Top 10 most popular wedding favours

Wedding favors are small gestures of appreciation towards your guests and can literally be anything you would like, so they come in many shapes and sizes! Here, Wedding Journal takes a look at the ten most popular favour options to get your imagination flowing!

Bubbles

Bubbles have long since been the favour of choice for many couples and provide good fun for guests...and often some amusing photos!

Gold butterfly bubbles from specialdaydirect.co.uk

Candles

Scented candles, or candles in a colour that matches your wedding theme, are a beautiful and practical gift for guests to take away and use in their homes.

Personalised travel candles from caesarsweddingfavours.co.uk

Charity wedding favours

The trend towards charity wedding favours is growing and growing. It's a feel good way of giving to a good cause.

Marie Keating Foundation wedding favour key ring

Good enough to eat

Edible favours are very popular, particularly amongst those who love to cook or bake. Iced cookies, homemade chocolates, preserves and jars of colourful, retro sweeties work very well.

Cath Kidston fabric topped jam pots

Au natural

Think engraved natural stone, wild flower seeds, natural soaps, or decorative sea shells for summer. Etsy.com is jam-packed with affordable, hand-crafted items that make perfect wedding favours.

Heart shaped handmade soap favours from etsy.com

Frame favours

Kill two birds with one stone by making your name place cards something that guests can bring away. Miniature frames double up as table decorations and take-home wedding favours.

Place holders from weddingfavourskingdom.co.uk

Green fingered favours

Think personalized packets of flower seeds, elegantly presented flowering bulbs, or potted plants.

Flower pot favour from wedding-bridal-boutique.co.uk

DIY favours

Get creative and make your own wedding favours. This is not only a cost effective method, but also gives a very personal touch that your guests will love.

Handmade wedding favours

Personalised wedding favours

Personalized items, complete with the initials or names of you and your loved one, make a sentimental gift that will always remind your friends and family of your special day.

Initialled porcelain fridge magnet from etsy.com

Scratch cards

Scratch cards make a fun and novel wedding favour and can be presented in a pretty and quirky way with personalised wallets. Hopefully somebody you love will win big!

Scratch card favour wallets from lantz.ie