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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.

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

Hot weather favors: big-ass wedding fans!

Colleen and David’s warm weather wedding had loads of noteworthy details (you can see it all here!), but the one we heart for upcoming spring and summer weddings are big ol’ wedding fans as favors.

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

Serve up flavored popcorn favors to your guests (with recipes!)

Nidia and Jamal had tons of things going for their sweet Indiana wedding, but we couldn’t stop drooling over their many flavors of popcorn favors (among a few favors!) they served to their guests. They had Chicago Mix (a Chicago staple of cheddar cheese and caramel mix), Asian BBQ, and Bombay Seasoning. I totally want all of those flavors right now.

You could translate this idea to the reception, cocktail hour, or even before the ceremony for mid-tears noshing.

Doing good while celebrating: wedding charity ideas to support your favorite causes

Doing good while getting wed: wedding charity ideas to support your favorite causes

“In lieu of a gift registry, what are some of the options/ideas to ask people to give to charity? My partner and I met volunteering and are passionate about that particular organization and some others. We’d love to get others on board with helping support these places but are wondering how to do that.” Boy do we have ideas for you! From donations to charitable registries, there are lots of ways to give back. Here’s a roundup of charity wedding ideas…

unicorn wedding plush alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Unicorn wedding ideas (treats! decor! fashion!) for your magical AF nuptials

What does a unicorn wedding look like? Well… whatever the fuck you want it to look like. Mostly, it’s all about having fun and celebrating your uniqueness and the magic of love!

Whether you’re harnessing the spirit of the unicorn, or going full unicorn wedding theme, and here are the things that will help you pull that off…

A new spin on "happy tears" ceremony hankies

A new spin on “happy tears” ceremony hankies

Kim and Liz are adorable nerds who love themes, dancing, and making things themselves, including this “happy tears” ceremony hankies display. it’s pretty much guaranteed that someone on your guest list is a wedding crier (that would be me), so having handkerchiefs on hand is a great way to keep everyone’s making from free-flowing down their face.

We’ve seen hankie displays before, but I’m digging Kim and Liz’s idea to display them in rustic chic chicken wire for easy grabbing and nose-honking. Plus they make great favors.

These personalized popcorn favors can be food, favors, AND table numbers

These personalized popcorn favors can be food, favors, AND table numbers

You might remember Jensen and Quinn’s #goals brunch drunk love wedding, but do you recall the most wonderful food element of all? We are loving these personalized popcorn favors that could serve as cocktail hour snack, post-dinner snack, table number, and of course, the favor!