When planning a wedding you would
like to keep the costs down and one way to achieve this is by using
cheap wedding favors.
The favor although inexpensive to purchase or make does not need to
look cheap, the secret to making them look expensive is in the way you
package and present them.
There are many stores that can supply inexpensive wedding
favors
which can also be personalized, but do shop around as prices can vary
considerable on the same type of product.
Keep and eye out for the clearance sales and discontinued lines you can
really pick up a bargain at these sales.
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Homemade wedding favors are
another cheap wedding
favors idea, but do cost out the project first before making, because
in
some instances the materials used to make the favor can add up to more
than a purchased one.
You may have to do some careful shopping and planning or change the
favour idea to something that you can comfortably afford.
If you would like to try your hand at making your wedding favors
consider giving edible wedding favors these
usually go down well
with most age groups and there are many simple ideas around.
Here are a few simple ideas for cheap wedding
favors:
Print bookmarks on your home computer, laminate
them having
about 2.5cm (1 inch) of sealed laminate edge at the top end and punch a
hole in this 2.5cm (1 inch) section. Tie a narrow ribbon or tassel to
this end.
Make your own wedding buttons.
Make wine glass markers, the items and
instructions for
these can easily be found in any craft store.
Give small pictures frames that can double up
as place
cards.
Give scented candles, add a special message and
tie it to
the candle or present it in a small organza bag.
Give a living gift such as a tulip bulb in a
terracotta
pot, small shrub, seed packets or even flowering pot plants (you can
use these flowering plants as your table centrepiece as well).
Yes you can do it! Just select a
project that is simple
to do. You can find some more ideas on our wedding projects page these are
simple and
doable, no matter what your level of expertise.
Important Tips
Keep in mind that the containers or packaging
that you
present the gift in may not be the correct container for storing the
gift. So be sure to give instructions to the recipient.
That way, any food which is not consumed right away can be safely
stored. How long the food can be stored also depends on how long you
have stored the food gift in your own home since preparing it.
Offer serving suggestions
this way the recipient
knows how to serve and enjoy the food.
Include preparation directions.
For food favors that
require reheating or other specific instructions do include preparation
directions, this could be as simple as putting a photocopy in the box
or pasted onto the gift tag.
Present your gifts in inexpensive
plates, trays,
boxes, decorative paper bags or cellophane bags tied with fabric ribbon
or curling ribbon.
