Wedding favors are one area of your wedding that you can save some money on, but it does mean getting creative! Making your own favors is probably the best way of creating those personal & unique gifts that most brides crave. It is certainly the best way of adding in a touch of your own personality & style.

Making your own wedding favors not only saves you money but it is also a great way of getting friends & family involved, who may otherwise have not had a role to play in the wedding planning. Putting together wedding favors does create something of a production line so having plenty of hands to help will mean you can delegate tasks to each person on the line.

Here are some great creative wedding favor ideas for your to consider:

Edible Fancies
If you or someone you know is a dab hand in the kitchen, then creating edible favors is a great option. Here are a few things you could make:
* Cookies
* Shortbreads
* Mini cakes
* Cupcakes
* Mint fondants
* Brownies
* Macaroons
* Coconut ice

Think about icing your guests names on to cookies or cakes & doubling them up as place cards! If you make small candies package them in cellophane bags to show them off at their best.

Stitch in time
Have a go at some needlework & cross stitch your wedding monogram or initials on to small pieces of fabric or binca. Use some squared paper to draw out your design which will help you with the stitch placement, particular if you use binca which has an open weave & looks like lots of little squares! You can then attach them to cards or thank you tags, add them to the top of favor boxes or tins or turn them into fridge magnets.

Don't go mad with the design though if you are not experienced at cross stitch as it will take you months to get through them all!

Natural choices
Double your favors up as place cards, by writing your guests names on them. Here are some nature inspired ideas to start you off:
* Miniature potted plants in terracotta pots
* River washed pebbles
* Sea shells
* Wooden shapes

Preserved in time
If someone in your family is good at making preserves, ask them to make up a big batch which you can then put in to jars & give as wedding favors. Add some personalized labels & cute fabric tops over the lids to finish them off.

Sweet Smelling
Purchase some linen, cotton or hessian & make up some little pouches. Put inside some dried lavender or potpourri & sew up the tops. Choose some his & her fragrances such as lavender & sandalwood, you will find a choice of fillings in craft stores. These sachets are great for your guests to place in sock drawers. As a finishing touch you add your cross stitched design from earlier!