Petal Favor

September 20th, 2008 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

Petal Favor

Get Creative with Unconventional Wedding Favors

You will remember your wedding day forever. How can you make sure your guests remember it as well? Wedding favors are one way; but why stop there. Ordinary wedding favors are just that: ordinary. Get creative with the process and your wedding favors will really stand out. Tired of the same old matchbooks, boxes of candy, or photo frames that everybody else gives out as favors? Here are some unconventional favors that will certainly be a hit with your wedding guests.

Creative One of Kind Favors

Put together your own wedding favors that don't look like you have raided the crafts store. Professional boxes, ribbons, and tissues make all the difference. Theme the boxes and accessories with your wedding colors to add a personal touch.

Seaside Memories: Fill small cellophane bags with beach sand until nearly full add a few tiny sea shells on top with a miniature star fish, add a tea light candle. Tie the top with a bit of twine or ribbon. Place in Tin Favor Pails by Kate Aspen. Add a tiny sand shovel to the handle of the pail. Tea for Two: Choose the Orange Cosmos Collection Favor Box Kit. Fill the box with two orange pekoe tea bags, sugar cubes, dried sliced oranges (available online) cinnamon sticks and cloves. The box is pretty enough to become a keepsake on its own. The tea and spices fill the air at your reception with a wonderful orange scent. Autumn Leaves: Select “Autumn Elegance” Laser-Cut Fall Leaf Favor Box by Kate Aspen. Fill the box with leaf shaped pressed maple sugar, leaf shaped soap, or leaf shaped candle. Or fill the bottom with raffia (shredded straw) and add a votive candle. Watch Our Love Grow: Choose Miniature Metal Watering Cans. Fold a package of wild flowers that grow in your geographic area so that it fits inside the can. Tuck in a card that says "Watch our love grow," with your names and date of the wedding. Garden Favors Many weddings take place during spring and summer so gardening is a perfect theme for your favors. A very easy, elegant, and colorful wedding favor is to buy six packs of flowers that are blooming. Cut each of the sections apart so there are six plants. Place the plant in a paper box, such as the 2 piece dotted favor box that matches your wedding colors. Place a bit of sphagnum moss around the plant to hide the section of the six pack. A Gift of Spring: Package one narcissus, ranunculus, or other small bulb that doesn't require pre chilling with a tiny terracotta flower pot, potting soil in a zip lock bag and planting instruction in a clear cellophane bag. Tie with brightly colored ribbons. Blooming Favors: There are many favors that are impregnated with flower seeds and shaped as birds, hearts, shells, and flowers. Some are attached on a stick that is in a mini flower pot. The shapes are decorative on the tables and fun for guests to plant later at home. Petal Cones: Biodegradable paper cones filled with flower petals add a refreshing touch to the tables. The petals can be scented with essential oils to add a pleasing scent. Just for Fun Flip-Flop Photo Frame with Flower Accent by Kate Aspen are shaped like flip flop sandals and hold a photo. For more informal receptions they could be used as place card holders as well. Colors are bright and beachy. If you've had a fairy tale courtship, share the news with your guests with the Castles in the Sand Tea Light by Kate Aspen. The sandy textured and colored sand castle holds a tea light and is packaged in an organza bag. Calla Lily Mini Photo Albums. The albums measure 6.5 inch by 5 inch wide and 1 inch deep. The albums are covered in ivory textured paper with a fabric handcrafted calla lily framed on the front. They hold 40 4 inch by 6 inch photos. Personalize the albums with a photo of the bridal couple and date as the first photo in the album. Have photos of the guests taken at the reception and digitally printed and posted to a bulletin board for them to take as they leave as their very own special remembrance. It is also a good idea to provide disposable cameras to go with the photo albums. Cameras can be personalized with wedding themed covers embossed with the bridal couple's name and date. Favors Under $1.00 You might not think it possible to find nice wedding favors under $1.00, but it is. Hershey personalized miniature chocolate bars are one choice. Bookmarks and candles are another. Many favors are sold in packages of 12, `18, or 24 and the price of each individual favor is less than $1.00. Filling pretty boxes that have been personalized with candy, potpourri, soaps, or other treats often is less than $1.00.

Wine glasses are priced less than $1.00 at thrift shops and sometimes for just a few pennies. Fill the glasses with Hershey kisses, cover with netting tied with pretty ribbon. Attach a card that says thank you for coming to our wedding with the date and your names and you have a lovely favor for less than $1.00.

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