As you embark on the journey of planning your dream wedding, every detail holds the potential to make your celebration truly unforgettable. Whether you're drawn to personalised keepsakes, delicious treats, or innovative trinkets, we've got a diverse array of ideas to suit every taste and style.
So let’s dive into the world of wedding favours that will not only reflect your personality but also leave your guests feeling truly appreciated.
Edible Wedding Favour Ideas
Iced Biscuits
Biscuit favours are delicious vanilla sugar cookies, decorated with fondant icing. Each biscuit is packaging into cellophane bags or individually boxed with a ribbon colour to match the wedding theme. Everything about these is bespoke making them super popular as wedding favours. Choose round, square, hexagon or heart shapes, with personalised message, names, wedding date or initials. Incorporate some colour, metallics or sparkles into them too.
2. Love heart sweets
These retro sweets are a classic, fun and popular choice for wedding favours. They come with personalised wrappers and a choice of original sweets inside or “just married” sweets which are sure to delight your guests.
3. Macarons
So morish and adorably cute in these clear boxes. Each wedding favour will include 2 or 3 macarons per box. They are a fun choice as they come in a whole range of colours and flavours or kept white for that classic look.
4. Fortune cookies
These icebreaker fortune cookies are a wedding favour, table game and decoration all in one. Your guests break open their wedding fortune cookies to reveal a wedding icebreaker, the perfect wedding table game to get your guests talking! Each fortune cookie is individually wrapped with a choice of different colours available.
5. Geo Hearts
Think cake pops but in heart form. These hearts are coated in chocolate and filled with cake. Choose solid colours or opt for a marbled look like this.
6. Personalised rock candy
Traditional sweets can add a subtle nod to a coastal wedding and stir memories of being young and carefree. Personalise with your wedding colours, message and flavour. All packaged in biodegradable papers.
7. Handmade Belgian Chocolates
Each Belgian chocoalate shell is decorated in colourful cocoa butter patterns, and filled with a delicious centre such as passion fruit ganache, hazelnut praline, or gooey caramel just to name a few.
Unique Wedding Favour Ideas
8. Temporary tattoos
Temporary tattoos have moved on a lot since you used to get them as a child. There are lots of options available but these personalised portrait tattoos add a little something extra. All handmade sketched by the artist.
9. Wedding soundtrack
Unleash nostalgia with these handmade retro wooden song cassette tapes engraved with a playlist QR code. A unique wedding favour idea, perfect for music lovers.
10. Paper flower
Paper rose personalised wedding favour which is also a pretty table decoration and name place all in one. A beautiful idea which your guests can take home with them.
11. The Perfect Match
Who doesn’t love a perfect match pun? These cute bottles contain colourful matches which can also be personalised. These are a lovely keepsake which will fit into any wedding theme.
12. Mini engraved vases
These cute engraved mini vases are a lovely wedding favour and can form part of their place setting that they can keep. They are a perfect way to add a pretty floral element to each of your guests’ seats at the table. Their initial will be delicately engraved on the front to add a cute personalised touch.
13. Rose quartz
Rose Quartz is known as the " Stone of Love". A symbol of unconditional love and attracts trust and harmony. These are a fantastic option if you’re planning a celestial wedding and are bound to bring some good energy to your big day.
14. Matchbox games
With 15 different games to choose from, these are a fun way to keep your guests entertained during the evening meal.
15. Mini Suitcase
If you’re planning a travel themed wedding then look no further than these suitcase favour containers. Fill them with anything you like such as sweets, chocolates or a personalised message. They are available with gold or silver details.
More Wedding Favour Ideas
16. Bubbles
Great for small kids and big kids alike. Inject a little bit of fun to your tables and encourage everyone to blow bubbles, great for some photo opportunities.
17. Wildflower seeds
Bee-friendly wildflower seeds to help our little friends flourish - a truly romantic and meaningful favour! Each packet contains a mix of wildflower seeds including cornflower and poppy, so they'll look gorgeous as well as nourishing the bees.
These beautiful seed packet favours come personalised with your names and wedding date, made with 100% recycled paper for a rustic and traditional feel.
18. Charity donations
If you would like your wedding favours to have a deeper meaning, then why not opt for a charity donation. Choose a charity that is close to your heart with each charity offering something different, from place cards to pins and bracelets.
19. Fridge magnets
A lovely way to add a touch of sparkle or colourful florals to your tables. From wooden designs to these epoxy resin magnets, there is something to suit all wedding themes.
20. Handmade soap
Give your wedding guests the luxury of gorgeous handmade soap! Each wedding favour includes a his & her favourite mini bar of soap, wrapped together in love. Just like the unity of your marriage.
21. Wedding candle
These mini candles look beautiful and smell delicious, adding an amazing aroma to the day. You’ll wow everyone at your wedding! Each candle is beautifully presented in a cloth bag which protects them and looks great at the venue. Available in a choice of glass colours as well as label designs.
22. Shot glasses
There are so many choices when it comes to shot glasses but these mini mason jars are not just extra cute but functional too. Fill them with sweets for an extra treat for your guests and opt for your initials or personalised message.
23. Personalised gin favours
Initially a Limited Edition release of just 150 bottles, Something Blue was first created by Colin & Jessica McLean to commemorate their marriage on 2nd June 2018. By popular demand coupled with multiple award nominations, the World's first Wedding Gin returned later that year and has since gone on to become McLean's most popular gin. Their favours are all handmade from start to finish and can be personalised with names, wedding date and venue.
24. Hangover kits
We all love a good drink at a wedding, so these hangover kits are a necessity for the morning after. They come in a variety of styles and can be personalised with your wedding details.
25. Wooden place names
Perfect for any couple with a serious sense of style and attention to detail, these wooden wedding place names are a great addition to your big day. The laser cut names can be used a place setting and act as a lovely keepsake which your guests can treasure long after the big day.
As you reach the end of this exploration into wedding favour ideas, I hope you've found inspiration for the perfect tokens of appreciation to share with your guests.
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