Homemade Wedding Favor

As the wedding planning gets under way, many times funds are quickly depleted and downsizing must begin in order to make ends meet. This is not a reason to despair. With careful planning and attention to detail, amazing weddings can be planned on a very tight budget.

The first step is to determine exactly where you can cut expenses and then set about following those decisions. One way to lower expenses is to give each guest a homemade wedding favor. This is not a difficult thing to accomplish. However, it is important to recognize that what you save in money will most likely cost you in time. So, when you begin to plan what type of wedding favor you want to offer your guests, factor in the time it will take to create the homemade wedding favor before you commit to a final decision.

Oftentimes a wedding planning session that includes the maid-of-honor and bridesmaids can combine the planning of the wedding with the creation of the homemade wedding favor. This "mini wedding work camp" can be an adventure combining serious work with special memory making. Plan for a Saturday or a weekday evening to get the project completed. If all necessary supplies are in order, the creation of the homemade wedding favor should be more fun than work.

A Few Homemade Wedding Favor Ideas To Consider: There are many different types of homemade wedding favor. Many brides give each guest five Jordan almonds wrapped in a circle of colored tulle and tied with a matching bow. This is an inexpensive way to tie in the wedding color scheme with a traditional wedding favor. The five Jordan almonds signify wealth, health, happiness, fertility and longevity of the marriage.

Another homemade wedding favor includes the same pre-cut circles of tulle, tiny bottles in a wedding designed shape tied in the tulle with a matching ribbon. This tiny little homemade wedding favor serves two purposes; it is a cute thematic wedding favor for your guests and they can blow the bubbles as the bride and groom leave the wedding reception to begin the new stage in their lives as a married couple.

Another cute idea is to extend the concept of hugs and kisses to each of your guests within the tiny package of a homemade wedding favor. This homemade wedding favor uses the pre-cut tulle circles, on each circle place two of the Hershey's Hugs and two of the Hershey's Kisses chocolate candies; bring the circle of tulle around the candies and tie with a color coordinating bow. This completes the simple homemade wedding favor. While simple, the message is very clear to each guest; you have sent them off with a gift that says "Thank you" with hugs and kisses.

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