So you’ve got nearly everything ready for your wedding. The last dress fitting went smoothly, the venue is all in place, and now you’re just counting the days until your wedding and finishing off the finishing touches. This is where the topic of wedding favours usually comes into play. But you’ve been to many weddings before and seen many favours in your time, the good and the bad. Some weddings choose to go for the traditional sugared almond and metal key bottle openers; however, these usually end up in the bin, never to be seen again.
Not only is this wasteful, but it’s also a waste of your wedding budget, especially if there are a lot of guests attending your wedding. But with so many ideas scattered all over the internet and many of them not in budget or actually feasible, this part of your wedding planning can start to become unnecessary stress.
But this doesn’t have to be the case. As this blog aims to cover 4 wedding guest favours that will not only be a memorable keepsake from your wedding for your guests who have put in so much effort to make it to your wedding, but also gifts that will stand the test of time and actually serve some use after the wedding.
The consumables
Consumable gifts that are actually both aesthetically pleasing and tasty are a great addition to any wedding favour. However, as you usually make your wedding favours days or weeks before your wedding, it’s not great to have food that perishes or goes off. This is why non-perishable products such as honey, coffee beans and olives are the perfect addition to any wedding guest favours. It’s even better if these products are locally made or a favourite of you and your partner, as this adds a special and personal touch to the favour, which sets you apart from other weddings.
These kinds of gifts also never go to waste, as they are usually ingredients which can be used over the year whilst cooking or even just for snacking on.
The “morning after” kit
Wedding days are long, with lots of eating, drinking and dancing the night away, well into the late hours of the night; the next day can be rough. This is why a morning-after recovery kit is the perfect idea for those guests who love to party hard. Fill goodie bags with different flavour-infused electrolytes, mini water bottles, mints and eye masks, all ready to act as a saviour the next day so that guests can feel well rested, hydrated, and ready to return home or for any festivities that may happen the next day.
The interactive keepsake
Instead of traditional favours, the modern take on traditional favours aims to keep people engaged and feel included in celebrations. This includes setting up Polaroid stations or a photobooth, so that people can create their own memories and keepsakes that they can frame or put up on their wall. In addition, you can provide small customised frames as a favour so that guests can keep their photos in them and they do not get lost.
Local artisan goods
Nothing is worse than a wedding and receiving gifts that are straight out of a catalogue that have no connection to the couple you’ve come to support and celebrate with. This is why artisan goods are a great addition to any guest favour, as you can make the gifts personal to you and your relationship, as well as adding an element of sustainability and helping to support local makers. These artisan gifts can include locally made artisan soaps as well as handmade arts and crafts and canvas prints, which make unique keepsakes.
Lottery tickets
Nothing is worse than a wedding and receiving gifts that are straight out of a catalogue that have no connection to the couple you’ve come to support and celebrate with. This is why artisan goods are a great addition to any guest favour, as you can make the gifts personal to you and your relationship, as well as adding an element of sustainability and helping to support local makers. These artisan gifts can include locally made artisan soaps as well as handmade arts and crafts and canvas prints, which make unique keepsakes.
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Cover photo courtesy of Forever Frames Keyrings