Wedding Favours Your Guests Will Love
The tradition of giving out wedding favours has been around since the 16th Century. Couples would give out small bags of sugar, which at the time wasn't a common commodity and was expensive. Giving out sugar was considered a very generous gift. More commonly known, and still sometimes used today is the Greek tradition of giving out 5 almonds to represent fertility, longevity, health, wealth & happiness. It is seen as a way of the newly married couple to share their own good fortune with their guests.
Over the years what couples have chosen as wedding favours has changed dramatically. People have got a lot more creative with their little thank you gifts for their wedding guests.
It can be argued that wedding favours are a waste of money. Whilst they don't necessarily have to be a big part of your wedding budget, the costs can creep up even if you DIY them. They often get left behind and end up being thrown away the next day.
If you want to give your guests wedding favours but want to avoid spending money to only end up in the bin, it is time to really get creative, think outside the box and give your guests something they will either love, find sentimental, useful or just a whole lot of fun. We have scoured the internet to bring you a selection of amazing ideas that your guests will absolutely love that definitely won't get left behind!
Live Artist Drawings
Having a live artist is becoming increasingly popular and it is easy to see why! The image below just shows you the absolute talent these artists have. Instead of giving out wedding favours at each table setting, consider hiring one of these amazing suppliers instead. They set up somewhere in your venue and take pictures of your guests throughout the day. They then use those images to draw the most amazing portraits of your guests in real time. What an amazing keepsake and your guests definitely won't be leaving them behind.
Image Credit - What Hannah Does
Something to Eat or Something to Drink
If your wedding favours are edible, chances are they will be gone before even the starter is served up. It could be cookies, his and hers favourite sweets, cake pops, macarons. The options are endless. If you are serving up a drink instead, remember if it is boozy to consider your alcohol free guests and the mini humans.
Photobooth Accessories
If you're having a photobooth, a magic mirror or anything along those lines and are struggling with what wedding favours to give out. Why not create or buy accessories for this. You can make them personalised for each guest rather than just the generic ones you can buy anywhere or the ones provided by your photo booth company.
Hangover Kit
Ok, let's admit it. On the most part, UK weddings are a boozy affair. A useful wedding favour such as a hangover kit can be a great little gift to your wedding guests, and who doesn't need all the help they can get the morning after the night before!
Anything Personalised
Anything personalised will be a huge hit with your guests and because they have that personal touch, your guests won't want to be leaving them behind.
Temporary Tattoos
Or maybe even real ones? These are cool, fun and a great talking point. We are totally on board with the idea of having your faces and wedding date tattooed on all of your wedding guests. When it comes to real ones. Tattoo artists are becoming more and more popular at weddings. They provide a selection of small tattoos for your guests to choose from. If that isn't making your wedding memorable, I don't know what is!
Lottery Tickets or Scratch Cards
Such an affordable wedding favour option and your guests will love them. Provide a £1 scratchcard and a penny, you never know, some of your guests might get lucky!
Grow Your Own Kits
We love the idea of grow your own kits and so will your guests. Whether its flower seeds, chilli plants, a specific flower that you had in your floral arrangements. Guests will be able to remember your day for days/weeks/years to come - depending how long they can keep them alive for!
Mini Games
We love this idea, especially for your mini guests. Something to keep them entertained during the wedding breakfast and mainly during the speeches!
Personal Notes
As we said earlier, anything personalised goes down a treat, but this one just hits different. Add a personalised note, poem or sentimental quote to each place setting. The thoughtful touch will cause a whole host of emotions amongst your guests, and if they're sentimental like me, they will want to keep them forever.
Drink Tokens
If your evening reception is a paid bar consider giving your day time guests a drinks token or two as their wedding favour. This will DEFINITELY be used! No wastage here!
Have you already chosen your wedding favours? We would love to hear what ideas you have come up with! Perhaps you can help inspire some of our bride to be readers for their own big day!