Wedding favors: tips and inspirations for you

Giving a treat to guests is a special way of thanking those people who participated in the celebration. Souvenirs are part of the most common items at wedding parties and can express the style of the bride and groom by abusing creativity.

There are several options for souvenirs of different materials that the couple can choose from. To make the right choice, it is possible to pay attention to details such as the decoration, the time and place of the party, but mainly to convey the personality of the couple from the souvenir.

With care and dedication, all the details of the wedding party tend to be amazing. Check below for resolved questions, photos for inspiration, where to buy and how to make souvenirs at home.

60 souvenirs to inspire you

Part of party planning requires a lot of photos to be seen. Seeing photos for inspiration is a great help to compose all the details of the party in your imagination. Check out now 60 amazing souvenirs to choose your favorite idea:

9 common questions about souvenirs solved

Having a wedding party involves numerous preparations and it is common for some questions to appear during the planning process. When planning party favors, doubts such as the quantity and what to make available as party favors can cause the bride and groom to waste a lot of time. To resolve some of these doubts, we talked to partners Mariana Zanon and Raquel Zanon, founders of Ana Casamenteira, check out:

1. How to calculate the number of souvenirs?

Ana Matchmaker: It depends on the type of souvenir the couple chooses. If it is individual, they can count the guest list, but if they are souvenirs for the family, you have to analyze the list and check the quantity. It all depends on the type of souvenir chosen by the couple.

2. Can I replace the souvenir with other items such as cups or slippers? Do these items fulfill the function of souvenirs?

Ana Matchmaker: Yes, yes, you can! Nowadays a lot of people choose not to deliver souvenirs, or make a souvenir photo, which can be a photographer or a booth. Or even just opt ​​for the happily married.

3. Should I make a souvenir in addition to the well-married ones?

Ana Matchmaker: It all depends on the couple’s budget, party favors are great to leave a mark with each one of the big day, but the well-married one plays a role of souvenir in case of lack of another one.

4. What’s the easiest idea to save money on party favors without losing the charm?

Ana Casamenteira: Today in the market there are many companies that produce souvenirs at very fair prices, but what we advise our couples if the budget is tight, and if the bride and groom have some manual skills, is to use DIY and make the souvenirs.

5. Do party favors need to follow the color of the party decoration?

Ana Matchmaker: It’s not mandatory, but it’s always better to keep everything harmonized, that the wedding items follow the same theme, not necessarily all the same color, but all in the same style.

6. Does each ceremony/party time require a specific type of favor? What is the best type for each schedule?

Ana Casamenteira: We wouldn’t say that there is a time or type of party, we would focus more on the style of the couple. For example, a couple we advised, they were more nature oriented, had an outdoor wedding, during the day, and chose a Succulent flower as souvenirs. Another couple, who also got married outdoors, at dusk, gave bottles of beer produced by the groom himself. We believe that it is always the best choice to follow the style of the couple. And something that is still on the rise are photo souvenirs, which play a role both as souvenirs and entertainment.

7. Should party favors for parents and godparents be differentiated from party favors for other guests?

Ana Casamenteira: It is recommended that yes, we think it is very elegant to honor the people who accompany all the preparations and who are living every moment of the wedding. Some couples are giving a gift along with the invitation such as a tie to wear at the wedding or a robe for the women. At my wedding (Raquel) we gave the groomsmen a 3-piece Japanese dinner set, as my husband is Sansei.

8. On average, how long before the wedding day should the choice and ordering of favors be done?

Ana Matchmaker: Around 4 months before, always paying attention to the manufacturing complexity.

9. How long in advance must the company hired to make the souvenirs deliver them to the bride and groom?

Ana Matchmaker: A month before is ideal to ensure that everything is perfect.

where to buy souvenirs

Check out the gallery below for some souvenir suggestions to buy online:

Buying souvenirs online is an option, as several sites offer this service. If you choose to buy souvenirs on websites, pay attention to delivery times so that everything goes as planned.

How to make your wedding favors at home

An amazing option to have unique souvenirs at your wedding is to make them at home. With a little talent for crafts and some tips available in videos and blogs, it is possible to make souvenirs at home, save money and get the items as they were imagined.

Check out some videos below with tips for making your own souvenirs:

How to make packaging for well-married by Sandra Nunes

In this video is shown the step by step to make two types of packaging with EVA: one in the shape of the groom’s outfits and the other in the shape of the bride’s outfits. In this package it is possible to put the traditional well married, chocolates or other sweets of choice.

Easy Souvenirs by Flávia Felizi

In this video Flávia Felizi gives tips for those who want to make their own wedding favors, such as figuring out if the value will pay off or not. The vlogger also offers several options for practical and easy souvenirs to be made at home.

Rustic souvenir by Karina Correia

In this video is shown the step by step to assemble a rustic box and customize it with some elements such as flowers and ribbons. Inside the box, the vlogger added straw to follow the proposed rustic style. Inside the box you can add seeds, candies and other sweets of your choice.

Whether the favors are purchased ready-made or made by you, the important thing is that they express the personalities of the bride and groom and fulfill their main role, which is to thank the special people who participated in the ceremony, in addition to leaving a physical memory of the celebration with these people.