How to Make Unique Wedding Favors

Wedding favors are a great way to show guests your appreciation, but who wants favors that look like everyone else's? This article will give you some ideas on unique wedding favors you can find or make yourself.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Purchase a package of t-shirts from a local retailer. Guests won't want to walk around with your picture on the front of their shirt, so consider decorating them with something more generic. T-shirt transfers are very affordable to purchase at your office supply store and you can choose a fun slogan or picture, run them off on your color printer, and iron them on. You can also use clothing markers and just write something fun on the front or back of the t-shirt; try one simple word like "love" in a large, round font will do.

2. Get teddy bears or another stuffed animal from your dollar or discount store. Tie them with wide ribbon that matches the theme or color scheme of your wedding and put them at everyone's place settings. Write a personal note and roll it up and tuck it under every ribbon; try something like "Thank you beary much for coming!"

3. Purchase jars from a wholesale company or one that supplies for candles and canning. Save your pennies or go to the bank and ask for rolls of them. Fill the jars with pennies and tie them with a wide, fancy ribbon. Or, go to the bulk candy store and purchase candy that is in the color of your wedding's color or theme and fill the jars with these.

4. Shrinky Dinks were a popular toy many years ago, and today they're still available in a wide range of designs. They even have blank paper you can run through your printer. Guests can use these as reflectors in a kitchen window or as keychains.

Tips & Warnings

• If you go with t-shirts, get the largest size possible. Many will need a large size not just to fit but can also wear them as bed shirts or for just lounging around the house.