| Your wedding favors may take a considerable | | | | wedding, many online favor stores have minimum |
| amount in your total wedding budget. While these may | | | | quantities when ordering wedding favors, so be aware |
| just be small items, the quantity and other added | | | | of these restrictions. |
| expenses will take a bite out of the budget. Before | | | | - Packaging - Add to your budget the cost of your |
| you finalize your wedding favor, or your wedding favor | | | | packaging. Depending on your favor, your packaging |
| budget, whichever you think should come first, here are | | | | can either be a favor box or a favor bag. You may |
| some things you have to put into consideration. | | | | also want to add ribbons, laces and other |
| - Number of wedding favors - Determine first whether | | | | embellishments to accessorize your favor. If so, add |
| you will be giving favors to all guests, or to couples | | | | the necessary cost to your budget. |
| only, or to families only. This is not just simply according | | | | - Favor Labels - To make your favors truly |
| to your preference. It is also dependent on the type of | | | | personalized, add favor labels. This can either be a mini |
| favor you will be giving. For larger more expensive | | | | card, a hang tag or a sticker label. For mini cards, you |
| favors, like miniature gift baskets, you may want to | | | | will just be needing the card itself and adhesive tapes. |
| just give out one per family. Also, alcoholic favors for | | | | For hang tags, you will need tags and a special string |
| instance, will not be suitable for minors and should only | | | | or use the ribbons itself. For sticker labels, you just |
| be given to adults. Finally, if you get edible favors, like | | | | need the sticker label itself. Add to the total the cost of |
| cupcakes, you may want to get some extra in case | | | | printing the wedding details. Add a small percentage to |
| some people decide to eat extra. | | | | your total cost as well if you want the prints to be |
| - Where to buy - When buying from a local store, | | | | colored or if you want photos to be incorporated into |
| make sure they offer delivery even if they are near | | | | the design. |
| your area. Especially for favors that needs to be | | | | Remember that wedding favors are not just simple |
| delivered on the wedding day itself (such as edible | | | | tokens that guests get to take home and remember |
| favors), delivery is important as you may not be able | | | | your wedding. More importantly, wedding favors are |
| to arrange pick-up for them. When buying online, check | | | | one of the tangible ways you get to say thank you |
| the shipping rates and the taxes that may be applied | | | | (apart from the thank you notes) to your guests for |
| to your purchase. If you are planning an intimate small | | | | making your wedding extra special. |