Inexpensive Wedding Ideas? Choose Yours!

A wedding is not complete without wedding favors! They not only add life to your wedding decorations, but they also serve as keepsakes for your guests.

If you want to give your wedding favors a personal touch, or if you are bent for money, then consider making your own homemade wedding favors. You will be surprised at how easy this can be done and how much money you can actually save. Of course, you will need help from other people especially if you have hundreds of guests to consider. Plan early, because if you love the idea of making your own favors so you will have a boost of energy and have fun all the way!
1. Get ideas.
It is very common for us to simply go to a wedding store, point out the wedding favors that we need, and simply pay and wait for them to be delivered. While this process can be very convenient, it can take much of the wedding budget. If you are up for a few fun sessions, then you can make your own favors to save money. Get many homemade wedding favor ideas from stores or from online wedding sites or blogs. Let your imagination go free with hundreds of wedding favor ideas that can be made from your own home.

2. Decide on the type of wedding favors.
Once you have a list of great favors, choose one that you think can be done at home. The good news is most of them can be done as long as you have the necessary materials, have an artistic streak or a fun imagination, and a set of helping hands. Once you have decided on homemade wedding favors, it is now time to shop!

3. Scout and shop for raw materials.
You can easily buy raw materials for your homemade wedding favors from lots of stores. If you wish to shop online, there are online craft and stationery stores which offer lower prices and even free delivery. You can also shop from stores offline and see the possible treasures you can use for your favors. Learn to be creative by interchanging materials and patterns to create really cool or classy favors.

4. Assemble a team to make the favors.
Now that you have all the materials you need, now is the time to gather a group of people for the production. You can either set this on a weekend so you will be more relaxed and actually enjoy the process of creating your wedding mementos. Homemade wedding favors are a lot of fun especially if you have an enthusiastic team with you. Serve tea and you will have a very productive and fun gathering.

5. Love your creation.
Once you have finished your homemade wedding favors, you definitely need to assess them and see if they are perfectly made. Be sure to appreciate your creations. Make sure that you have enough number of wedding favors for guests and a few pieces to keep in your wedding memory box or album.

Be sure to have enough supplies for the following wedding favors: place cards and holders, wedding giveaways, bridesmaids and maid of honor keepsakes, invitations, thank you notes, and other wedding items.

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