Wedding favors are one of those things that can become oddly controversial even though there’s really no reason at all that brides, grooms, and guests should care whether there are heart-shaped coffee scoops or tiny sodas or a charitable contribution notice or a tin can or nothing at all at each plate.
Whatever they are, wedding favors are usually not the sort of thing one keeps forever (especially in the case of anything edible, I hope, or bits of paper saying “Thanks from the SSPCA!”) and they are usually one of the least expensive items on the wedding budget, relative to everything else. Sometimes the best wedding favor might just be a chill pill.
Me? I like candy wedding favors. Give me jelly beans or a single truffle or some weird vintage candy or Japanese candy. Just give it to me on the reception table where I can access it easily while I’m waiting for my meal since I always seem to end up at the last table to be served or called up to the buffet. Yes, even when I’m in the wedding! I especially like candy wedding favors that come in little boxes that I can re-use for things like stray earrings or small screws, and right now I am loving these:
Birch bark wedding favor boxes from New Hampshire Woods Creations –
a bit pricey, but certainly unique
Origami matchbook-style wedding favor boxes from Ordie & Chavalos –
I love the secret message
Recycled paper wedding favor boxes from Jardin de Papier –
accommodates two Hershey Kisses, so pretty tiny
Rawluxe wedding favor boxes by Wanda & Krystyna –
I’m a total fan of the plain brown wrapper
Elegant and polished wedding favor boxes from Simply Sarah’s –
Love this color combo and the layering
Flowery fem wedding favor boxes fromPetits Metier –
Just plain adorable
Buttoned up wedding favor boxes from Nuthatch Notes –
No, wait, these are the cutest!
Happy birthday, Beard! And also: I am squealing SO LOUD in my head over these favor boxes. I am addicted to tiny, pretty boxes and cannot throw one away. Plus, good point about food on the table for the last ones to be called.
You’re right, those are cute! I like the first and the last best. You know, its the tiny details that drive everyone crazy, and then you wonder what was so important about the favour boxes and the way the napkkins were folded after all…
Speaking of origami, you could always just fold your own. Make it one of those projects where you crack out a few at a time over the weeks, and then throw in some small candies.