Creative ideas for homemade wedding favors don’t have to break the bank. When planning your special day, remember that just because you’re on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t still celebrate with unique handmade gifts for guests.
Wedding favors are an important part of the day, but they shouldn’t put too much of a strain on your wallet! Here are some great DIY wedding favor ideas that won’t put you in debt:
1. Fresh produce
Assemble an assortment of fruit in baskets or boxes, and let guests choose their own fresh treats as party favors. You can even ask them to take it one step further and place the food in their luggage when they leave – it will make for some amazing munchies while they’re flying home!
2. Oversized cookies
Consider baking small, individual-sized cakes and buttercreams in a variety of flavors. Have your florist create a large cookie out of fresh flowers – it’ll be the perfect takeaway to remind everyone of your special wedding day!
3. Freshly baked bread
This one’s all about presentation, so do this favor at the dinner table. Baked goods are always nice favors for guests because they can enjoy them right away! Bake some mini loaves of bread, tie each with twine and attach a tag with your names and wedding date.
4. Homemade jam
If you’re hosting an outdoor summertime reception, homemade jams in pretty jars are great fun for guests to take home – just make sure to have enough to go around! Try this strawberry jam recipe, which will make about five 8-ounce jars.
5. Your choice of wine
Assemble an array of bottles of different wines, then attach a tag to each with your names, wedding date and location – guests can grab their favorites to take home as favors!
Want some more ideas? Here are some DIY favors that you’ll absolutely love.
1. Create your own wooden spoons for stirring tea or coffee.
2. Make your own candles
3. Buy candy in bulk, wrap them individually and tie ribbons around the top
4. Fill mason jar lids with colored sand and place votive candles inside
5. Fill glass paint bottles with your favorite jams or jellies
6. Place cute labels on water bottles and fill with your favorite juice
7. Create a softcover photo album and let guests take photos home
8. Give each guest a hand-drawn sketch of yourself or your spouse
9. Place small chalkboards on pedestals and provide chalk so your guests can write notes
10. Fill short glass vases with confetti (and give them markers to write their names on the paper)
11. Place homemade simple syrup in pretty bottles as favors
12. Put together gift baskets filled with items for the bath
13. Have custom matchboxes made with taglines or photos
14. Vinyl record DIYs You could cut out vinyl records and make coasters, clocks, etc…
15: Place small mason jar lids filled with colorful sprinkles on pedestals and place clear toffee candy inside; guests can take home the jar lid as a favor
16. Lightweight wicker napkin rings with dried lavender or rose petals
17. Make your own sugar scrubs
18. Custom wallpaper labels
19. Make mini “wine cork” magnets for favors, tuck them in their luggage to use during travel
20. Create your own chocolate bark
21. Fill empty chapstick tubes with colorful slips of paper, each holding one guest’s wish for you
22. For summer weddings: margarita mix favors
23. Boxes of homemade cookies
24. At the bar, have beer bottles labeled with ribbon
25: Mini jars filled with jams
26: unbleached muslin bags filled with a variety of dried fruits and nuts
27: Have your florist create pretty flower pots (and ask them to include instructions for care)
28. Put together photo albums, CDs or DVDs with pics from the big day
29. Custom labels on jars filled with potpourri
30. Hand-drawn pictures by you
31. Create cute recipe tins with cards containing the recipes
32. Stained glass votive candle holders (for evening weddings)
33: personalize Tic Tac boxes
34: Flower girl baskets filled with flower petals
35: Personalized tea bags
36. Seasonal candy in festive packaging
37. Faux succulents in pretty pots
38. Miniature picture frames for favors
39. Bottle of bubbles
40. Personalize M&M tins
41: Baking mixes
42: Custom-made coloring books
43: Chalkboard stickers with messages and tips for guests
44: Make snow globes out of glass jars
45: Tie ribbons around mini wine bottles to give as favors
46. Custom-made dog tags with your names, wedding date and location
47. Personalized bottles of olive oil or vinegar
48. Fill an apothecary jar with individually wrapped chocolates
49. Place vintage postcards with messages on a pretty platter
50: Faux succulents in small pots
51: Mini lightbulbs filled with potpourri
52: Place a photo of yourself inside a plastic snowglobe
53. Put together a personalized “travel” recipe box
54: Tint clear liquor with food coloring for fun colors
55: Glitter covered rocks as weights for invitations
56: Printable gift tags
57: Personalized buttons with messages like “Thanks” and “You’re Awesome”
58: Custom tea bags
59. Play-Doh in a candy wrapper
60. White chocolate pretzels topped with personalized messages (in silver or gold)
61. Fill small boxes with printed messages and attach name cards for guests to take home
62: Create your own scented soap
63: Treat bags filled with treats
64: Favor baskets containing goodies for the road
65. Glitter covered rocks
66. Handmade paper coasters
67: Miniature picture frames
68: Baby oil filled glass bottles tied with cute ribbon
69. Keychain bottle openers
70. Have wine bottles wrapped in pretty paper
71. Make your own lip balm
72. Fill small mason jars with colored sand (and add a clear stone in the center)
73. Colorful confetti in baggies
74. Glue full-sized Hershey’s kisses to the front of glassine bags
75: Baby safety pins with personalized messages
76: Custom save-the-dates in pretty paper
77. Place cards tied to wooden skewers
78. Small notebooks
79. Embroidered handkerchiefs
80. Decorative gift tags
81: Vintage looking picture frame
82: Natural sea sponges
83: Printable coasters
84: Make cupcake bouquets
85: Wooden clothespins with little scraps of paper attached
86: Paper heart garlands
87. Paper lanterns
88 Crocheted coaster
89: Place settings wrapped in small pieces of fabric
90: Regular balloons with table numbers written on them
91: Flip flops wrapped in pretty paper
92. Place cards made from vintage book pages
93. Sweet jars
94. Put together recipe boxes
95. Tie cute favor bags to the backs of chairs
96: Place settings wrapped in yarn
97. Customize your own bottle openers
98: Mint tins
99: Printable handkerchiefs
100: Fabric-covered books
I hope you’ll be able to get some ideas from this list!
