The Pros and Cons of Custom Wedding Favors

There are choices to be made at every turn when planning a wedding. One choice involves whether to give the guests custom wedding favors or not. Here are the pros and cons involved in the decision.

When it comes to planning a wedding, no detail is too small to go unnoticed. This includes the subject of wedding favors. Some people opt to go the economical route, providing small bags of candy for their guests. Others want to go the extra mile and give their guests something they can take home and cherish for years to come. Some make their own; some buy their favors at a boutique. Everyone, however, would like to give their guests something completely unique in some way or another. Something that reminds them of this place and time the way nothing else could. But there are both good things and bad things about custom wedding favors.

The best aspect to custom gifts is that they can’t be duplicated. You aren’t giving your guests something they could have easily gone out and purchased themselves. Perhaps there is an engraving marking the wedding date and participants. Maybe they just come with a handwritten note thanking the guest for their support and encouragement. Or perhaps the gift is truly unique, unable to be found in an exact copy anywhere else. 

Of course, the downside to custom wedding favors is that they are often more expensive than ordinary gifts. For couples trying to get married on a budget, every single dollar needs to be considered and wedding favors are almost always one of the first areas ripe for being cut. Still, giving favors that guests will “ooh” over may just be worth the extra expense.