Rustic Theme Favors

Re: Rustic Theme Favors

• GoodLuckBear14 member

  

  September 2012

  Unless you want a lot of favors left at the end of the night, I would seriously reconsider edible favors.

  Proud to be an old married hag!!

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• itzMS member

  

  September 2012

  I agree with PP. You can skip the favors if you're not doing something edible as you'll waste money and have tons of leftovers.
  
  Most people, if they even burn candles, wouldn't want one in a random scent.
  
  Just two examples of plant favors gone wrong:
  
  I've been to a wedding where the favor was baby pine trees wrapped in burlap sacks. I have no need for a pine tree, neither did most people.
  
  Another "rustic" plant favor was a terra cotta mini pot with topsoil and a packet of seeds. More of the pots ended up tipped over with the soil everywhere than safely home with guests.

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• reppunzel member

  

  September 2012

  Would you be interested in a savory/less sweet edible favor?  Popcorn, trail mix, pretzels (the big ones), or the flavored pretzel nibs would all work and could be packaged to match your theme.
  
  Another consumible option would be drink mixes:  cider or mulling spices for cider/wine, hot chocolate, coffee/cappuccino, teas, or lemonades depending on the season of the year you're going for.  Is there a local "specialty" for your wedding location?  A little jar of jam, jelly, honey, chutney, preserves, etc. would be nice with some fabric in your colors tied over the lid with raffia or twine.

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• reppunzel member

  

  September 2012

  Another consumible / edible (just not by humans!) idea you might like is this:
  
  http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/birdseed-wedding-favor-hearts-easy-and-inexpensive-diy/
  
  We're thinking about doing them, and I may package them in bags like this
  
  http://spotofteadesigns.com/2012/05/27/guest-post-bird-seed-ornaments/
  
  that I would sew and stamp myself (waaaaay ahead of time ).

   

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• ElaineJ85 member

  

  October 2012

  I really like the idea of a plant/tree; it's definitely something different. Here's a really cool website that has small saplings packaged for your guests.

  
  

  http://www.arborday.org/shopping/gifttrees/displays.cfm

  
  

  Or you could give them seeds to a flower like this one that you can personalize.

  
  

  http://www.personalizationmall.com/Personalized-Flower-Seed-Wedding-Card-p11022.prod?sdest=dept&sdestid=1485&storeid=7&categoryid=1485

  
  

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• eelsbury08

  

  October 2012

  I was thinking of doing flower seeds and doing something like "help our love grow by planting these seeds" or something like that. I don't want to waste money on food favors that no one eats anyway.

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