Cost-Effective Wedding Favor Ideas

Whether the economy is good or bad, people are still going to get married. During an economic decline, many people look for ways to reduce costs without negatively affecting the wedding. One way of spending wisely is to give inexpensive wedding favors.

Wedding favors are small gifts that the bride and groom give to guests during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. They are a gesture of appreciation and gratitude. The price of these favors can vary, but there are now inexpensive and creative favors for brides trying to cut costs. The following is a list of lovely inexpensive favor ideas that will say thank you but not break your wedding budget:

- Homemade food such as brownies, cookies, jams, and jellies are a popular choice. They can be made in bulk and you can purchase jelly jars at flea markets or a dollar store.

- Coffee or tea favors with a custom designed label.

- Treats and nuts such as monogrammed foil fabric wrapped chocolates, candies, mints, almonds, homemade rock crystal candy, fortune cookies, old-fashioned candy sticks.

- Practical items such as small wedding mint tins, soaps, miniature frames, napkins, playing cards, flower cards, place cards decorated dandles, small hand bags, small jars of potpourri, and hand fans for guests to fan themselves are very popular. Personalized gifts such as pencils, matchbooks, note pads, pens, candles, and bookmarks are always good choices as low cost wedding favors. You can purchase items like matchbooks and bookmarks for as little as 10-15 cents each.

- Fresh flowers can be placed at each table with a thank you card. The guests can take them home after the reception.

- Disposable cameras make great wedding favors. Many bridal stores and bridal web sites sell cheap bridal-themed cameras. You can usually get a good price if you buy in bulk.

- Homemade wedding favors can cut costs. Homemade bookmarks are popular. You can add personalized messages such as your names and wedding date. Another favor idea is to purchase decorative gift boxes and add a personalized message on the ribbon. You can fill the boxes with treats or trinkets. Make mix CDs of the songs played at your wedding. You can purchase bulk CDs very cheaply at bulk stores or large mass market retailers such as Wal-Mart.

- Flower seed packets with a thank you car attached to them.

- You can give out cards stating a donation has been made to a local charity. At $1 per favor, you could easily donate a nice amount of money while saving on your wedding. Your guests will appreciate your generosity.

You can find inexpensive wedding favors at various places such as a local party supply store, wedding supply stores, cheap retail stores such as Dollar stores, and large retailers like Wal-Mart. You can also order wedding favors online. There are many cheap online retailers who provide inexpensive decorative gifts. By using an online store, you will save money and time because you will not have to deal with traffic, spend hours in the stores, and spend money on gas. As well, there are online stores that sell wedding favors for under a dollar

When the economy is slumping, we all take measures to save money. Cutting wedding costs does not mean you cannot have your dream wedding. With the proper planning, you can still have a beautiful wedding. Acquiring inexpensive wedding favors is an easy way to reduce your wedding costs. Your wedding day is one of the most eventful and memorable life events. A bad economy does not have to interfere with your special day.