Homemade Favours

Good morning! I'm Araminta (the new girl at Evissa), today is my first blog and I've decided to write about homemade wedding favours. 

My Father, who is a sculptor and artist got married recently and made porcelain lilies for wedding favours. Each one had the bride and grooms names, with close family members and the wedding party having personalised lilies. It got me thinking about how meaningful the homemade touch can be. 

When deciding what you'd like your wedding favours to be, you are only as limited as your imagination makes you!

Some ideas that I loved when researching included:

Jams (spread the love) this could be anything from a simple strawberry jam to a zesty marmalade.  

Seeds (let love grow). Such a wonderful idea for guest to be able to go home and plant something that will remind them of your wedding! If possible you could give them seeds from a plant which was in the bride's bouquet! 

Matches (perfect match) are simple but useful! They can be displayed in a little jar or a matchbox can be personalised with labels or pretty paper.

I loved the unique look of the brown paper boxes tied with string and decorated with a sprig of greenery or flower. A simple template can be found online. These boxes could be filled with anything from sweets to a photograph or even a little note of thanks from the bride and groom.

Vintage tins planted up with bulbs are beautiful and this look can be easily achieved. Charity shops and car-boot sales would be perfect places to pick up a selection of old tins. 

And of course there are so many options for miniature bottles of alcohol with individual labels. Lemoncello, sloe gin or an elderflower wine would be delicious!

I hope this has fired up your creativity and got you thinking outside of the box for your wedding. We would love to know if you've made any homemade wedding favours! 

Coming soon will be a DIY tutorial into how to make your own favours.