bright little beauties will jazz up your guests’ drinks and you can even customize the cubes to match your wedding colors. (via Always Order Dessert)
6. Iced Coffee: Give your friends a post-party pick-me-up with glass bottles of cold brew coffee. Ribbons and printable labels give this caffeine fix a pretty wedding makeover. (via A Fabulous Fete)
7. DIY Cocoa Ornaments: Warm up winter wedding guests with an ornament full of hot cocoa fixings. Or switch it up and dish these out at a summer wedding! Cocoa is a year-long treat and this ornate delivery system looks great during any season. (via Project Wedding)
8. The Perfect Match Matchbook ($117 for 50): Your guests will be sure to enjoy this useful favor long after the wedding weekend is over.
9. Marinated Goat Cheese Favors: Give your sweet tooth a break with simple savory favors like this herby, olive oil-infused marinated goat cheese. (via Style Me Pretty)
10. Customized Tea Bags: Tea party, anyone? These single-serving tea bags are so cute and perfect if you only have a small space for favors. (via Once Wed)
11. Bird Seed Hearts ($129 for 100): Precious treats for feathered friends, these bird seed hearts bring a little love to your guests’ homes.
12. S’mores Kit: Cake isn’t the only way to celebrate a wedding. Honor your favorite sweets as a going away present. We’re obsessed with this adorable s’mores kit. It’s like a bonfire party in a box. (via Valley and Co. Weddings)
13. Donut Holes: Two words: Donut holes. They’re the after-wedding breakfast or late-night snacks of champions. And they come with a container of cinnamon sugar for added donut flavor. Score. (via You Are My Fave)
14. Custom Stamped Coffee ($25): Give your guests a wedding wake up call with these customized bags of coffee, perfect for the caffeine-loving couple.
15. Lemon Ricotta Canning Cakes: Keep the cake part of the night going with rich, lemony take-home cakes for your guests. (via A Subtle Revelry)
16. Succulents: Succulents are so classy, so easy to care for and so on trend. They could also double as escort cards or as part of a gorgeous centerpiece. (via Project Wedding)
17. Ice Cream Sundae Kits: Celebratory sundaes for everyone! Just have your guests add ice cream, you’ll provide the rest. (via One Charming Party)
18. Heart-Shaped Sparklers ($26 for 36): Light up the night with love with these festive heart-shaped sparklers. Hand them out before the end of the reception. These favors have great picture potential.
19. Handmade Soaps ($165 for 100): Send your guests home with these custom soaps! Choose colors or scents that remind you of your wedding.
20. Caramel and Chocolate Covered Apples: Caramel apples are a charming final touch for an autumn wedding. You could even do a food station where guests dip and decorate their own apples. Customized treat bags make this a quick and easy favor, or customize apples by rolling them in sprinkles or M&Ms that match your big day’s hues. (via Ramshackle Glam)
21. Moon Pies: Retro treats with a twist! Let this classic after-school snack make a comeback, all dolled up with your initials, wedding date, a heart or other symbols that match your wedding motif. (via Once Wed)
22. Potted Herbs: Get your guests’ gardens started! Gotta love a gift that keeps on giving. These little potted herbs are useful and seasonal, the perfect send-off from a fresh spring wedding. (via Ruffled)
What’s the best wedding favor you’ve ever gotten? Got any plans for favors for your own wedding? Tell us all about it in the comments!