Themed Soap Favors

Whenever possible, favors that follow the theme of the wedding are preferable to completely unrelated ones. Creating a cohesive event involves coordinating all the little, seemingly insignificant details that, when added together, equal a sum greater than their parts. Thoughtfully planned weddings that appear in bridal magazines are usually the ones who have considered the details, including the favors, as part of their overall wedding scheme. Personalizing the details of a wedding does not have to be expensive; au contraire, many a crafty bride has gone the DIY route with menus, favor boxes, place cards and ceremony programs.

But unless you are baking or cooking the favor, making the favor itself is trickier than making other wedding related details.  For this reason, we’ve rustled up a few themed soap favors that are cute, clever and pair well with different wedding themes, including one for a beach or seaside wedding, a garden wedding and a vintage French inspired wedding:

Beach Themed Wedding Favor

Beach-themed favors can look a little kitsch, but this one is just plain adorable.  Two French-milled white soaps shaped like a star fish and a sea urchin sit atop a bed of mini seashells, all nestled within an uber-cute beach inspired box.  Each beachy favor box comes adorned with one of twelve metal wedding charms and a tag with the couple’s name and date of the wedding.  Cohesive, theme-friendly and also a steal at under $4 per favor.

Garden Themed Wedding Favor

Garden weddings are the epitome of Spring and Summer – light, airy and full of beautiful flowers.  Honor the natural, outdoorsy feel of a garden wedding in style with these gorgeous boxed honey bee lotion bars (seen at top).  Not only is the packaging to die for, but the soap (made from beeswax, jojoba oil, shea butter and other top spa-quality ingredients) comes in a lovely keepsake tin. The only downside to this favor is the higher cost, but if you love it you can always use it as part of your bridesmaid gifts instead.

French Themed Wedding Favors

Give your guests a beautiful luxury that fits in perfectly with your French themed fete – rose scented French Pre de Provence square soaps. They come simply packaged in a clear box with your choice of ribbon and a personalized label. Did we mention they’re also a steal at under $3.50 per favor? Ooh, la la!

Tea Themed Wedding Favors

We at Bridology love the idea of a unique, customized favor that suits the ambiance of the wedding. One of our favorite ideas that we’ve seen is saying thank you with tea – a teacup or mug filled with cookies and artisan tea bags. The tea themed favor is practical, useful and cohesive, and it works wonderfully for Spring and Summer garden or vintage theme weddings. By altering the type of mug or teacup and interchanging the cookies, the favor can actually be tweaked to suit a wide variety of wedding styles and themes.

For vintage or English garden theme weddings, rummage through garage sales, second hand stores and online auctions like eBay to find amazing deals on old patterned teacups.  The beauty is in having a wide assortment of mix and match styles so each guest takes home a unique, beautiful keepsake they can use.  Winter weddings can provide guests with a cozy mug holding fudge brownies and tea bags, warm comfort food for a snowy evening.

Finding enough cookies, mugs and tea bags for your favors is as simple as buying in bulk at discounted prices. Even the finest cookies and organic tea bags can be purchased at wallet-friendly prices when you  buy in bulk.  Warehouse stores like Sam’s Club or Costco are great places to find gourmet cookies, but are lacking in the gourmet tea department.

Instead, try heading online to Mighty Leaf. The company is well-known for their super high quality, organic and delicious teas, perfect for gifting.  100 bags of their organic artisanal teas cost under $50, which breaks down to only 50 cents per 100 favors. Plus, their Marrakesh Mint flavor (a tasty mint green tea), is now on sale for only $34 per 100 tea bags – a virtual steal for quality organic tea. Each of their teabags comes individually packaged and is made up of little silken pouches.

To package your favors, simply add your chosen dessert inside the teacup and then place a teabag or two tucked in next to the cookies. Add cellophane wrapping on top and tie with a ribbon that coordinates with your wedding and a tag that says “Thank You.” Guests will love the thoughtful favor, and they will love using it as well.

Unique Wedding Favor Ideas

The quest for unique wedding favors can be a rocky journey filled with endless hours perusing online wedding stores. Unfortunately, a lot of favors that are out there are maddeningly similar due to the lack of innovation in pre-made favors. Especially if edible favors aren’t you and your fiance’s cup of tea,  finding the perfect favor in a sea of boring options can lead to frustration. Luckily, if you have reached the point of favor frustration, this post will provide some relief.

“Mint to Be”

If you and your fiance were meant to be, this cute tin of heart shaped mints is a clever favor option. The mints meet a whole slew of criteria for a great wedding favor: they can be easily be wrapped with a bow or in a box to match wedding colors or theme, they are budget friendly (only $1.80 per favor if you have over 100 guests), and every guest will enjoy receiving one – especially if any part of your meal includes garlic or onions.
“Apple of My Eye”

A charming wedding theme that has been popping up recently is apples. Apples have been used as a design element, as place card holders, as centerpiece decor, and as symbolism for an overarching school / bookish wedding theme. Brides who love apples will adore these
“apple of my eye” candles (pictured at top) that look identical to the real thing.

Wrapped in a pretty, customized box, we think they’d look lovely doing double duty as place card holders. Either use a pearlized pin to affix a place card to the apple candle itself, or add another tag to the box that includes the guest’s name and table number. These apple candles would look great lined up on a place card table as well as sitting in the center of a plate. And for only $1.50 per favor (for over 100 guest weddings), you’ll have a beautiful, simple solution for both place cards and favors.

“Hugs & Kisses from Mr. and Mrs.”

Beautifully wrapped soaps are another unique wedding favor. Unfortunately, many companies who sell pre-wrapped fragrant soaps are pricey, putting the idea out of the price range for most brides. However, we found the chicest X and O soap favors for only $1.70 each. The pretty black and white damask box the soaps come nestled in are ideal for damask weddings, which are another popular decor trend. Brides can also replace the pre-tied black ribbon on the box with a ribbon that matches their wedding color (or colors) for a customized look at a bargain price. Slip on a holepunched nametag before retying the matching ribbon, and these can double as place card holders too.

Personalized M&Ms – Put Your Face on M&Ms

Put your face on M&Ms with these personalized wedding favors!

Pick from over 25 colors, including My M&Ms new shimmer colors in golden, platinum, and pearl–then simply enter your personalized message and upload that perfect couple picture!

The customization process is about as easy as it gets too–you can create your design in minutes, choose from different packaging options and quantities and you’re done!

Also perfect as a cute personalized wedding announcement!

Storing your Personalized M&Ms

My M&Ms recommends storing your personalized M&Ms in the storage packing they come with. Ideally, they should be stored at 65-70 degrees (but they don’t recommend refrigerating them). So ideally, cool room temperature would be ideal.

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