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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.

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…

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.