Treasured Trinkets
Personalization elevates any favor from just okay to just plain adorable; these cuties double as place cards.
Clockwise from top left: Photo frames/key chains (shown in orange and blue), $6.95 each, by Swing, 978-371-2211. Purple faux-leather luggage tag, $8, by Milano, available at the Bibelot Shop, 877-379-9300. Mini initial notebook, $3, by Wedding Things, weddingthings.com. Personalized mint tin filled with jewel mints, $2.50, by Special Additions, 212-585-2363. Monogrammed box of lip balm, $2.50, by Special Additions, 212-585-2363. Eiffel tower memo clip, $10, by Design Ideas, designideas.net. Orange paper fan, $1.25, by Asian Ideas, asianideas.com. All calligraphy, by Nancy Howell, nancyhowell.com.
Hold It
A hill of beans (jelly, that is) is downright cosmopolitan—not to mention a timeless treat that appeals to the inner child in every guest—when packed in cunning containers like cocktail shakers, teacups and shot glasses. Order your goodies in bulk from sites like candywarehouse.com and sweetservices.com, and you won’t burn a cavity in your budget.
Mini martini shakers, $6 each, by Wedding Things, weddingthings.com. Cosmopolitan-flavored jelly beans, $5.50 per 3.3-ounce tin, by Dylan’s Candy Bar, dylanscandybar.com. Fruit slice–shaped sugar cookies, from $2.50 each, by Rae Bakes, raebakes.com. Pink ribbon, about $2.95 for 30 yards, by Offray, offray.com.
Grown-up Goodies
Guarantee your guests a bonbon voyage with one for the road. Wrap a few candies in cellophane: They’ll glimmer like edible jewels—while you’ll get lots of bang for the buck.
Clockwise from top: White chocolate bark with raspberry tart candy chips, $9.10 for ½-lb. bag, by Sensational Sweets, sensationalsweets.com. Heart-shaped candy, $3.99 for a 3.7-ounce box, by Twinkle Candy, twinklecandy.com. Milk chocolate handbag with pink champagne ganache center, $20 for six, by Choco Choco House, chocochocohouse.com. Dark chocolate with violet-infused ganache and lavender sprinkles, $2.25, by Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier, marcolinichocolatier.com. Flower-shaped candy, $3.99 for a 3.7-ounce box, by Twinkle Candy, twinklecandy.com. Rosewater cream heart, $1.25, by Anna Shea Chocolates, annasheachocolates.com. Striped organic truffle with raspberry chocolate ganache center, $29 for 12, by Viva Terra, vivaterra.com. Pink-striped personalized candy, $10 per lb. (minimum order, 22 lbs.), by Sticky, sticky.com.au.
Sack It to Them
Use bags, boxes and buckets; pour in the treats yourself, or set up a candy bar and let them bag their own. Name your wedding colors and you can find the perfect vessel to match.
Clockwise from center: Blue paper bag, $16.95 for 50, by Destination Romance, destination-romance.com. Purple take-out box, $1.99, by BellaTerra, bellaterra.net. Tin pail, $11.40 for 20, by My Wedding Favors, myweddingfavors.com. Bubble gum–flavored jelly beans, $16.50 for 2.2 lbs., by Jelly Belly Candy Company, jellybelly.com. Miniature sugar cookies, $7 for 8, by Rae Bakes, raebakes.com. Green felt favor bag, $2, by Beaucoup Wedding Favors, beau-coup.com.
Room Service
When guests travel to a destination wedding, greet them at the hotel with something more than a "Nice to see y’all!" To each gift basket, attach a tag or a note addressed specifically to each guest—it’s a tiny touch that makes people feel special.
Clockwise from far left: Paper fan, $1.25, by Asian Ideas, asianideas.com. Half-moon sleeve envelope (for itinerary), $9.50 for 10, by Paper Source, paper-source.com. Flat paper cards, $4.50 for 25, by Paper Source, paper-source.com. Frosted vintage-style glass, $48 for four, by CatStudio, catstudio.com. Chocolate-covered dried peaches, $10 per lb., by Pendulum, pendulumonline.com. Sparkling clementine soda, $4.99 per four-pack, by Izze Beverage Company, available at Target and Whole Foods. Cootie catcher, $30 for a custom PDF (picture file) from which you can make copies, by Caroline’s Fortunehearts, fortunehearts.com. Playing cards in faux-leather case, $9.95, by Swing, 978-371-2211. Bushel basket, $6, and shredded paper, $17.55 for 10-lb. box; both, by Willow Specialties, willowspecialties.com.
