Wedding Favors of the Moment

{1} “Our favor was a map of the area, including the wedding site, guest hotels, shopping, dining and sports arenas. There were also personal touches, including a bride and groom with cupid flying over them named “Sally”—the friend who introduced us (and made the favors).” -Lyndsay Lynch; favors designed by bridesmaid Sally Ludwig

{2} We gave away flip-flops because we had a lake-theme wedding on Lake L’Homme Dieu in Alexandria, and jellybeans because my husband and I have the nickname “beanie” for each other, and we wanted to share this playfulness with our wedding guests.” -Talaine Golberg; favors assembled with the bride’s mother

{3} “These favors were “sweet,” simple and could be personalized in many ways, from the color of the box, the ribbon, the label and even the messages on the M&Ms. The finished product added just the right touch for us—and who doesn’t love chocolate!” -Alli Wilker; favors packaged by the bride’s sister

{4} “Our wedding theme was “Timeless Around the World.” We used luggage tags as our escort cards (pictured); wedding-weekend programs designed as passports; and the map of the world on our cake, with dots marking the places we’ve been.” -Ragenea Howe; favors made by Jaclyn Elizabeth Events

{5} “Our favors were a silver tin of my grandmother’s old-fashioned mints. It was important for us to remember her in some way on our wedding day.” -Nikki Erickson; favors made by family members

{6} “I love matchboxes and thought this was the perfect favor. It makes me smile when I see our friends using them.” -Ashley Ammermann; favors from theknot.com

{7} “I purchased fabric from an outlet, jars from Fleet Farm, lace from Crafty Planet and craft paper from Anchor Paper. We ordered a variety of coffee roasts in five-pound bags and green tea chai for non-coffee drinkers. Our guests loved them.” -Nikki Bodurtha; favors made with the bride’s mother-in-law

{8} “We were on a budget and didn’t want to spend a lot of money on something people wouldn’t remember. We also knew that we were having gray and white table linens and needed a pop of color.” -Megan Ashton; favors assembled by the bride and groom

{9} “We collected recipes from both of our families that were some of our childhood favorites and even served a few of those recipes at our wedding dinner. It’s been fun to hear our guests comment on which recipes they tried and liked.” -Monica McGill; favors created by “We came up with an all-purpose spice blend from that reflected some of the flavors of our home state, California, and made sure they were green and white to match our wedding colors. A lot of people asked for the recipe!”