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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.

Funny wedding handkerchief bags

Make your guests cry with laughter from these funny wedding handkerchief bags

Kim and Adam’s rustic barn wedding featured these funny wedding handkerchief bags featuring phrases like “No ugly crying” and “for crying out loud.” We already love giving out hankies for happy tears, so it only makes sense to give them a little snark.

TheRedwoodWedding smores bar alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make a kick-ass vegan s’mores station for your wedding

Since we had a butt-ton of vegans at our wedding, we made sure that they could have one awesome wedding s’mores station experience.

What I learned is that vegan s’mores are just as yummy and sometimes even better in some ways. Here’s everything you’ll need for your s’mores station…

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

Would you consider REAL tattoo wedding favors at your wedding?

Holy crap! Real tattoo wedding favors at the wedding?! Or maybe just ring tattoos after the ceremony? Either way, this is one idea that is VERY memorable. Let’s see how this whole concept could go down at a wedding, bachelorette party, wedding after-party, etc. Would YOU ever consider it?

Favor idea o' the day: mini original artwork favors!

Favor idea o’ the day: mini original artwork favors!

Rachel has a PhD in neuroscience but makes her living as an abstract artist. She and partner Deryck wanted a natural, woodsy feel to their wedding and included board games like Cards Against Humanity.

But my favorite part of the day was their favors. Each guest could take an original piece of abstract art created by the pair! Now that’s a favor to cherish.

fork yeah fork by etsy seller MilkandHoneyLuxuries on offbeat bride alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Fork yeah! Impossibly cute hand-stamped wedding forks

Did you know the world of hand-stamped forks is wide, awesome, and adorable? There’s wedding forks for all occasions: favors, serving sets, and impossibly cute engagement gifts.

Check these forkers out…

pussy hat bridesmaids alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Wedding as a political act: 8 ways to show your wedding is part of the resistance

We’ve talked for years about folks who’ve used their weddings as political statements, most notably with marriage equality back before it became legal nationwide… but we’re in a different era now, and I’d argue that things are way more overwhelming than they were back then.

Let’s talk about a few ways to make a political statement with your wedding…