How to Make a Fall Wedding Favor

If you’re planning a wedding during autumn, it might be nice to present your guests with a favor that symbolizes your day and the season. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer and printer
• Red, orange, yellow and brown cardstock (8 ½ by 11 inches)
• Leaf shaped cookie cutters
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• Cinnamon sticks
• Small rubber bands
• Individual packets of Spiced Cider
• Earth-colored favor bags or paper lunch bags
• Tan raffia

1. 
   Names printed on cardstock

   Using a word processing program, arrange the bride and groom’s names together on a template page (about 2 to 3 pairs across and 2 to 3 down depending on the size of cookie cutters). You will be using one newlywed leaf per favor, so print out one for each guest.

2. 
   Cookie cutters traced on cardstock

   With a pencil, trace cookie cutters around names in random positions. Cut out and erase any showing pencil lines. Punch a hole in the edge of the leaf so that name with be right-side up.

3. On a blank piece of cardstock, trace the cookie cutters. Cut them out, erase the showing pencil lines and punch a hole somewhere along the edge.

4. Wrap 2 to 3 cinnamon sticks with a rubber band. Place one cider packet and one wrapped pair of cinnamon sticks in favor or paper bag. Close the bag and punch a hole through the opening flaps (approximately in the center).

5. String a piece of raffia through the hole in the bag. String a blank leaf and a leaf with the newlywed names on the raffia. Tie the raffia, making sure the leaves hang down on the side.

6. Place a favor by each place setting for your guests.

Tips & Warnings

• Stamp the bags with rubber leaf stamps for an added effect.