Favor Cakes – Unique Wedding Favors
September 29, 2009
Favor Cakes
As a blushing bride you want your wedding to be unique and memorable, just like you will be as you walk down the isle in your wedding dress. There is no detail too small to be customized, and it’s the little extras that will make your wedding exceptional for your guests. When it comes to choosing wedding favors the options can be absolutely overwhelming. As a bride you want to give out something new that people haven’t seen before and yet what you choose still needs to be affordable and classy.
DIY- Scented Bath Salt Wedding Favors
April 6, 2009
We all know that in this economic times, a sensible bride will be looking for ways to cut wedding costs while planning her dream wedding. One of the ways to cut cost is to make your own “stuff”. One of the easiest “stuff” to make is your do-it-yourself scented bath salt wedding favors. All you need, aside from the ingredients, are air-tight plastic or glass jars and ribbons to complete your wedding favors.
Here are the ingredients:
2 1/2 cups sea salt (do not use table salt; this will dry your skin)
1 cup baking soda (Arm & Hammer baking soda will do well)
1/2 cup citric acid
1 tbs fragrance oil (cosmetic grade; do not use fragrance oils used for candles)
Colorant: Use mica colors of your choice. In the video, Mary used two colors. The first one is a combination of 1/4 tsp each of FDA F&C mica yellow and matte red. 1/2 tsp of FDA F&C mica yellow is used for the second color.
Gifts of Gratitude – Wedding Favors
February 9, 2009
Wedding favors are a great way to thank your guests with simple yet elegant gifts that do double duty: They express your heartfelt gratitude and serve as elegant accessories for your reception. Here are some of Bridal ‘N Beauty’s new wedding favors for 2009 to start your thank-you gift planning.
Butterflies Laser-Cut Favor Boxes
Butterfly Favor Box (Click to Enlarge)
Small gifts inside a pastel pink or sage green Butterflies Laser-Cut Favor Box with color-coordinated, satin ribbon and bow accented by a finely detailed, metal, silver-finish butterfly will leave your guests with pleasant memories of an exquisite day.
101 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding- Part 13: Wedding Favors
January 16, 2009
101 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding- Part 13: Wedding Favors
Wedding favors are small gifts given to your wedding guests to serve as souvenirs of your wedding and to thank them for sharing your happiness in your wedding day. Usually, these little gifts are placed on the reception table next to each plate setting. They range from spectacular to very simple. In several weddings I attended, most of these wedding favors are left on the reception table.
Would you like to give your guests wedding favors that are going to be appreciated without spending several hundred dollars? Here are our suggestions – Part 13 of our 101 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding.
Wedding Favors
90. Make your own favors – It is easy to make simple, but elegant favors with a little creativity. You can buy small organza bags or small favor boxes and fill them with personalized chocolates or mints. Finish the decor with personalized ribbon in your wedding colors. If you think candies in bags or boxes are too common, here are 10 more ideas for making cheap wedding favors.
Jordan Almond Favors For Your Wedding
November 10, 2008
Sweet Wedding Favors
Jordan almonds are a long-standing wedding tradition that has been around for more than 3,000 years. In France and the Middle east, they are called dragees. In Greece they are Koufeta. Whatever name you call them, these candy-coated almonds offer the same symbolism. The almond itself is bittersweet in taste. This represents both the good and bad in marriage and life. It is no secret that any long lasting relationship surely has both bitter and sweet moments.
To emphasize the good times, and sweetness in the new marriage, these almonds are coated in sugar or candy coating. You can find these coated almonds in a variety of colors to match your wedding theme. However, the most traditional color is still white. This symbolizes purity. The actual shape of the almond is thought to symbolize love. [Read more]
