42 Wedding Favors Your Guests Will Actually Want
No one should feel pinges of guilt at your wedding when they decide to throw out your useless wedding favor. So make it something indispensable, as opposed to just putting more crap out there into the world.
1. Personalized Lip Balm (for a Winter Wedding)
The average person loses like, one lip balm per week (it's scientifically proven) so we can all appreciate a new one. Especially if you pick yummy, off-kilter flavors like Strawberry Champagne and Blueberry Ginger.
2. Donuts
For morning hangovers all across the board.
3. S'mores Kit
4. Jar of Jam
Passes TSA regulations!
5. Mason Jar of Moonshine
6. Water Bottles
We can all use an extra one of these.
7. Sunglasses (for a Summer Wedding)
9. Salt Water Taffy
Especially in yummy flavors like hazelnut and pumpkin.
10. Succulents in Tea Cups
These adorable favors might be a pain to travel home with, but on the plus side, they pull double-duty as place cards.
According to user MeowyPrincess on Reddit: "I've found people on gumtree/Craigslist who have whole gardens of them who'll let you take cuttings for a few dollars."
Get the tutorial here.
11. Mojito Kit with Muddler
12. Tiny Stickers
Okay, am I the only person who really wants these?
13. Homemade Limoncello
Get the recipe here.
14. Cute Tote Bag
15. Mini Sketchbooks
Get the tutorial here.
16. Journals
17. Bottle Openers
You can buy these antique key bottle openers here.
18. Classy Hangover Kit
Include a small bottle of water or Gatorade, ibuprofen, and an eye mask.
19. Cookie Cutters
20. Candles Made from Thrifted Teacups
Include a cute, simple matchbox embossed with a stamp.
21. Cute Containers of Local Honey
Go the extra mile and infuse the honey with something CRAZY like peppercorns.
22. DIY or Vintage Ornaments (for a November or December Wedding)
23. Instagram Coasters
Just be sure to include beautiful, meaningful photos and not just photos emblazoned with your face.
24. Sriracha Salt
It's remarkably easy to make.
25. Cookie Buffet with Take-Away Containers
Buffets rule. Everybody loves a good buffet.
26. Shot Glasses
Everyone could use an extra shot glass.
27. Luggage Tags (for a Destination Wedding)
28. Small Containers of Vanilla Extract
29. Customizable Nail Polish
These make an adorable favor for bridesmaids.
30. Charity Donation Made in Your Guest's Name
31. Small Bottles of Mead
32. Single-Use Cameras
33. Set of Colored Pencils
34. Tiny Pies in a Jar
35. Pretty Soaps
36. Seed Paper
It's paper that you can plant! Just make sure if your wedding takes place in the park that there aren't rules about handling seeds.
37. Homemade Granola
38. Tea Diffusers
39. Booze
40. Flip Flops
The ladies in heels will appreciate these.
41. Tasteful Temporary Tattoos
Get ones that people might actually want to wear.
More dainty options.
42. Candy-Filled Mugs
