Top Wedding Favour Ideas

Wedding favours are a well-established wedding tradition that dates back hundreds of years. European aristocrats would offer favours when celebrating special occasions like marriages and christenings. Sugar was a symbol of wealth at the time, so sugar cubes would be gifted to the guests in attendance. In this guide, we’ll share unique ideas for wedding favours that will wow your guests.

Traditional Wedding Favours

Sugared Almonds

Sugared Almonds are a traditional wedding favour that dates back to the days of the French nobility. Five almonds representing wealth, health, longevity, happiness and fertility are given in a gift box or mesh bag which can also include other chocolates or sweets.

Macarons

Made with almond flour, macarons are a great way to reimagine the tradition of sugared almonds. Available in a variety of flavours and colours, you can even personalise your macarons with your wedding date or your guest's names as part of their place setting.

Disposable Cameras

Disposable Cameras are a great way to capture all the hidden moments from the day. Not only are they a good talking point for everyone on the table, but they also give you the opportunity to look back on your wedding day from a different perspective.

Charity Donation

A charitable donation to a cause that means a lot to you as a couple has become a popular alternative to wedding favours in recent years. You can purchase wedding favours directly from the charity, like Mind, Alzheimer’s Society or Macmillan Cancer Charity so your guests have a keepsake. Or you can simply make a donation.

Candles

Candles are a versatile wedding favour, as you can choose from a variety of scents and embellishments. For example, you can personalise your candle to include your signature scent or print and package your candles with a personal touch, like your guest's name or the wedding date.

Flowers, Plants and Seeds

Flowers, plants and seeds are great wedding favours that represent growth and love. Whether you chose seeds for your guests to plant in their own gardens, a potted plant like a cactus or succulent, or something a bit more unusual like a mini bouquet of dried flowers, a botanical wedding favour is sure to be a hit with all your guests.

Unique Wedding Favours

Hot Sauce

Here at Eastnor Castle, we’re home to the chilli festival, so what’s more fitting for a wedding favour than a mini bottle of your favourite hot sauce. Whether you choose to spice up your wedding favours with your own hot sauce recipe or choose a crowd pleaser like tabasco or siracha. Take it from us, hot sauce is a real crowd pleaser.  

Crystals

Choosing a crystal wedding favour gives your guests a special keepsake to take home. Not only will crystals add some special sparkle to your day, but they are also meant to amplify your guests love and happiness. Representative of love, why not choose rose quartz ove to charge your guests with a romantic energy.

Soap

Handmade soaps make a great wedding favour especially for guests who are staying the night. You can personalise your soaps to fit in with your wedding aesthetic. You can even include floral scents in your soaps that match the scents from your bridal flowers for a personal touch.

Bookmarks

Bookmarks are a great choice for wedding favours as they can also double up as a place cards. Add a personal touch by including your guests name and your wedding date, you can add a luxurious feel by including a gold or silver tassel to the bookmark.

Perfume

If you’re really looking to wow your guests, a luxurious option for a wedding favour could be perfume. Choose your signature scent or personalise your perfume choice for each guest. You could even design your own perfume with reminders of the day, such as the scent of your wedding flowers, wedding cake ingredients or earthy undertones for an outdoors ceremony.

Golf Balls

Tying in a hobby or sport unique to you as a couple is a great way to add a personal touch to your wedding favours. Especially if many of your guests share the same hobby as you. For golf enthusiasts, you could monogram your initials and wedding date on golf balls for your guests to take away with them as a keepsake.

Tea Towels

Personalised tea towels are a useful and thoughtful wedding favour to give your guests. You could customise the tea towel with a family recipe, quote or pictures for a truly special gift that everyone will find useful.

Magic Tricks

Gifting your wedding guests magic tricks is a great talking point, especially if they don’t know each other. If you’re getting married in a castle, what better props to provide your guests with than the opportunity to become court jesters. Magic tricks can really bring your guests together and provide an element of fun for your wedding reception.

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