Favor ideas

Personally, I think a cd is a nice favor and also will remind people of you & FH special day! I am giving cd's of the wedding music to all of my wedding party as part of their gift along with other items; my wedding favor is a mini broom w/a magnet decorated in our colors with tags that say 'We jumped the broom' with our name and wedding date.

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Umm thats an idea.... Mini brooms huh... sounds expensive.. I am trying to keep my expenses as low as possible being that we are having to ceremonies within 2 years but geesh its so hard... I need to start search around for a cd duplicator.
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actually the brooms are not that expensive and since you have a while to plan you can purchase a few at a time; this is the site and what I did was decorated the broom with my wedding colors (flowers/ribbons) from here:
[img]http://stuartscreations.com/images/favor6inchflatbroom.JPG[/img]
http://stuartscreations.com/Flatbroom.htmwers/ribbons)
and I got the favor tags from here:
http://www.foreverwedstore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=F&Product_Code=TKB1017a&Category_Code=
[img]http://www.foreverwedstore.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/rosefavortagsperslr.gif[/img]

I did wedding CDs as a wedding favor. I received a few phone calls from my guest telling me that they enjoyed listening to some of the songs. That made me feel good because I didn't know if they would get tossed in the garbage, but I know that some people actually listened to my wedding "soundtrack".

I also like the mini broom favors. Those are nice.

I am doing wedding puzzles. The puzzles will have a picture of fh and myself along with our wedding date and names. The tag on the puzzle will say putting togethor the pieces of our love. I am a fanatic of trying to incorporate unique ideas into my wedding.

MrsReed2bee, I don't think there's anything wrong with a wedding CD. I'm doing double CDs, wedding cake cookes, Merlot and champagne colored candles in the shape of roses. I think that whatever you choose to do, it would be nice because I know that you would put a lot of thoughts into it and they will appreciate it very much. As Rhonny said, wedding CDs never gets thrown away. I still have one from a wedding I was invited to in the mid 90s. It's awesome.

[quote="housewife147"]I am doing wedding puzzles. The puzzles will have a picture of fh and myself along with our wedding date and names. The tag on the puzzle will say putting togethor the pieces of our love. I am a fanatic of trying to incorporate unique ideas into my wedding.
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Too cool! unique and different!

They have diy kits that you can purchase at walmart

I found some favors....edible, and non-edible...Personally, I always love a sweet treat to walk out with, as long as its not corny or cheezy....we actually had a chef bake us our 2 favorite cookies: Lemon White Chocolate chip and Traditional Chocolate Chip cookies, and packaged them Gourmet Style in cellophane and a personalized label that my brother who has a graphic design business designed so it looks like those cookies in small portions you buy at the fresh market or a coffee shop....Of course those and all the extras we had were gone! As long as the favors are personable, reflect the event, and the bride and groom, its cool....People may throw away trinkets, so give them something they will remember, like the CD or thos puzzles House is doing:)

But maybe these will help!

Okay this one is VERY similar to how ours was put together, but we used sticker lables on top with a tiffany blue or Silver thin ribbon!

This one is even closer but the tag is hanging! But they'll definitely gobble this up!

Instead of a CD plastic case, slide it into a pretty one like this:

Fill a mason jar with lemonade or limade mix like this one here, and a cute tag....or put a hot chocolate, cookie, or cappucino mix for a sweet dessert when guests return home....

House, this one is for you! Show your guests you and your new DH are a perfect fit!

Or attach a cute tag to these sweet treats

This is a simple favor wrapped in a simple, beautiful package....

If you are having a beach/outdoor/summer wedding, do your guests a "favor" and provide a much needed refresher with a personal message...

Slide a CD in these for your guests on their trip home!

This is a funny picture of the couple designed by them with their own "Album Name" for the CD and everything...

Another CD cover:

We are doing CD's of course and personalized blue and cream M&M's placed small clear tins. We also have the candy table and the guests will be able to take home candy in those little chinese take out boxes.

[quote="MrsReed2be"]We are doing CD's of course and personalized blue and cream M&M's placed small clear tins. We also have the candy table and the guests will be able to take home candy in those little chinese take out boxes.

Who did you find to do the cd's. We are still searching.. I am thinking about the candy table but I want it to match the decor, my colors are apple, gold and cream so I will see what I can find
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The DJ we have is will be doing our CD's, you can always do them yourself. But he is going to do our CD's while at the reception(he'll have extra staff on-hand)and our guests will received them as the reception ends. There are not many "blue and ivory" candies out there, so we are just going old school with all the penny candy that we bought as kids. From Whoppers to sweedish fish to mary janes to those carmels with the cream in the center! :))

for you ladies that are having a candy station, how did you determine how much candy to purchase? with 2 months to go, I am beginning to think of adding this..

ok ladies, I bit the bullet and decided to have a candy station! FH and I had a "blast" reminicing last night! we are going old skool:
candy lipsticks
candy cigarettes
chick-o-sticks
lemon heads
pixy stix
whoppers
candy necklace
sugar daddy
pop rocks
kits (taffy)
and we are going to expand our personalized cd's from just wedding party to about 75 where we will put one on every other seat, or have them on a table

[quote="housewife147"]I am doing wedding puzzles. The puzzles will have a picture of fh and myself along with our wedding date and names. The tag on the puzzle will say putting togethor the pieces of our love. I am a fanatic of trying to incorporate unique ideas into my wedding.
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House that is a wonderful idea!

Hello Everyone.

This is my first time pm ViBride....So happy I found this site and all of you. Your ideas, comments, and just keeping real expressions have been a true help to me. Not computer savy at all. How do create cd's. I would like to give a cd as my favors....Please help I have been racking my brain.

Welcome NewSeason!! glad you came on board and we can't WAIT to hear your wedding details! :)

I dj designed and burnt my cd's-so I am not sure about how to go about creating them...

Welcome New Season!

You have a couple of options...You can see if your DJ can design it, or a Google search for DIY CD cases can get you in the right direction. Try CDPrintExpress.com or Blissweddingmarket.com-this second one has the blank paper covers that open with two pockets: one for the Cd and one to put a nice note in....they are like 0.40/each. They sell the labels seperately for 7.50(I don't know how many)-and you can personalize the label with your name, colors, etc.
From Blissweddingmarket website: 0.40/each:

Or instead of ordering labels, you can make them yourself using ribbon, stickers, stamps, etc!

You can also check your local craft store like Michaels, or Hobby Lobby, and they may have CD-favor making kits. You can also try WalMart, Target, or Office Depot-in their Computer/Printing Paper section and find kits also that make CD Labels. Some kits include the sticker part where you create the design for the CD, and many will also include covers for the case also. You basically just need to come up with a nice design like the one in one of the previous posts....

Here are the directions to make this CD Cover:

Materials:
Paperboard CD Case
Continuously Printed Ribbon - 3/8" width x 50 yards (shown above in chocolate brown ribbon, brilliant magenta (pink) text
Adhesive paper collars
Scissors
Double-sided tape
Audio CD
Thank-you note and playlist

Instructions:
Insert your personalized audio CD into the inner left pocket of our Paperboard CD Case. Insert your playlist and/or thank-you note into the inner right-side pocket. Fold the CD case in half.

We found these decorative and adhesive paper collars in beautiful collars and patterns at our local Target store (me L-O-V-E Target!) in the scrapbook section. Wrap them around the CD case so that the ends meet in the back of the case. The ends of the collar won't meet completely but close enough. Wrap our personalized ribbon around the case and on top of the paper collar. Position the ribbon so that the names and date are front and center. Use double-sided tape to secure the ribbon to the back of the case.

Great idea Bumble!!! I may look into this further. It will save me a lot of money!!! Thanks!!!

Good News I found a person to put together cd's for us. A friend of a friend. Now I just need to find the perfect sleeve or cd holder. Thank you again for the suggestions. I Love Target too. Especially the $5.00 and under section when you first enter the store. Will be in touch.

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