Filed under: cheap wedding favor
My fiance and I have a finacial difficulties. Our wedding is on the 24th getting/making favors for our guest is the last thing to get done. Our colors scheme are peaches, yellows, and oranges. Lots of gerber daisy and lilies.
Why would they through it away. I went to a wedding couple years ago, and i still have the candle holder.
Buy some of those cheap disposable cameras and let everyone take pictures of the wedding and reception from "their point of view"
me and my husband scan our picture and put a simple qoute on it made it into bookmarks…. our guess love it cost about 40 at your local kinkos, office depot etc.. store I have friends who still have theres….
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I think the best will be not to give anything because they end up trowing it and it will just be a waste of money
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1- make a nice CD . . . . they are so cheap; just download the music and burn the CD's
2 - book of matches with a picture of the two of you
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Clear-Top Favor Tin
These simple silver-toned aluminum tins have a clear top to show off your treats in style. Fill with Jordan almonds, party mix, or potpourri. 2" round x 3/4" deep. Candy sold separately. Minimum of 12 tins per order.
Clear-Top Favor Tin
$1.55/each
Or get some mini albums and decorate them yourself. Or go to BATH AND BODY WORKS and you can get miniature lotions and such with about 5 in a box for $20 or just make a gift basket yourself and add miniatures. Good luck!
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http://weddingshop.theknot.com/weddingwarehouse/ProductPage.aspx?pId=P65&scId=OnSale
Little potpourii satches, cut out of small pieces of tuelle with ribbons, a simple card with the wedding date, and a flower attatched could make for a unique and affordable favor.
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At my wedding I gave out M&M funpacks (my husband's and my name both start with M's) Just find something like a fav candy in small pack that have some meaning to you and buy them in bulk at a club store. (Make sure to make a note in the program or on the pack as to why it is meaningful to you.)
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I just threw a 60th birthday party and i found a website that has very nice, unique favors. It's http://www.milkweedcafe.com
they sell pretty boxes with paper shapes that re seeded with flower seeds. In the box was a card that said something like "please plant these seeded shapes in celebration of ——–. By doing so you will provide a habitat for butterflies"
They were very pretty and everyone loved them. AND THEY WERE UNDER $2 EACH!!!!!!
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Here's a few easy ones.
You could buy wedding cake candles at any dollar store… or everyone gets a hand-decorated cupcake/muffin with a bride-and-groom impaled into it (you know, like mini cake topper?)
Then there's always the idea of placing a disposable camera or two at every table for cherished moments and pass out the photos… I dunno
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For our wedding, I made chocolate lollypops. The molds reflected our theme. I put the pops in clear plastic bags and tied a ribbon around it to keep it in place. I attached little strips of decorative paper that had different quotations about love and life printed on them. The chocolate was yummy, and the papers were a small reminder of the wedding for the guests to take home. It was relatively quick, and cute, and not very expensive. You can find molds in lots of styles and you can even paint the molds with colored chocolates to make them even cuter!
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At my friends wedding, they made their own bookmarks with their names, the date of the wedding. You could buy votive candles, wrap them in organza and tie a pretty ribbon on top to gather it together.
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Cupcake tins with smooth edges (you can borrow these from family as well - the project doesn't hurt them - just make sure to wash them well before returning.)
Candle gel (you can get this at your craft store)-Follow preparation instructions
Wicks
Several bunches of silk(plastic) daisies.(or anything you want inside)
Detach the daisies from the stem. Pour a very small amount on in the cupcake tins. Place the daisy in the tin the wick on top and finish filling with gel. Let dry. Use a non-serated knife to remove from cupcake tin if they stick a little. Now you have homemade - matches theme - sentimental favors that are cheap, easy, (if not slightly time consuming as far as drying goes) and very cute.
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votive candle holders go to a craftsite on line and you can print poems with your name and dates wrap this around your glass simple memories nice and economical
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made them for a friends wedding michaels crafts and hp home
I just started planning my Sept 06 wedding as well and I found some great - and cheap - ideas at oriental trading company's website. I'm getting lottery ticket holders (they have a nice saying on them) for $3.95 for 24 and buying $1 lottery tickets for in them — and, for the kids, I'm getting some plastic noise makers for less than $5 per dozen. With about 100 guests, it will cost around $130 for all the favors. Good luck with planning.
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Edible favors are a big hit.
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I would say you have gotten a lot of great suggestions already, but if you want to check out one more place, visit http://advancedvideo.50webs.com They have hundreds of links to wedding favor places, and many offer favors for $1. I don't think you can get any cheaper than that. The best thing is they all look very tasteful, no tacky stuff.
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http://advancedvideo.50webs.com
Buy some of those cheap disposable cameras and let everyone take pictures of the wedding and reception from "their point of view"
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