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Winter Weddings

Frosty Favors

Great gift ideas to warm up your winter celebration

Mr. and Mrs. Snowman

The adorable snowman couple in this mini snow globe are sure to bring smiles to your guests' faces, Beau-coup, $3 each, beau-coup.com. —Kathryn Papanek

Double Duty

Hang these aluminum snowflake ornaments from white birch branches for a glittering centerpiece that doubles as a favor, Bella Regalo, $10 for three, bellaregalo.com.

Plant a Tree

Tree seedling favors are perfect for the eco-friendly bride and groom. Scarlet tissue paper ($2.50 for pack of 10 sheets), scarlet gift-wrap sheet ($3 per sheet), chocolate satin ribbon ($6.25 per spool) and white cardstock ($2.50 for 10 four-bar cards), Broadway Paper, broadwaypaper.com. Evergreen tree seedlings, Nursery Men, $80 for 100, nurserymen.com.

A Pine Idea

Striped twine, pinecone and red grass adorn these delightful mini pinecone cubes—tuck in a delicious treat to tempt your guests' taste buds, Chewing the Cud, price upon request, chewingthecudweddings.com.

Sweet Snowflakes

Who doesn't love sugar cookies? These winter snowflake treats look just like the real thing, $2.60 each, WeddingFavorites.com.

Cool Candy

These white chocolate and milk chocolate snowflakes are filled with decadent Mandarin orange centers and mocha fillings, Godiva, $50 for 36 pieces, godiva.com.

Snow Day

Snowflake favor tags add an elegant personal touch to your favors, My Own Labels, $12 for 36 small tags, $12 for 23 large tags, myownlabels.com.

It's a Wrap

Keep your guests warm with snuggly pashminas placed over the back of each chair. A personalized letterpress tag (Lettuce Paper, from $220 for 100, lettucepaper.com) invites guests to "Please join us on the terrace at midnight for fireworks and champagne. Bundle up!"

Ice, Ice Baby

Mini bottles of ice cider make apt winter send-offs—the drink is made from the juice of pressed frozen apples, Neige, $7 per bottle, appleicewine.com.

Spice It Up

Remind your guests to get cozy this winter with warm cotton muslin bags filled with cider mix, "Cuddle with Cider" sachets, Chewing the Cud, $5.50 per sachet (favor tag not included), chewingthecudweddings.com.

Let It Snow

Let your theme shine through with elegant packaging in understated seasonal hues. Clockwise from right: snowflake brads ($15 for 25), blank satin sky ribbon ($40 per roll), favor tags ($17 for 50), glossy white favor boxes ($23 for 25), snowflake favor tags ($19 for 50), white chiffon ribbon ($24 for roll), clear favor boxes ($10 for 25), silver satin ribbon ($30 per roll), favor tags ($17 for 50), silver sleek favor boxes ($28 for 50), My Jean M, myjeanm.com.

Smart Cookies

Spice up a simple cello bag (20¢ each) with festive "cocoa cups" gift wrap ($3 per sheet), a personalized tag (cocoa cardstock $2.50 for 10 four-bar cards) and delicious homemade vanilla meringues, Broadway Paper, broadwaypaper.com. Meringue recipe, MyRecipes, myrecipes.com.

Make a Toast

Ring in the New Year at a cold-weather destination wedding by greeting guests in their hotel rooms with champagne, letterpress champagne labels (from $250 for 100) and letterpress welcome tags (from $250 for 100), Lettuce Paper, lettucepaper.com.

Snowflake Style

Your guests will think of you when they use this snowflake bottle stopper, Kate Aspen, $3.50 each, myweddingfavors.com.

Jingle Bells

Wrap these wedding-bell bracelets around napkins at each place setting or hand them out to guests at the end of the reception for a chic send-off, Plum Party, $25 for pack of five, plumparty.com.

Arctic Ornaments

Use these "Snow Flurry" flocked glass ornaments to hold place cards or to display photos of the two of you together, Kate Aspen, $9.75 for set of six, myweddingfavors.com.

Have a Ball

Show guests your playful side and recall memories of winter fun with these whimsical snowball candles, UncommonGoods, $6 to $8, uncommongoods.com.

March of the Penguins

These eye-catching penguin ($2.25 each) and snow hat ($1.75 each) butter sugar cookies are decorated by hand, Art Girl Cookies, artgirlcookies.com.

Chilly Tin

Forest-green ribbon ($6.25 per spool) and a personalized tag (cardstock, $2.50 for 10 four-bar cards) dress up a simple tin ($5.50) with a warm wintry palette, Broadway Paper, broadwaypaper.com. Fill the tin with chocolate-covered pretzels for a sweet seasonal treat, Candy Favorites, about $23 for 5 lbs., candyfavorites.com.

Visit our Favors Gallery for more ideas and inspiration.

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Nicola Darrach

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