Many guests look forward to receiving their wedding favors, and you do not want to disappoint them. If you are on a tight budget or simply want to make the favors a unique project, then you may want to try creating homemade wedding favors. You can cut a wedding favor budget in half or more by using a few DYI ideas, and they are not time consuming. There are many simple ideas that any bride can follow, even if she is not crafty, and your guests will love the personal attention.

Delicious Wedding Favors

Everyone loves chocolate and candy, so many brides use these ideas to create their homemade wedding favors. If you buy the products in bulk from a club store or other retailer, you can cut your budget significantly. You can buy an assortment of chocolate and candy from a store and purchase small plastic bags available at craft stores in a rainbow of colors. Simply place the delicious treats inside the bags and add a colorful ribbon or tag. You can personalize each bag with a message or add a keepsake like a heart bead. The entire favor only takes a few minutes to put together, and you can save a tremendous amount of money. Your guests can enjoy the food right away and cherish a keepsake item later.

Useful Homemade Wedding Favors

If you make jams or preserves, you may want to consider using them as wedding favors. All you need is a cute label for the glass jars containing the delicacies and a ribbon to wrap around the jar. Guests will love receiving treats they can use later. If you have a garden and collect seeds from your plants, then consider using them as part of your homemade wedding favors. All you need for this project are paper packets for the seeds that you can personalize with a name and message. Your guests will have a token of your love growing in their gardens years after attending your ceremony.

In addition, you may want to consider purchasing candles and using them as wedding favors. You can easily decorate the candles with acrylic paint from a craft store and add your unique touch. There is a large assortment of candles in different colors, sizes and shapes at many craft stores. You can purchase them in bulk to save money. Some brides also purchase small, decorative soaps and add them to the candles in a decorative bag. Sheer bags with ribbon ties can make an elegant statement at a wedding. It is possible to create your own candles and soaps. Most craft stores carry kits you can purchase, but the process is messy and lengthy. You may also want to consider providing your guests with potpourri you have created from dried fruits and flowers. This process is also lengthy and requires careful planning to let the items dry in time for the wedding.

Unique Ideas

If you are having a destination wedding, or it is simply in a unique location, then you may want to consider creating a remembrance of the area for your guests. You can take photographs of the beautiful scenery in the location and assemble a simple scrapbook. All you need for this project is a camera, photo printer and notebooks you can purchase at a craft store. The photographing and printing may take a couple of hours, but gluing photos into a notebook should be fast. You can also create keepsakes. If you are having a wedding at a beach, then consider collecting sand and sea shells and placing them into clear plastic or glass bottles. The bottles can be bought in bulk at craft or art stores, and the project should only take a few minutes to put together. Your guests will cherish the homemade wedding favors you have lovingly created for them.

Andrea Boley is a writer and blogger with http://storkie.com. She has been writing articles and blogging for over 10 years and is always happy to share her passion for life and experiences through her work.  Her educational backgrounds in psychology and journalism have given her a solid foundation from which to draw experience and expertise in an array of topics.