How
to Make Basic Wedding Favors
By Amy Spade
Favors are traditionally given to
wedding guests as a sign of appreciation for their coming to the
wedding. Many times they have driven or flown from other parts
of the country to see the couple, so sending them home with a
little something is a good idea.
Do it yourself
When you’re on a budget, or
just have a crafty side, then you may want to create your own
wedding favors. Even if you’re not domestically inspired, these
are really very easy.
You will first need an idea.
For this example, we will be describing how to make little
sachets. The great part about these instructions is that you can
adapt them to include any sort of filling (chocolates, candles,
etc.) into the bag.
You can find great prices on
craft items at your local craft store, but online is always a
good resource too. Many times, you can buy in bulk when you’re
online, so that saves you money in the end. Determine how many
small bags that you need and what color you would like them to
be. Something to realize: if you’re getting bags of a finer
material, the picture on the Internet will look darker than it
is in real life.
Also online or at your local
health food store, you can go and buy herbs and flowers by the
ounce. Realize too that one ounce is A LOT when the item is
dried. This is why it’s best to go to a store in person for your
ingredients—lavender, dried roses, and other flowers are best.
This way you can see and smell off of the things that you have
chosen. Find something fragrant.
If you have smaller bags, you
won’t need as much, but the larger the bag, the more filling you
need.
Easy as can be
All you really have to do is
mix up your ingredients and put some into each bag. Many bags
will even have drawstring closures so that you can tie them up
to look very pretty.
If you’re inspired, you can
include a small card about the significance of the herbs that
you included—perhaps there’s an old wives’ tale about weddings
that is related.
And like it was said before,
you can always change the ingredients to be something that suits
you. Enlist the help of the bridal party if you have a lot to
make!
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planning weddings, and she has written an amazing totally free
mini-course on how to make sure that you have the day of your
dreams, and avoid wedding day disaster!
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