DIY Wedding Favors Aren't As Hard As You Think

Do you want your wedding to be personalized? Do you want it to stand out in people's memories when they look back on it? There's a quick and easy way to give it just a little peice of your personality, and it will be sure to leave a lasting impression on your guests because they will get to take it home with them afterwords. DIY wedding favors are inexpensive peice of your wedding that your loved ones will get to take home with them, and since you made them yourself, they will reflect on your personality as well as your loved one's. Here are a few simple steps to help you come up with a wedding favor they'll never forget.

You want your favors to represent your relationship, so the first step would be to take a look inside it for any peculiarities that stand out. These little details are a good place to start when looking for a theme on which to base your favors. It can be anything from your favorite restaurant to the place where the two of you met, to your favorite band; it can be anything! All it has to be is a theme that you and your special someone feels comfortable with as a way for your guests to remember your big day.

Another good place to start is in tradition. Do you two have something you do together often? Do your families have any traditions you would like to include? Is there anything that you two have in common such as hobbies that you take part in together, or a recurring event that you attend? Any of these things can be included if you feel they represent what you and your better half believe in or enjoy doing. It is all a matter of what part of your wedding you want people to take home to remember.

The next step is deciding on the colors you will use in your favors. Many people use coming holidays as the inspiration behind the colors used in their wedding decorations. Other people are influenced by the seasons or surroundings for their choice of colors. If you and your better half have favorite colors that go well together, maybe you could use them. Any color-scheme is a good color-scheme if it makes your wedding more unique and special to you.

The next step is how outrageous you'd like to go. If your wedding is small and down home, maybe you want a quaint accent piece as your wedding favors. This would be more simple to make, and would probably cost less. Or perhaps your wedding is going to be something huge and extravagant, in which case a bolder, larger piece would be more befitting. Keep in mind, however, that the bigger you go, the more money and time you are going to be putting into the makings of your favors. However, any amount of money and time should be well worth it if it means a more perfect day for the two of you.

Now that you might have an idea of what you want the favors to be, you can look into some materials. Some people favor shells over decorative plates, and some people like flowers while others prefer candles. All that matters is what looks right to you. Once the materials are gathered, you have to assemble them. This part requires a lot of hot glue, so you have to remember to put that on your shopping list. In the next paragraph I will describe how to make a few displays that I have seen used in the past.

Now that you have all of this, you have to actually put the favors together. This step is simple with a little creativity and bit of patience. Just visualize what you want, and piece together the materials, and then apply whatever binding tool you have chosen to hold it together. I have seen people use fish bowls with marbles in the bottom and silk flowers coming out of the top, and I've seen some use bubbles with a shear fabric bunched up over the top and tied off with a decorative ribbon. It all depends on your taste.

This has been just a short list of ideas on how to make your wedding day just that much more unique and interesting. Don't stress yourself out if it seems like too much, it's really only as hard as you make it. Remember, no matter what you decide to make, your guests will be happy knowing that you put that extra amount of thought into the favors that they get to take home with them to remember your big day.