Not all couples give wedding favors to their guests, but if done correctly, they can be a fun way to say thanks and remember what a great time they had on your wedding day! As a wedding venue in North Carolina, we have noticed the rise of quirky and thought-out wedding favors over the past few years. We’ve compiled all of our best tips for wedding favors your guests will love. If you are going back and forth on whether you will have wedding favors for your guests, there are a few things to keep in mind so that you don’t break the bank and your guests love it!

Make Them Noticeable

During the cleanup, there is nothing worse than realizing that all of your guests left their favors after you spent so much money and effort putting them together. To make sure guests know these favors are theirs to keep, you can have the servers walk them around to each table at a specific time or leave them at the exit door with a noticeable sign. This will keep the majority of your guests leaving their wedding favor behind.

Keep Your Budget in Mind

Depending on how large your wedding is, you could end up needing to purchase a lot of wedding favors. There is a huge difference between buying favors for a wedding of just 75 people versus 200 people. No matter how much you like a specific item, consider if you really want to break the bank on a wedding favor. For smaller weddings, you may be able to DIY a wedding favor yourself and if you have a larger guest list, buy items in bulk to save money. 

Add Your Personality

Implementing your wedding theme or personality into the favors is a great way to make them ones that both you and your guests will love. You could choose favors related to your hobbies and the things that you love doing together. Another great way to make them favors that your guests will love is to incorporate your wedding theme if you have one. If your theme is around the holidays, you could give out an ornament, or if your theme is summer and gardens, you could provide a succulent as a favor.

Functionality Over Style

As much as you might love the decorative favors you see online, guests are not as likely to take those home with them. As pretty as it might be, your wedding guests will prefer a favor that they can actually use and will remind them each time of your wedding day. Guests love receiving koozies, cups, treat bags, or even a blanket! Think outside of the box and consider the times you received favors at weddings; what were the favors you loved taking home?

Order Extras

Depending on what wedding favor you chose the price, it’s always great to have a few extra handy for multiple different reasons. A best practice is to order at least ten additional wedding favors depending on the size of your wedding. There may be extra guests who show up, and people may grab more than one favor by mistake. Keeping additional on hand will ensure that each guest gets a favor and is awkwardly left empty-handed. If you end up with extra at the end of the night, then those are keepsakes you and your partner can cherish!

Wedding favors are a great way to express to your guests that you appreciate their presence and support of this next stage in your relationship. Whether you decide to have wedding favors or not, your guests will love the gesture of having a little gift to remember your special day. With these tips for wedding favors your guests will love in mind, your guests will cherish having a piece of wedding day to remember forever!