After I’ve met my bride and have made a list of items needed/things to do I make a budget. Working with Natasha’s remaining budget I’ve figured out that we have approximately $1/person set aside for favors. She requested to have unique, usable, and thoughtful favors for the guests. Keeping that in mind, I believe one of these favor ideas is a winner!
Seedling Kits
The breakdown:
Mini Terracotta pots: 30 cents/piece
Moss: 23 cents/piece
Paper Bag: 14 cents/piece
Ribbon: 5 cents/piece
Seeds: 15 cents/piece
= $.87 per person
I would put the moss in the pot with the seeds to cut down the cost of the moss and the box. You could also get rid of the moss altogether. To add a little extra pizazz you could print out a cute message like “watch our love grow” on note cards and put them in the bag. I would have to add what type of seed is in the bag being that the curiosity would kill me if I was a guest.
Homemade Soap
The breakdown:
1/8 lb of clear unscented soap per guest: 46 cents/piece
1 tsp strawberry puree per soap: 20 cents/piece
= 66 cents/piece
Bird Seed Hearts
The Breakdown:
Bird Seed: 7 Cents per piece
Various ingredients: 4 cents per piece
Jute: 6 cents per piece
Thank you stamp: $7 one time buy
Ink: $5 one time buy
Card Stock: 5 cents per piece (3 inch squares)
= 22 cents per piece
I love this idea! Definitely useful. Guests could hang these bird seed hearts from trees and enjoy the décor while feeding the birds!
Fans
The breakdown:
$2.25 per guest
Natasha bought her bridesmaids fans from the oldest fan store in Spain. These silk fans reminded me of that sweet sentiment. The downside? Only the women would get fans and we would end up being $37 over our overall budget.
Lace Coasters
The breakdown:
$2.50 per family
Again, I chose these to add to the list because Natasha’s theme is lace, pearls, Parisian, etc. I think these really add the the overall theme, but in order to go with this option we would have to limit favors to 1 per family. At our wedding many people didn’t take their favors! I think that’s pretty typical, but buying one per family would cut down on excess for sure. Again- these are very useful!
Which would you choose?
Seedling Kits
The breakdown:
Mini Terracotta pots: 30 cents/piece
Moss: 23 cents/piece
Paper Bag: 14 cents/piece
Ribbon: 5 cents/piece
Seeds: 15 cents/piece
= $.87 per person
I would put the moss in the pot with the seeds to cut down the cost of the moss and the box. You could also get rid of the moss altogether. To add a little extra pizazz you could print out a cute message like “watch our love grow” on note cards and put them in the bag. I would have to add what type of seed is in the bag being that the curiosity would kill me if I was a guest.
Homemade Soap
The breakdown:
1/8 lb of clear unscented soap per guest: 46 cents/piece
1 tsp strawberry puree per soap: 20 cents/piece
= 66 cents/piece
Bird Seed Hearts
The Breakdown:
Bird Seed: 7 Cents per piece
Various ingredients: 4 cents per piece
Jute: 6 cents per piece
Thank you stamp: $7 one time buy
Ink: $5 one time buy
Card Stock: 5 cents per piece (3 inch squares)
= 22 cents per piece
I love this idea! Definitely useful. Guests could hang these bird seed hearts from trees and enjoy the décor while feeding the birds!
Fans
The breakdown:
$2.25 per guest
Natasha bought her bridesmaids fans from the oldest fan store in Spain. These silk fans reminded me of that sweet sentiment. The downside? Only the women would get fans and we would end up being $37 over our overall budget.
Lace Coasters
The breakdown:
$2.50 per family
Again, I chose these to add to the list because Natasha’s theme is lace, pearls, Parisian, etc. I think these really add the the overall theme, but in order to go with this option we would have to limit favors to 1 per family. At our wedding many people didn’t take their favors! I think that’s pretty typical, but buying one per family would cut down on excess for sure. Again- these are very useful!
Which would you choose?
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