When I worked as a wedding coordinator I always thought that favours were the biggest waste of money as I used to see more in the bins than going home with guests. With that being said, that was circa 2006 and favours have come a long way since the good old bag of almonds. Today, there is an unbelievable choice of wedding favours and most are very memorable. On the other side of the coin, if you are trying to keep within a budget, favours can be a step too far and may not be on the top of your list. A lot of favours double up as place names as well.
If they are top of agenda and you are looking for some inspiration, here are some of the pieces that I love.
Candles:
Candle in Mason Jar – Etsy – BowandArrowCandleCo
Food:
Favourfairy.co.uk
Mini Jam Favours – Favourfairy.co.uk
Sweet Jars – Favourfairy.co.uk
Personalised Heinz Ketchup – raccooneventphotography.com
Gourmet Chocolate Wedding Favours – Floribelle Ireland
Personalised Mints – Etsy – Babyessentialsbymel
Fortune Cookies – Etsy – Mydarlingwedding
Ballymaloe Relish Wedding Favours
Beverages:
Bombay Sapphire Minis – justminitures.co.uk
Baileys Minis – justminitures.co.uk
Gin Wedding Favours – weddingcommunity.com
Courvoisier Mini – Elegantstationary.co.uk
Makers Mark Minis – Austinweddingblog.com
Pink Gin Minis – Oysterandpearldesign.co.uk
Personalised Tea – notonthehighstreet.com
Personalised Shot Glasses – Etsy – Factory21
Charity:
ISPCA Wedding Favours – ispca.ie
Irish Heart Wedding Favours
MS Ireland Wedding favours
Jack And Jill Wedding Favours
Irish Cancer Wedding Favours
Children:
Children Activity Pack – FavourFairy.co.uk
Colour in Sheets – Etsy – GWPrints
Kids Craft Activity Set – Etsy – TheLittleBlueBird
Other Novelties:
Personalised Spoon – Notonthehighstreet.com
Hangover Kits! – Etsy – Becollective
Personalised Keychain & Bottle Opener – Etsy – Lazerblessings
Name Tags – Multi Purpose – Favourlane.ie
Diamond Bottle Stop – Favourfairy.co.uk
Typewriter Boxes with Name Tag – Favourlane.ie
Mini Pails – Favourlane.ie
Mini Watering Can – Favourlane.ie
Personalised Match Boxes – Favourlane.ie
Hessian Bags – Favourlane.ie
Glass Pegs – Hearts – Favourlane.ie
Wedding Glasses as DIY Wedding Favours
For my own wedding, I bought glasses and hand painted the bases and wrote each guests name on their glass which acted as a place setting and take home favour. I needed glasses anyway as we did a DIY wedding so it worked out very economical to do that. The glasses in total were apx €200 from IKEA, the glass paint was €25 and the glass marker was €8. The main requirement was time and effort. A third of people took their glasses and I was left with the rest. The investment wasn’t too large so I don’t feel that I lost money, plus all the glasses were used!
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