DIY Wedding Favors

Updated September 11, 2012
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Whether you’re providing guests with a welcome gift or a wedding favor, we have some suggestions you might want to include.

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Wedding Favors

Whether you’re providing guests with a welcome gift or a wedding favor, we have some suggestions you might want to include. Homemade or store-bought, above all, make sure it echoes your signature wedding style.

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Chai Tea Mix

Credit: Oxmoor House

Chai Tea Mix Recipe

For a winter wedding, gift your guests with warmth. Tie a ribbon around the jar to add a personal touch that also matches you color palette.

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Blackberry Syrup

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Blackberry Syrup Recipe

When summer vines are dripping in plump berries, make a berry syrup to gift to your wedding guests. This DIY idea is a (cute) way to cut costs for the bride on a budget.

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Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Shortbread Hearts

Credit: Kate Sears; Styling: Toni Brogen

Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Shortbread Hearts Recipe

Instead of the traditional triangle or square shapes, this easy shortbread dough is rolled and cut into heart shapes and then dipped in chocolate and nuts.

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Cranberry Orange Marmalade

Credit: Iain Bagwell; Melanie J. Clarke

Cranberry Orange Marmalade Recipe

This Cranberry Orange Marmalade is a great gift year around. Dress the jar in your wedding colors and pair your very own biscuit recipe for a finishing touch.

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Sugar Sand Cookies

Credit: Alan Richardson; Styling: Betty Alfenito

Sugar Sand Cookies Recipe

These Sugar Sand Cookies compliment any barefoot beach wedding. Use food coloring to dye the sugar sprinkles to match your wedding palate.

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Cinnamon-Sugar Cookies

Credit: Randy Mayor

Cinnamon-Sugar Cookies Recipe

Buttery and sweet with a hint of spice, these favorite cinnamon-sugar cookies, otherwise known as "snickerdoodles," are the perfect treat. Wrap them in tissue then in burlap and tie them with a piece of twine for a rustic party favor.

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Boiled Peanuts

Credit: Jennifer Davick

Boiled Peanuts Recipe

For a downhome, Southern soiree, give the gift of boiled peanuts. For a look that is equally rustic and chic, throw these babies in a brown bag stamped with a sweet final salute.

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Amaretti

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Amaretti Recipe

For the coffee lovers, these fragrant Italian cookies are a sophisticated choice to include with a scoop of your favorite coffee beans.

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Tuxedo Brownies in a Jar

Credit: Oxmoor House

Tuxedo Brownies in a Jar Recipe

It’s about time the groom got his due. For an elegant affair, give guests a wedding favor that has the same class as your bowtie-clad beau with these Tuxedo Brownies in a Jar.

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Peanut-Chocolate Macaroons

Peanut-Chocolate Macaroons Recipe

For an added feminine flair to your big day, wrap up a few French macaroons in colors that match your nuptials.

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