Wedding favors have been used traditionally as a a bride's way of sharing her good fortune and saying "thank you" to her wedding guests on her wedding day. It is usually a small symbolic gift such as almonds wrapped in elegant fabric. The custom in the Middle East is for the bride to give each guest five almonds which represent fertility, longevity, wealth, health and happiness.
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When planning weddings on a budget, it is wise to consider using simple, handmade favors. When she makes her own homemade wedding favors, a frugal bride has the opportunity to be creative and make affordable favors that reflect something unique about herself, her relationship with her groom, or simply the theme of the wedding itself.
Here are some Simple homemade wedding favors:
If you don't want to make your own candles, you can purchase votive candles very in
expensively and put them in pretty candle holders or wrap each one in sheer fabric and tie
a ribbon at the top.
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Not quite homemade, but close, you can order a case of 140 mini moonpies from Chatanooga, TN for $50 + shipping and use those as favors.
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Small Bottles of Homemade Hot Sauce
My husband grows peppers and love hot sauce along with most of the family. So we collected the peppers for about six months and made homemade hot sauce …
Candy Bar
At my daughter's wedding this was a big hit! We had a couple of tables set with clear glass bowels filled with bulk candies. Each bowl had a silver …
A Spoonful of Kisses Not rated yet
Purchase a bag of Hershey kisses, ribbons, disposable spoons and mesh or tulle to cover (in your wedding colors, of course!)
Fill the spoon with kisses …
Candy Filled Paper Cone Not rated yet
For my cousin's wedding I made paper cones; I got the idea and pattern online.
Using heavy card stock I cut out the cone and decorated it with a paper …
Birch Tree Favors Not rated yet
For a winter wedding/Christmas wedding/nature-themed wedding you could decorate disks of tree trunk with pine needle clusters and red berries (holly berries …
Inexpensive Favor Ideas Not rated yet
I got married last year in May. We were on a very tight budget so I did a lot of research online for making my own favors. What I finally decided on …
Wrapped Candy Bars as Budget Wedding Favors Not rated yet
I used candy bars for our wedding favors. I ran them through the printer and personalized the wrapper. Then I used a glue stick underneath so there was …
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