We have all been to marriages and gotten the common wedding favors: the candied almonds, the candles, the picture frames.  And while they were all very nice, you’ve got the opportunity to use your wedding favor as a method to say something about yourselves as a couple with a novel wedding favor which will always remind your visitors of you. 

To decide what kind of unique wedding favors you’re going to pick, you need to take a look at what you want it to say about you as a couple.  What type of interests do you have?  Are you an outdoorsy couple who is always going on a hike?  Or are you a coffee connoisseur who can’t go without their premium blend in the morning?  Do the two of you spend all of your extra time and money travelling?  Or would you rather just curl up with a good book?  These are the cues you may use to choose what type of unique marriage favors you’re going to pick. 

For the outdoorsy type, you can pick a completely unique marriage favor that brings to mind the outside, like leaf candles or coasters, or you could go with the hiking theme, and give people carabiner key chains.  If you like coffee, you can give folk coffee scented candles, or coffee accessories.  The travel-lover could give away suitcase-shaped boxes crammed with candies as wedding favors, and the book-lover could give away bookmarks that suited the theme of their wedding. 

Try and find something in your wedding favors that provides something useful for your guests.  And yes, while candles and picture frames are mostly ornamental, perhaps the candle gives off scent and light and the picture frame can be used to display a favorite picture.  I got a crystal swan as a wedding favor once, and even though it was completely gorgeous and looked great set up on the reception tables, it truly didn’t go with anything I owned or serve any purpose, and it soon got put out of view. 

The key to giving your visitors unique marriage favors that they’ll love is combining the personal with the useful.  Your visitors are at you marriage to support you and to be witness to your stipulation of your love for each other ; they might love wedding favors that both reminds them of you, and they can use for years yet to come.  And while that sometimes is a candle or picture frame, don’t be afraid to think outside the box to come up with unique marriage favors. 

For more great unique wedding favors for any kind of wedding, check out http://www.designstoremember.com/.  No matter what the theme of you wedding or your interests, they’ll have a unique wedding favor for it to fit any budget.

Cheap Wedding Favors Under $2

Fridge Magnets

Fridge magnets don’t have to be tacky. They can be classy as well as humorous and you could even get customized ones. Tasteful fridge magnets make useful cheap wedding favors to be used at home or at the office. They are ideal favors for informal outdoor weddings when you want the tone to be casual and light-hearted.

Care should be taken to match the colors and designs in the magnets to the accent color and theme of your wedding. Remember that even the most casual wedding favors should include a ‘thank you’ for guests. You could attach a little card to the magnets that reads something like “Love attracts the best people. Thanks for sharing our special day with us. Megan and Max.”

Mints in Sheer Fabric

White net, mesh or organza squares filled with mints and then tied with ribbon are classic wedding favors, but they are also cheap and look nice on reception tables if you take care to gather the material attractively and use pretty ribbons.

You could tie a silver-colored metal bell on each end of a ribbon bow. Alternatively, ribbon roses or a silk flower that matches your wedding flowers could be used to decorate a ribbon tie around the neck of each bag of mints. Classic white round mints look appealing, yet are inexpensive.

Heart-Shaped Note Pads

Stacks of heart-shaped or heart-themed note pads wrapped in pretty, sheer fabric or organza bags tied with sheer ribbon make nice cheap wedding favors. You could use co-ordinating grosgrain ribbon to attach a heart shaped tag that reads: “Our hearts shape the day. Thanks for sharing our wedding with us. Emily and Collin.” You could also use an organza favor bag and/or have two heart-shaped cookie cutters hanging from the ribbon.

Seed Packets

Ideal for garden weddings, little flower pots or miniature watering cans with a few seed packages and maybe a mini garden tool make cute cheap wedding favors. Gauzy sheer ribbon in a pastel wedding accent color can be the perfect finishing touch. The thank you card you attach to the sheer ribbon could read: “Our love grows stronger every day. Thanks for sharing today with us. Vanessa and Shane.”

Pails of Candy

Miniature silver-colored or white metal pails with wire handles look just like tiny versions of the real thing. It’s fun to fill these little buckets with candy that matches the tone, color and theme of the wedding. For example, for more elegantly toned outdoor weddings, use white pails and include fancy foil-wrapped chocolates or truffles. Colorful gumballs or jelly beans are best for informal, light-hearted weddings. Tie a bow made from sheer or opaque ribbon on the handles and attach a small ‘Thank You’ card with narrower ribbon to complete these fun, cheap wedding favors.

Beautiful Boxes of Candy

Plain white favor boxes may be cheap, but they won’t look it if you dress them up with color-rich, beautiful bows made of sheer ribbon. You may want to add a silk flower to each bow or attach little charms found at craft stores. These cheap wedding favors can look pretty at each reception place setting. Add bulk wrapped candy inside each box and have the candy wrapper color coordinate with the ribbon color and your wedding colors.

Have you heard of the latest and newest trend? Mulberry paper flowers that you can use for any occasion. These are beautiful flowers that are great for proms, baby showers, holidays, home decor, bridal showers, and weddings.

 Mulberry paper flowers let you design your own style to where you choose the flower types you want and the colors you want since they come in many types and colors. Plus you can use your imagination by adding sparkles, ribbons, beads, or whatever you come up with.
 
Weddings especially, because everyone wants something different then anyone else’s or just to wow your friends and family. Mulberry paper flowers can be used for your bridal bouquets, bridesmaid bouquets, the groom boutonnieres, groomsmen boutonnieres, mothers and grandmothers corsages, or anyone else that is special in your wedding that you desire a flower for on your special wedding day.You can maybe use them on your cake, or around your cake table, decorate your reception tables, or entry way, or your church decorations like the center piece for the church alter, the pews, or even an arch way.

The mulberry paper flowers you won’t have to worry about them ever wilting and they keep their shape so they can be put together well ahead of time and designed any way you want. This will take some pressure off of you so other important things you can focus on for your wedding.

 These mulberry paper flowers are a great keepsake for everyone involved or you can reuse them, repurpose them, or redesign them, by putting them in your home décor, or for someone else’s special occasion.

 Mulberry paper flowers will last for a very long time, they will even outlast you if they are stored and put up properly so they can be past down through the generations.

The flowers are eco-friendly because they come from a plant called a mulberry tree, which are not cut down and not harmed. The bark of mulberry trees are stripped off and the bark will reproduce. The paper is very eco-friendly because the trees continue to grow and are never harmed.

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