Category Archive

wedding favors

This is our collection of posts all about unique wedding favors — including tons of DIY wedding favors and cheap wedding favors. (Oh and a few posts discussing if you even need to do wedding favors at all!) You may also want to check out the unique wedding favors in our Vendor Guide.

Stamped Favor Bags 05 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Stamped favor bags that are so cool they could BE the favor

These cotton muslin drawstring bags are an easy way to wrap wedding favors. Stamp them with your own design and you can fill them with pretty much anything!

welcome bags for her Las Vegas wedding alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A welcome bag with an awesome, party-friendly, “emergency kit”

Tribe member krissybeth just won my heart with her welcome bags for her Las Vegas wedding. They all include a very special emergency kit that is WAY too perfect for a weekend in Vegas.

miniflags5 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Mini flags tutorial: minimal amount of DIY, big amount cute

When I was looking for ways to add some cute DIY touches, I came across Oriental Trading’s mini canvas flags and the proverbial lightbulb clicked on. I decided to decorate these bad boys with some iron on transfers.

painted rock program weights 10 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Insect inception: imagine the creepy crawly bug-eyed possiblities

If you’re having an outdoor wedding it is nice to put your programs on the chairs before the ceremony begins. But what if it is windy on your wedding day? Don’t fret, here’s how to make adorable bug-eyed insect paper weights so your programs will stay put!

flowers01 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Kitschy DIY guestbook table with flower pen favors

This idea is perfect for a fun springtime wedding! Picture it: the table is covered in green grass, and guests can “pick” a flower pen, use it to sign your guestbook, and then keep the pen as a wedding favor!

lan19 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make custom favor boxes using origami!

Tribe member Adriana Boza finally succumbed to the will of her fellow OBBs and created a tutorial for how to make her origami favor boxes.