Your wedding is an exciting occasion that marks the beginning of your life together with your new husband. Holding the wedding and reception of your dreams, however, can be very expensive. You can lower the cost of your wedding and reception with the use of DIY wedding favours.
Regardless of where you have chosen to hold your wedding reception, you are likely to want to give your relatives and other wedding guests a small favour to thank them for joining you and your new husband in celebrating your new marriage. DIY wedding favours can lower the cost significantly. Current trends in wedding favours include gourmet jams and jellies, cake boxes, votive candle holders, and even ornaments with the bridal couple’s name and wedding date.
If you want to provide your guests with something sweet to thank them for attending your wedding and joining in your celebration, candy is a fun way to do so. Instead of purchasing expensive chocolates that have already been boxed, consider whether you can make your own chocolates. Chocolate discs that can be melted easily and poured into moulds are very affordable. Craft stores and even grocery stores sell moulds. If you want a unique shape for your chocolates than the standard heart or rose, then you should take the time to go online and shop for a shape that strikes your fancy. Make sure you purchase several moulds so you can make many chocolates at once, rather than only a few at a time, which will take you much longer. Decorate your wedding reception’s tables with these DIY wedding favours, by wrapping the chocolates in cellophane and coloured ribbon to match your wedding’s colours.
Your DIY wedding favours do not have to be edible to be a great addition to your wedding. Making candles may take a long time, but you can purchase inexpensive votive candles in a colour or range of colours that match your wedding reception’s theme. They also can be scented or unscented. Visit your local craft store or go online to find inexpensive glass votive candle holders. Use a paint pen to write a note thanking your wedding guests for “lighting up” your wedding celebration with their presence. Use inexpensive tulle to wrap each votive candle in its holder and tie with a coordinating ribbon. Curling ribbon is inexpensive, available in every colour, and a festive addition to your wedding reception’s tables.
