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Masquerade Submitted by: Jessica of New York, New York We're having a masquerade ball theme for our wedding because we met in the theater. While we're going to encourage everyone to come with a mask, we're also going to provide each guest with a mask as a wedding favor which will decorate the each table. I found many Mardi Gras-themed websites that have a huge selection of sequinned and feathered masks that are quite elaborate, in every conceivable color, in prices ranging from $3.95 to $30. We'll pick an assortment in the $5 range. Hopefully, our guests will get to enjoy their masks at the wedding and also take them home as a keepsake and decoration.

Decorative Pine Cones Submitted by: Kelly L. of Lithonia, Georgia My wedding isn't until September 2000. It will be a few months before Christmas. I am spray painting pine cones and attaching ribbons and wrapping them with color-coordinated netting or cellophane. Guests can use them as Christmas ornaments or just keep as a memento.

Honeycomb Beeswax Candles Submitted by: S.S. of Austin, Texas For our May wedding, I took an idea that was originally a part of a centerpiece and transformed it into a wedding favor. The centerpiece consisted of flowers and hand-rolled honeycomb beeswax candles. They are 4" tall and about 1" wide and wrapped in tulle and tied with ribbon. Attached to the ribbon is a piece of paper embossed with a stamp of the monogram, the bride and groom's name, and the wedding date. The stamp was custom made and only cost about $10. Altogether, each wedding favor cost only $0.40 cents. There is a lot of work that goes into them though, which makes them even more special.

Bottles of Wine Submitted by: Target of Farmingdale, New York We will be purchasing bottles of Mateus wine. Each bottle costs approximately $1.75 per bottle and each bottle is useful. The guests can either drink it, cook with it or give it away if they choose.

Disney-theme Favors Submitted by: Julie of Boston, Massachusetts For the female guest, we purchased small clear, plastic slippers from the craft store. We made small pillows stuffed with cotton scented with essential oils. We then glued a slipper to the pillow and added a Hersheys™ Hug & Kiss. The ladies had a cute scented decoration for their dresser or desk. For the male guest, we made clock towers out of poster board (spray painted with granite paint). We made clock face stickers on the computer.

Homemade Beeswax Candles Submitted by: Heather of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Our wedding is on May 13, 2000 and we have chosen to give away two candles as our "thank you" to the friends and family we will be having as our treasured guests. After searching for what seems like forever in every store imaginable (candle, craft, wholesale, retail, gift), we weren't able to find exactly what we were looking for. We decided to make our own beeswax candles in our theme color (lavender) and bind them with ribbons in both our wedding colors (lavender and silver). We then attached a small lavender rose (fabric) in the middle of the bow. The candles have a pleasant scent and the time and effort spent into making the candles resulted in greater bonding for the two of us! The beeswax sheets can be purchased at any major crafts store. Congrats to all married-couples-to-be!

Ukranian Eggs Submitted by: Christine of Morinville, AB As a bridal consultant, I am always on the lookout for new and interesting ideas for wedding favours. Since my mom and I are avid craft fanatics and are Ukranian, the thought of Ukranian Eggs was intriguing. Just use a simple design and on the border, around the side, write the couple's name and wedding date. A beautiful and fragile, yet inexpensive gift to be cherished always.

Candles in Clay Pots Submitted by: Elisha of Canton For our wedding in May, my friend thought of a favor that would cost about $0.60 a piece. First, we bought little clay pots and painted them lavender which is one of the wedding colors (lavender and silver). Second, we took white candles and hot glued lavender ribbon around them. Next, we hot glued the candle into the middle of the clay pot. Lastly, we bought little cards and, with silver ribbon, tied the card to the bottom of the candle. Each card contained the wedding date, our names and a little poem. They turned out to be wonderful and all the bridesmaids had lots of fun making them. It's a nice ice breaker for the wedding party to get to know each other. All the products were bought at a craft store in bulk.

Sugar Almonds Submitted by: Stacia of Evansville, Indiana I am an Italian, so of course my family is expecting to see sugared almonds wrapped in a piece of tulle and tied with a personalized ribbon. Well, they're going to get that, but it is going to be on a small, handled silver-plated tray as well. I purchased the trays for about 70 cents a piece from "Forever and Always" (a catalog of wedding paraphernalia). They may be traditional, but they're also spectacular!

Bookmarks Submitted by: Pat of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania My main favor will be silverplated frames that are doubling as placecard holders. I will only have one for each couple. Because I wanted to do something individually, and also needed a way to let the wait staff differentiate between who ordered beef vs. fish vs. vegetarian, I am making bookmarks that will be at each place. To make the bookmarks I used PageMaker on my computer (you could do the same with PowerPoint, Quark, etc). I started by setting up 8 1/2 x 11 pages. On one side (you'll end up printing double-sided or duplex), I created backgrounds using pretty pictures that look kind of like venetian paper (swirly colors) in my wedding colors — purple and pale green. On my computer, I "blew up" these pictures so that each was the size of the 8 1/2 by 11 page. The other side of each page (3 in all, one for each menu choice) was just solid color (purple, green, and silver). I then used guides to divide each page into sections that are 6" tall by 2.5" wide. On the solid color side of each mark, I had the guests name at the top. At the bottom, I had our names (married form) and the date of our wedding. Finally, at the very bottom, I had quotes about love (just a few words, nothing lengthy). After printing double sided, I laminated the whole sheet on both sides, then cut out the bookmarks. I ended up punching a hole at the top above the guest's name and added a purple tassel (order these from the web, they are about 1/100th the cost of tassels at craft stores!). Not only will my friends have a lasting memento that they may actually use, but this beats a big red dot on a place card to indicate who is eating what! You could also add the table # to this and have them serve the dual person of placecards and menu markers.

Wedding Bells Submitted by: Michelle of Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada For my June 2001 wedding, I am planning on giving out tiny bells placed on a free standing card with a printed verse. These bells will be used at the reception to witness the Bride and Groom share a kiss. This just replaces the old "clinking of the glass" tradition. "Let the bells ring for they're husband and wife, ring out for joy for their new life, ring for laughter or ring for a kiss and ring that this couple will always find bliss."

Chop sticks Submitted by: Christine K. of Morinville I found a neat idea for a chinese wedding. How about personalized chop sticks, with the name of the couple and wedding date in the color of their wedding? Or a picture fan made from the couple's favorite picture of themselves, some toothpicks and some hot glue (maybe even a few sparkles of the wedding colors)! Very easy and cheap!!!

White Wine Openers Submitted by: Jenna A. of Kentwood, Michigan I am marrying an Italian, so we'll have the sugar coated almonds. But I really wanted something that the guests could use after our day. So, I found a promotional gift website and found white wine openers for $1.57 each. I got them personalized with an Italian drinking toast, our names and wedding date. The Italians at the wedding will definitely find it a useful gift.

Charity Donation Submitted by: Heather of Houston, Texas, USA Since my fiancé and I are both firefighters, we decided in lieu of favors we will make a donation to The Last Alarm Club, a local charity that provides for the families of fallen firefighters. The donation will be made in the memory of two firefighters that recently lost their lives in the line of duty here in Houston. I'm printing cards to be placed at each place-setting to let our guests know that we have done this. I truly believe that this is a better use of money than traditional favors.

Texas Bluebonnet Jelly Submitted by: Stacey of Austin, Texas, USA My fiancé and I moved to Texas from the east coast about nine months before our wedding. We racked our brains for months trying to come up with unique wedding favors. The minute I saw the miniature jars of Texas Bluebonnet Jelly, I knew they were the answer to our dilemma. They are being labeled with our names, our wedding date, and a special "Thank You" to our guests for sharing our day with us.

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