Budget Wedding Favors Into Your Wedding Expenses

Don't forget to budget wedding favors into your overall wedding costs. Here's how to figure out the average cost of wedding favors so you'll know how much money to set aside.

Wedding favors are small, inexpensive gifts or souvenirs that you present to your guests as a way of saying "thank-you for attending our wedding celebration". It has become customary to give something in return to your guests that they can keep as a memory of your special day.

Favors don't have to be large or expensive. Some are elegant, some are practical, and some are just plain fun. Choose a token gift that reflects your wedding theme in some way. Many favor ideas can easily be interchanged with various themes just by substituting a decoration or color on the item.

What Is The Average Cost of Wedding Favors?

When working to budget wedding favors, the rule of thumb is to allot about 3% of your money toward these small gift tokens. You will need to know the approximate number of guests that will be attending your reception, then you will be better able to estimate the maximum amount of how much each favor can cost. The fewer guests that you have, the more expensive your favors can be, if you so choose.

Currently, the average cost to purchasing favors is approximately $1.50 to $3.00 each, although you can certainly find some nice favors for under $1.00. Again, the more guests you have, the more likely it is that you'll choose ones that are on the lower end of the price scale. Often times you can make a comparable guest favor at a cheaper cost than when purchasing them, but that also depends on what you choose to present to your guests. Sometimes it's just more practical to buy them.

Tulle netting around Jordan almonds, mints, candies, etc. are probably the least expensive favors to make. Just use ribbons, tulle, flowers, and other types of small embellishments to coordinate with your color scheme.

Below is a video on how you can make a candy box wedding favor for approximately $1.16 (not including the candy).